The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, May 6, 2023

Bum Around

I will be on vacation next week. This vacation is actually owed to me from last year. I never got around to taking it. There was a ton of stuff going on with Location A (Thank God it's running), a winter season where I prefer not to take vacations and time just getting away from me being the reason... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 5, 2023

Ending the Day There

Things have evolved to where I end my workdays, at least the last two hours, at Location A. The business has become the hangout for Dad, Ann and me. I'm so excited by Location A that I want to end my day there. Things might change one day. For now, that is the plan. Recommended Reading $50 Short... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

When It Wasn't Going Well

It wasn't long for Mark Middleton to start having problems with his car wash gas station in Wisconsin. Dad and Mark would talk every so often. I knew things were dire when Dad told me the conversation he had with Mark. Mark was worried about going to prison over his debt. Dad told Mark there are no... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Why Wisconsin?

When Mark Middleton settled on his Wisconsin car wash gas station back in early 2006, I'm sure there were plenty of car wash gas stations available between Baltimore and Wisconsin. He could've found the kind of business he was looking for that far west from Maryland and south. He could have gone... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 29, 2023

I Didn't Fall for It

Every so often, we customers who try to get us for money. They say something is broken when it is not really. We had one of those yesterdays. I got a call yesterday from a woman who said Location C's changer ate all four $1 bills of hers. Then she changed it to an additional $5 bill. She said it... Sign in to see full entry.

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