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Saturday, July 20, 2024

Where to Find the Truth

The car wash trade magazines are not going to criticize vendors and products. The reason is simple. They do not want to alienate potential and current sponsors. To find out the skinny on vendors and products, us car wash operators talk to one another, and there is carwashforum.com where people can... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

The Town Mafia

Dad, Josh Gabber and Father Ernesto spent a whole lot of time together. The town Location A is in was the sort of town where everybody knows everybody. Because of that, everybody seems to know everybody's business. The town has grown a lot over the years, but back then, that sort of small town... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

"He Is Jesus"

"Father Ernesto is Jesus." Such were the words that came from the lips of Josh Gabber. Dad was the one to tell me that. Josh is known for his hyperbole. Saying Father Ernesto was the Second Coming was a new level of hyperbole. I asked Dad what he said to Josh. "I said, 'Josh, that's blasphemy.' He... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 15, 2024

In the Area

A couple years ago, Dad told me that he had gone to a restaurant known for its excellent crabcakes. The restaurant is my personal favorite for crabcakes. Later that day, he was starting to fall asleep in Location B's recliner. "Why are you tired?" I joked. "I've been running around all day," he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 13, 2024

The Status Quo

We have bill recyclers at all of our businesses except Location D. If a customer puts in a $10 or $20 bill, they receive $5 in quarters and the rest in fives. The reason we do not have one at Location D is due to the amount of business. While the self-service bays have picked up, they have not... Sign in to see full entry.

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