The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

The Impending End of an Era

Assuming everything goes as planned March 21, 2011 will mark the end of an era. On that day Dad's sale of the Location Z property to a fellow by the name of Ben Graham will become official. Also Dad's best friend Josh Gabber, who leases the property from Dad and owns the business, will sell the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Snow and Rain

Sometimes I feel like this blog is every bit as much of a weather blog as it is a blog about my car wash experiences. On Monday night into Tuesday morning we had eight inches of snow dumped on us. The snow was a light snow that was cleared quickly. The roads were dry by Tuesday afternoon. As a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Why Power Failure Occurs

On average Location B has one power outage a week. The average factors in the crazy days like Saturday with twenty power outages. Location B has so many power outages because the business is located in a windy area with above ground powerlines. The normal wind pattern can be enough to knock out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 21, 2011

I Can Fax

A week ago were someone to ask me if I knew to send a fax I would have said that I had forgotten. Back in 1995 when I was ten years old Dad showed me how to use a fax machine. Eventually I came to forget because I was never called upon by anyone to send a fax. Besides, I found the telephone and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Whew!

Yesterday was a long day at Location B with twenty power outages having occurred. We had some serious wind blowing, and the lines did not take well to the wind situation. When I say a power outage, I mean that everything went out. I am talking automatic touch frees, self-service bays and vacuums.... Sign in to see full entry.

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