The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, February 16, 2025

Plowing the Car Washes

When it comes to plowing snow at the car washes, who does the plowing? Jason Abner takes care of Locations A and B. At Location C, John the Welder plows. Dad handles Location D. Plowing Locations A and B requires some use of a Bobcat because those businesses have a lot of nooks and crannies that a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 14, 2025

Free Washes

There are car dealerships that offer their customers free oil changes, free manicures and free car washes. You can probably infer the one that stands out to me. The free car washes, of course. Have the dealerships offering free car washes affected our business? I will answer that in this entry. Sure... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Talking About "It" Again

Jason Abner is talking about "it" again. "It" refers to him feeling that there is more to life and thus possibly folding up his express detail business at Location A. Last spring, Jason talked about that with Dad. Dad changed from the barter arrangement he had with Jason. The barter arrangement was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Waiting for the Send Off

Today we are expected to get some snow coming in. As to when, I am not sure. Forecasts have been all over the place. Therefore, I am at Location B, waiting for snow and a send off from Dad. In the meantime, there is plenty of work for me to do while waiting. Recommended Reading Busy, Busy, Busy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Super Bowl Sunday: Don't Remember

I do not recall ever having worked on a Super Bowl Sunday. If I did, it was because we were swamped, and my presence was needed. After all, Sunday is one of my days off from work. I cannot think of any times off-hand where I ended up working. Recommended Reading Super Bowl Impact... Sign in to see full entry.

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