The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

This and That...April 2012

As one might recall my sister Ann came down with a nasty stomach virus on Wednesday, March 28th. Four days later Mom caught the stomach flu. Dad and I came away unscathed because I avoided the place like a plague and he was no where near as much as Mom was. Ann herself was sick for six days. Mom was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Good for Him

Last Friday Kevin Middleton moved into an apartment. Ever since coming to work for us in December Kevin talked about how he wanted to live on his own. Before he was living with his parents, who rent a house from Dad behind Location A. So far he is loving being on his own. As someone who moved out on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Promotion

Two weeks ago Dad began a promotion for Location D's automatic touch free. He took out a full page advertisement in the local newspaper, providing a code that anyone can use to get a free car wash. The code is good for two weeks. Today marks the last day of the promotion. Promotions serve two... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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