The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Z vs. Y, Y vs. Z

Today, you get two for the price of one when it comes to competitor entries. Both Locations Z and Y were competitors to one another. Rather than to reinvent the wheel, writing about them separately, I will combine both of them in this entry. Back in 1980, when Dad was looking to get into the car... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 20, 2017

Sickness Galore

Sickness has been the theme the last several days. It all started on Thursday. Dad missed work, feeling sick. The following day, the went to the doctor's, where he was diagnosed with the flu. Right now, he feels a lot better and will make his return today. On Saturday, Jake called out. "Jake, you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

The Wawa

During the 1990s, Location A was the king of gasoline. Every month, it pumped at least 300,000 gallons, sometimes going as high as 400,000 gallons in a month. The average gas station pumps 150,000, so Location A was well above the average. All of that changed in November 1999. Wawa came. There was a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Birthday Postponement

Today is Ann's birthday. Happy Birthday, Ann! Unfortunately, she will not be celebrating her birthday today as planned. I do not know when she will celebrate it. Depression hit her hard yesterday, and she is still dealing with that as we speak. Here is to hoping for a speedy recovery. Business has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Competition Concern

1998 was the first time in which I saw my father concerned about competition. Near him, a gas station and car wash were being built. The car wash was going to be touch-free. Location A had a cloth brush tunnel. At the time, it was believed that touch-free car washes were going to replace brushes.... Sign in to see full entry.

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