The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Not a Retirement, A Sabbatical

A couple weeks after abruptly retiring on January 1st of this year on account of feeling exhausted, Harry James informed Dad that when the weather warmed up he would be willing to return to Location B. Harry explained to Dad that he was no longer looking to work his nine hour Wednesdays any longer.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 14, 2011

He Wants to Stay

Marty Goldberg is a great friend of Dad and is the owner and operator of Location Y. From January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009 Dad leased Location Y from Marty. Dad ended up giving the keys back to Marty when they could not come to terms on a rental figure. Marty was kind enough to let Dad opt out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Heat Wave

Business started to pick up on Thursday, a day earlier than I expected. Thursday was a cold day. We did not get the temperatures in the twenties but were still in the low thirties, which felt bitter cold. We have been on a roll ever since. With regard to the forecast I am digging the seven day... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Makings For Another Run

We have the makings for another winter run to begin. After making Monday's post where I implied that a Saturday downpour had washed away the road salt, I was on the road to work and saw that the cars were roads were still salty. The counties and Baltimore must be using a Super Salt that can survive... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

There Will Be a Change in How People Pay

All of our car washes have self-service bays where the customer washes the vehicle oneself. I believe that this decade will see a change in how customers pay to utilize self-service bays throughout car washes across the country. Currently, customers pay to use self-service bays by inserting quarters... Sign in to see full entry.

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