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Monday, January 9, 2017

A Little More Snow

We ended up getting a bit more snow on Saturday. The development was not a surprise. All that snow had been called for down south, and my area was close to the line. On Sunday, we started to reap the benefits. I believe we will continue to reap the benefits today and most of tomorrow. It is supposed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 7, 2017

About to Get Busy

We received a bit of snow Thursday night into Friday morning. Business started to pick up yesterday afternoon. I have a feeling that it is building to us getting swamped. The secondary roads should be dry like the main ones by now. I am ready for a run. # Henry Barrett's car wash lost some of its... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Winter Coming?

If the forecast holds up, we could get a bit of snow on Friday morning. Such news is music to a car wash operator's ears, with dreams of road salt dancing in one's head. So we could get our first big run of the Salty Season. It supposed to be bitter cold from Friday through Monday. Even with the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

The Year 2016

With the arrival of 2017, I am going to look back on some major developments that happened in 2016. Dallas. Over the last several years, I have taken staycations. All of my vacations had me in my house throughout most of the day. The last time I went away on a vacation was August 2006's Ocean City... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 2, 2017

Indicator Month

January is indicator month. If the car washes do not get swamped during January as a result of road salt, they are not going to get swamped the rest of the winter. It makes me think of last year. January was a slow month up until the final week, when we received a record setting blizzard. Once the... Sign in to see full entry.

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