The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

Finally Open

In the awesome news front, Location A's tunnel is finally open. There are some bugs but nothing that would necessitate closing. We can work around the bugs and wash cars. I'm feeling really excited about things. The plan right now is for me to at Location A a few hours a day, pushing car clubs. I'm... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 17, 2023

Victoria Settles

Victoria Michaels officially sold the auto park next door to Location A to a major oil lube chain. Jerry Francona, Sr. and Jr. were given a 45-day notice to vacate their oil lube and auto body shop. They could've kept the body shop, but neither Francona wanted to stay. Dad and I talked to Junior on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

A Firm Email

Tuesday was when Dad sent a firm email to Strong Grizzly project manager Jerome Clark and McVay Wash Systems salesman Joseph Humphrey. McVay is where we got the equipment and chemical from. Their culpability is sending the equipment late and being unable to solve chemical issues. Dad brought up the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Yet to Open

Location A's conveyor tunnel is still yet to open. If I was to write an entry on what is going right with the tunnel, I wouldn't have an entry. I would say 99% of the issues are computer-based. I'll hit the highlights (or more accurately, lowlights). The tunnel system and the pay system are not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 11, 2023

Gas Station Decline

If you had been around Location A's area back in the mid-1990s, there were a zillion gas stations. I remember going once in a while with Dad to check gas prices. We checked about 15 in the area. Today? There's only a handful left. When Wawa came in, they drove the vast majority out. Royal Farms has... Sign in to see full entry.

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