The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Enter Wawa

All good things must come to an end. The purpose of that old saying can be applied to the booming gas business Location A had. We were fighting a war on two sides, one with the arrival of a Wawa and the other with the Oil Company. The Wawa near us opened in November of 1999. Wawa's were known for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 5, 2025

The 2 to 4-Inch Hope

Two to four inches of snow is in the forecast for tomorrow. A long time it has been since a snowfall like that has been accumulated. The last few years have seen nothing more than dustings. Hopefully, the forecast works out and we get some busy car washes. Recommended Reading The Different Snows... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 3, 2025

Pump First

During most of our time at Location A, we allowed customers to pump their gas first before paying. In fact, when customers came in to pay first, we would encourage them to pump first. Allowing customers to pump first used to be common back in the day. My educated guess was that it grew out of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Some Friday Problems

Location D had a couple of things go wrong on Friday. I could not get into the safe portion of the pay station to collect the money and load the machine with ones. Neither could Dad or Brad. Then the property had a well problem, which meant no water. For the lock, Dad brought in a locksmith to drill... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 28, 2024

Get In, Get Out

Location A had itself a nice snack shop. Name any candy and the snack shop had it. The same went for beverages. We used to have a fountain soda machine. However, the health department ended up requiring us to have to upgrade it, and the sales did not warrant it. Therefore, we got rid of the fountain... Sign in to see full entry.

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