The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

#6: COVID

I do not like writing about COVID. I don't look at the years 2020 and 2021 all too fondly. There were the deaths, the lockdowns, the polarizing strife and learning loss among kids. To not talk about COVID would leave a gaping hole in this series, and I have things in life I do not like writing about... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

#7: Renal Failure

May 2012. To make a long story short, bad doctoring from Dad's urologist (not detecting kidney stones) caused Dad to go into renal failure. Dad arrived at the hospital with a creatinine level of 24.3 If you end up with a number of 1.5, you have to go to a hospital. Amazingly, Dad was able to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Promotion or Permanent?

Location A's brush tunnel prices are $12, $16 and $20. Dad is talking about doing for the month of December a $5 reduction across the board. I like that idea. Anything to get people in. Throw in some possible road salt, and the car wash could really boom and keep those customers. Dad did say that if... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

No Refinancing

Howard Booth decided not to refinance, after all. Dad sat down with Howard to talk the numbers. When Howard, who has a fixed rate on his home, saw how much he would end up paying, he told Dad he was going to forget the whole thing. Definitely a wise move on Howard's part. Recommended Reading... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

#8: Closing the Store

May 2018. That was when we closed Location D's convenience store. Royal Farms opened a stone's throw away in December 2016. Business was killed. With a store losing money, the time had come to get out. Originally, the car wash club had to go inside to get a wash. Because of the closure, we put in an... Sign in to see full entry.

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