The Car Wash Life

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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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Thursday, March 23, 2023

The Compromised Card

Dad's Location C debit card was compromised with a $700 purchase someone made to a pump company. The fraud occurred on Friday. Mom watches the car wash accounts like a hawk. Whenever she sees an unusual purchase, she'll call whoever's debit card it was to find out if it was them who made the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The Long-Term Plans

The renovating of Location A is part of a long-term plan for the car washes. The first part of the plan was the renovating itself. What are the other parts of the long-term plan? The next step is to build up Location A's business. We will at some point either offer a free weekend or a $5 wash... Sign in to see full entry.

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This is a blog about my experiences working for my father in the car wash business and the people who are a part of our work lives.

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