The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Proud of My Father

Often, I have written about how gasoline dealers rarely make money selling gasoline. Throughout most of the 1990s, Location A was one of the rare gasoline stations where the dealer made money. The Oil Company's great pricing enabled him to be the cheapest in town and to make a great profit selling... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Ordering

When it comes to ordering chemicals and vending supplies for the car washes, I do not order based off of a bad weather forecast. For example, a week of rain would not cause me to hold off ordering supplies. Weather forecasts, with their frequent changes and incorrectness, are not trustworthy. If I... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 26, 2014

The Codes

The automatic touch frees at the businesses Dad owns are set up to take codes. Just key in the number, and the customer receives the wash. I have seen three benefits from codes. One is that our accounts have an easy means by which to get their washes. The second benefit is that they are a way to... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Night Drop

When I can, I try to deposit Dad's bank deposits and Henry Barrett's bank deposits in the banks' night drop container. The reason is because of quickness. The night drop enables me to leave the deposit at the bank and go right away. I do not have to stand wait for a teller to count the deposits and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

"I Am Going to Be Home Late"

Dad hired William to work at Location A back in July 2002. Dad met William through Harry James. William and Harry were county coworkers, their job being to do roadwork for the county. When William first came on at Location A, I did not realize just how much the road workers razz one another, and in... Sign in to see full entry.

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