The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, October 28, 2023

One of Those Mornings

'Twas one of those mornings at Location B. A waterline broke at the car wash, damaging some equipment in the mechanical room. That meant two of the four automatic touch-frees were out. Then something happened with a third, so we were running with a third. All of this was occurring on a busy,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Don't Raise Now

Dad informed me late last week that he is most likely going to raise the price of the automatic touch-frees by one dollar. The car wash club prices would be unaffected. I am not keen on such a move. Neither are Mom and Ann. Dad's whole reason for doing so he says is due to rising costs from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 22, 2023

The Monday Night Man

Tomorrow will be the second Monday I have worked from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bruce opted to take his vacation week in the form of five Mondays off. Brady, who covers Bruce most of the day, has to leave at 5 p.m. because of the curfew his sober house has in place. I like working the 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

Refinancing Now?

I feel Howard Booth could be making a huge mistake. He is looking to refinance his house at a time when interest rates have gone up. If Howard is able to successfully refinance his home, he would be looking at a 2% interest rate increase. The general trend is to refinance when rates are low. Howard... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 16, 2023

The Church Bulletin

On Friday at noon, I'm meeting with a local Catholic church about advertising in the weekly church bulletin. We have never done advertising in a church bulletin before. I am curious to learn more about it. I feel church bulleting advertising could be a good way to reach people. The parishioners may... Sign in to see full entry.

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