The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Ready for AppWash

We’re ready to move forward with a deal with AppWash. I emailed Stu to let him know we’re prepared to proceed and provided the information he needs for the grandfathered totals at Locations A and B. As agreed in principle, Locations C and D will not be grandfathered. With that addressed, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 26, 2026

William Has a Release Date

I didn’t expect there to be any major news yesterday. After all, it was a snow-day Sunday—not exactly the kind of day when something newsworthy usually happens. Then I got a call from Dad: William has a definite release date from prison. July. Nearly a year ago, I wrote that William was expected to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 24, 2026

Plowing the Gas

Nowadays, we can let a snowstorm finish before plowing the car washes. That wasn’t always the case. When Locations A and D sold gas, we had someone plowing continuously as the snow fell. There were two reasons for that. The first was to keep some revenue coming in. The second was to help prevent... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 23, 2026

Snow Plans

This is my snow on the brain post with the weekend forecast. When it comes to plowing, Dad himself will plow Locations B and D. Jason Abner will handle Location C. Welder Jamie Howard plows Location C. Jamie's been going through a lot of stuff. I don't know if he will show. It's way too long of a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Cold Quarters

After emptying Location C’s vacuums, I realized we had enough coins for a full bag of quarters. A bag of quarters is $1,000. With a big cold snap hitting today—13 degrees overnight and only 21 degrees this morning—using the coin counter wasn’t as easy as it normally is. Some of the quarters had... Sign in to see full entry.

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