The Car Wash Life

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Monday, April 23, 2012

The Right Move

Back in November Dad made the decision to raise the prices of the four wash options to the automatic touch frees at Locations B and C. Five months later I feel that the price increase was the right move to make. When looking at comparable weather patterns the volume of cars has remained the same.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Lots of Sneezing

1. During yesterday's commute to work I saw that a Ray Berkins owned gas station is the latest to adopt cash-credit pricing. 2. Lots of pollen means dirty cars and lots of sneezing. 3. Thankfully weekend rain came later in the forecast (Saturday evening instead of during the morning), which meant... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

New Trend?

Two gas stations near my residence this month made the decision to charge four cents extra per gallon on credit/debit card purchases, bringing the total in the area to four gas stations. I should note that I live near a ton of gas stations. For those not familiar with the industry, credit/debit card... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Waste?

The other week Dad and Eric Redman were doing a mechanical job at Location C. "Can I ask you a question?" Eric asked Dad in the middle of the job. Dad told Eric to go right ahead. "Why do your kids want to work for you?" he asked Dad. Dad then explained that our jobs with him are great and that he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 16, 2012

Winter Wrap-Up

Writing the vast majority of these winter entries was difficult. Winter 2005 was the lone exception as the writing flowed that day. For me the challenge lied in determining who and what to analyze. I could not fit three months into one post. To have attempted to cover everyone and everything would... Sign in to see full entry.

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