The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Howard Hits a Deer

The title sounds like the title of a children's book, doesn't it? Howard Booth was driving yesterday morning from one car wash to the other when he hit a deer. The deer hit the passenger's side, its body rolling along that side, leaving a dent all the way from the passenger's door to the back,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Staycation Boredom

For seven years, I have taken mostly staycations when I've received my vacation time. The exception is the yearly WrestleMania pilgrammage. I'm getting bored with staycations. My problem is filling the time. Outside of visiting William in prison, which is a day trip, I find myself having a lot of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 26, 2019

The Noises

Noises are an important part to the car wash business. They can let us know that something is wrong. The most common noises that can tell us something is wrong concerns air. Hearing an air leak and hearing the air compressor run enables us to know there is a problem. I have learned a lot about... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Back to Brushes

If you'd asked me 15 years ago, I would've said that brushes for automatic tunnels and in-bay automatics were on the way out. The consumer was shifting toward touch-free systems out of fear of brushes doing damage to their vehicles. Nowadays, all of our new competitors have brushes with their wash... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 19, 2019

Going Mobile?

I feel that we should look at into accepting mobile payment for the businesses. People want to use their phones for everything these days. Paying is no different. Mobile payment can also put us ahead of the competition. There's a lot I don't know about mobile payments. What has to be done to... Sign in to see full entry.

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