The Car Wash Life

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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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Monday, February 13, 2017

Duds, Jokes, Sleep

I was half-right about Thursday's snow forecast being a dud, but it did not matter. Depending on where one lived, the forecast called for anywhere from three to ten inches. The Baltimore Area received nothing more than a few snow flurries with a fair amount of rain mixed in. Pennsylvania, where... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 11, 2017

How to Bring Back Customers

Dad was unconcerned in the early 1990s when The Stevenson Company (TSC) was coming in. They had a small chain of car washes and self-storage. On the property near Dad, the car wash was in the front, and the self-storage was located behind. Dad was not concerned because business was booming. He did... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

February Warm

Shorts in February, Yeah, it has been that kind of a winter. Yesterday saw the temperature around 60 degrees. Today is more of the same, so I have been breaking out the summer clothes. Amazingly, it is supposed to snow tomorrow with about one inch accumulation. I have my doubts about the... Sign in to see full entry.

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