The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Best Run in Three Years

Some Monday and Tuesday and highlights. The car washes are in the midst of their best run in about three years. Just how busy has it been? On both Monday and Tuesday, I got up an hour early in order to make sure that I could get all my work done and be ready to man Location B, with Monday being the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 27, 2014

200

Friday was a chaotic day at the car washes. The car washes experienced breakdowns galore, causing Dad to be running around all day. He told me the following day that he received a total of 200 phone calls on his cellphone. 200! I cannot fathom getting that many phone calls in one month, let alone... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

The Different Snows

I often write about how snow is great for the car wash industry. Snow comes. Road salt is spread. The cars are dirty. People wash their cars at car washes. Not all snows, though, are created equally in terms of their effect on business. Some are better than others. I am going to write about what... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Busy, More Snow?, Blast

The businesses are reaping the benefits from Tuesday's snow. Business has been busy since Thursday, the first day the roads were dry. I always look forward to going to work. When business is swamped like it has been the past couple of day, the feeling gets to where I am chomping at the bit to go to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Snowy Workday

Dad asked me on Monday if I wanted to take off Tuesday because of the snow in the forecast. I told Dad that I would play it by here. Over the last couple of years, there have been several days when snowy forecasts did not materialize. Even when the forecast is right about precipitation events,... Sign in to see full entry.

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