The Car Wash Life

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Friday, July 12, 2019

Location D Down

Location D's automatic tunnel has been out of service since Sunday. The prior two weeks before Sunday, it had been going out at least a few times a day. Dad has sunk a lot of money into D's automatic, and the money cupboard is bare right now. He says it's going to be a long time before it gets... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Nick the Pervert

Nick leased the hair salon next door to Location A. Dad used to get his haircut there. When I was a little kid, around nine or so, he introduced me to Nick. "One day, you'll be getting your haircut there," Dad said. I told him I would since I was right in front of Nick, but inside, I was concerned.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 8, 2019

Across from C?

Royal Farms is trying to get all the necessary permits and approvals to build a convenience across from Location C. If so, that would be good for Location C. Royal Farms attracts a lot of people. Those people are going to see our car wash across the street and some will go there. Royal Farms doesn't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 5, 2019

Thy Neighbor

All of the car washes Dad has had have neighbors. Some are residential neighbors. Others were commercial. I'm going to do a series on those neighbors. It's been a while since I have done a series. Over the years, I've thought about doing a series on the car washes' neighbors. What would end up... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

The Stinky Crabs

There was a summer sometime ago when Dad leased part of Location D's parking lot to a crab food truck. One of the conditions was that that the owner would pack the business' trash - read that, crab shells - and take it off the property. I don't know how familiar you are with crab waste, and if you... Sign in to see full entry.

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