The Car Wash Life

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Friday, March 31, 2023

Lights

Location B's lights are set to go on when the sun sets. At the other locations, they are set to come on at particular times, which means they are often changed due to sunset varying through the year. All the car washes have an override system to turn off the lights, which is good for rainy days.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Digging the Office

I have to say I am digging the office at Location A. The old office when we became landlords in 2009 was piecemealed out to Location B and Howard Booth. Bob Kendrick took all of his office material when he moved his glass business back in November. We were in need of new furniture. We have a sleek... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

The Case of Eddie

Ed Collins is a construction worker who has done a ton of work for Dad over the years. He's been involved in every car wash renovation and building over the last 22 years. If something big needs to be moved, he has often been involved. He used to shovel out our car wash pits until he aged out of it.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 25, 2023

Security

Out of the blue from our perspective, Jason Abner brought up that if something ever happened to Location A (i.e. a sale), his detail business could be out the door. Jason has done a ton of work for us with the renovations. He'd hate to see it all evaporate just like that. He asked Dad for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 24, 2023

Fine Either Way

Over the last several years, Dad has taken a three-week vacation to Myrtle Beach that ends Labor Day weekend. This year, he has decided to make it a two-week vacation through Labor Day. He will use the third week during October. He wanted to spread out the vacation time more. Years ago, I would've... Sign in to see full entry.

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