The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

The Popular Barrels

At Location B, our empty chemical barrels do not sit for long. People will come and grab them. The uses people find for them are rain barrels, produce storage, trash cans and as traffic barriers. One time, a car dealership that closed used a bunch of our barrels to block its driveway. Recommended... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

"The Car Wash Industry is a Dead Industry"

Most of the banks, about twenty in all, that of which Dad spoke to had no interest in letting him refinance. For some, Dad's businesses were considered too small to do business with. They wanted the big commercial accounts. Size was rarely a factor, though. The big reason that most of those banks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 17, 2016

Tobacco Juice

Here is one difference in the trash between Locations B and C. Location B's trash often has tobacco juice in bottles and cups while C's does not. Location C is located well into suburbia, where tobacco chewing is not common. B is on the border of suburban and rural and gets the rural tobacco... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 15, 2016

A Secret Kept from Me

I did not know initially that Dad and Mom were on The Refinance Roller Coaster. When Dad told me in February 2009 that he was looking to refinance with a new bank, he did not mention that it was because the Big Bank was going to call the loans. Without that information, I simply figured Dad was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Mulchy C

Back in the late 00s and early 10s, Location C used to get a fair amount of mulch...during winter. It is not uncommon for the car washes to have mulch in the bays during spring. For whatever reason, C received the mulch during winter. It stopped several years ago. I am not sure why, but I am glad.... Sign in to see full entry.

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