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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Weather Excitement

A few months ago, the Baltimore Area was abuzz. The experts stated that we were going to get above average snowfall. As an area that received just 1.8 inches, well below our average of 18 inches, the snow starved were thrilled at the news. I was thrilled at the news because I was and still am snow... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 7, 2013

Yes! More Salt!

The car washes are in the midst of a nice run. The run started on Sunday, December 30th. The road salt remains on the vehicles. The weather has cooperated. I had wondered if we would start the New Year off with a bang. Now I can say that the answer is, "Yes." Things are looking good for a continued... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Great Start

I was in the midst of testing a bay at Location D when Helen came out to tell me that I needed to write a check. Since it was New Year's Day, I wondered what vendor delivered on a holiday. Once I got into the convenience store, I found out that a customer won a good amount playing the lottery. As I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Odds and Ends...December 2012

When I blogged about how the month of December was going business-wise, I stated that the month was slow on account of bad weather, but "...with weather things can change at the drop of a hat." The "but" came into play. With solid weather we ended up having a solid December. Christmas weekend saw us... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

What I Learned - 2012

Happy New Year! Every day we learn somethng new. Here are a few business-related items that I learned during the course of last year. 1. There is a bigger picture. Over the years I have written plenty of times in this blog how rainy forecasts and rain itself has gotten me down, especially when it... Sign in to see full entry.

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