The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

I Can See It Now

Ann and I checked out Location A's renovation progress. The renovations have been progressing. The tunnel had to be stripped of its old equipment. New equipment was placed in the mechanical room. Electrical and plumbing has been done. Concrete has been poured and dried. All of those things are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Us vs. Oil Wrap-Up

I was very much for at the time pushing the Oil Company to fix all of the issues at Location A. With the benefit, I know that was the wrong move to make. Had we not pushed the Oil Company, we would've continued getting our rent. The loan balance to the Little Bank would've gone down. We would have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 11, 2023

RFID Issues

Some vehicles are not compatible with the RFID stickers for the car wash club. Some people's tint jobs make it impossible to read the stickers. Some windshields are heated, and that affects readability as well. Depending on the situation, we put the sticker outside on the windshield instead of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 10, 2023

Tomorrow Will Be Better

So far, it's been one of those days at the old car wash. We have one of Location B's automatic touch-frees down. It's been down off and on over the last few weeks, and the mechanics can't figure it. Personally, I feel we're at a point where we just have to pay more for Washwell to give it a look.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Settlement

Milton Miles was able to quickly negotiate our way out of our tiff with the Oil Company. We received a buyout on the contract. The Oil Company was to vacate the property right away, taking the tanks and pumps with them. Dad firmly wanted out of the gas business. Besides, the pumps and tanks were due... Sign in to see full entry.

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