The Car Wash Life

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Friday, January 19, 2018

Dad Bad Birthday Dinner

oday is Dad's 61st birthday. Happy Birthday, Dad! He, Mom, Ann and I celebrated his birthday at Outback Steakhouse yesterday. As the title of my entry indicates, Dad did not have himself a good birthday dinner. About 90 minutes before he left for the birthday dinner, Dad got a call from Robbie that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Yes for Us

The roads were being pre-treated yesterday because of a late evening snow that we received. Dad's truck got nailed with salt. He was feeling pretty happy about it. I know that feeling. When my vehicles are caked with salt, I, too, feel excited. Those feelings apply to pollen and bird poop. While... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Tunnel Safety

Tunnel safety is an important issue facing many car washes. So many car washes find themselves with lawsuits because they did not enforce basic safety precautions one can take. Dad no longer operates any conveyor tunnels. These are the precautions he did while at Location A. First off, if a tunnel... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 13, 2018

Ad Opportunity

The other day we were contacted by a regional manager of a dollar store chain. He is interested in advertising our car wash club in exchange for our car washes advertising his dollar store. Each location averages 15,000 people a day. It goes without saying we could have a lot of eyeballs. Fingers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 12, 2018

Down, Up, Down

A week ago I was wearing long johns. Today I am wearing a t-shirt and shorts. We are nearly 60 degrees right now in the Baltimore Area. The early spring-like weather is not going to last, however. Temperatures are going to be around 35 tomorrow followed by freezing ones for a while. Weather can... Sign in to see full entry.

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