The Car Wash Life

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Monday, July 31, 2023

Car Wash Button

A lot of the fancy new cars having issues going onto chain conveyors. They simply throw the car into park when a roller comes up, or they throw the car into park or put the brakes into effect when the car is near other machinery (cars, equipment). To adapt to this, fancy new cars have a car wash... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 29, 2023

Token Hoarders

If people get the $20 wash or they are members, we give them a free vacuum token. What ended up happening is that people would take the tokens and not use them. People have a tendency of taking something free and not using it. This meant having to order lots of tokens. Because of that, I stopped... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

The Incredible Jason Abner

I wrote about my time of getting up. The times at which Jason Abner awakens and goes to sleep impress me. Not only does his rising and bedtime impress me, so does his working out. Jason wakes up every day at 4:30 a.m. He goes for his daily run on a hilly trail and pumps iron at the gym. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Up at 8

Throughout my car wash existence, the range of when I have gotten up for work has been 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The last few weeks, I have mostly been getting up on the 8 a.m. side. What it comes down to is time. The extra amount of time has made it easier for me to do the things I want and need to do. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 24, 2023

Got Us Some Parts

Sometimes, things just fall into your lap. The latest case in point is a used automatic touch-free we purchased from Ben Graham's car wash. Ben is upgrading his automatics, so he had no need for the model he has. We still use that model and purchased it at a cheap price. This weekend, we are going... Sign in to see full entry.

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