The Car Wash Life

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Monday, May 11, 2026

A Touch-Free Shift?

The express-exterior car washes popping up everywhere share many things in common, one of which being they are brush washes. I have yet to see a touch-free under the model. I could see one-off touch-free locations that would do so to zag while everybody else is zigging. A way I could see... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 9, 2026

Television Advertising

When it came to advertising on television, there used to be a plethora of options. Car ownership cuts through most demographics. Nowadays, there are not many television advertising options. DVR is the killer of advertising viewership. Sports and local news are DVR proof, but the cost has gotten so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 7, 2026

We Had to Pay Her to Fight Us

August 2010 About a month into the bankruptcy, it became clear this was not going to be the cakewalk Dad’s lawyers had suggested. He was at the courthouse for a hearing when an attorney approached him. I’ll call her “Pitbull,” for obvious reasons. She introduced herself as counsel for the Unsecured... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The Bankruptcy

The story began in 2003, when Dad started borrowing money from individual lenders. The goal was to fuel what I think of as the Expansion Era of our car washes. We renovated Location A and acquired Locations C, D, and Y—renovating the middle of those as well. By 2009, everything began to unravel. Dad... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Fill Up at Peter's?

The construction for gas at Peter's portion of Location D starts today. I figured I may as well answer the question as to whether or not I will fill up there. I will do so once a month, but that is it. Pennsylvania's gas prices are among the highest in the country due to its gasoline tax, so it's... Sign in to see full entry.

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