The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

No Dumpster

Location A does not have a dumpster. Here is how that came to be. Some years back, Bob Kendrick went into the trash pickup businesswith a partner. They bought a trash truck. Bob eliminated the dumpster at work. He placed 96-gallon trash cans throughout the property and would fill the truck. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 31, 2022

Work from Home

If you had told me a decade ago that there would be work I could do from home, I would've said no way. Washing cars isn't something one can do at home nor did I have any other tasks that could. With a car wash phone line I handle, the Internet in my pocket and car wash clubs, there is plenty of work... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 30, 2022

Emailing People

For the businesses, I send a fair amount of email. There are delinquent car wash club customers who I need to contact. I also have email queries to address. Then there are vendors who I email orders to. Dad also has me send email to different people he knows. I estimate I send about 50 emails per... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 29, 2022

How Dinner Came to Be

How did it come to be where I eat dinner nearly every Wednesday night with Dad, Josh Gabber, Harold Walger and Tony the contractor at a diner? Things were set into motion during Summer 2007. I would go to Location A on Wednesdays to hang out with Harold and Harry James. When Location A became a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Christmas Closing

Christmas Weekend had history made. The car washes were closed for the first time. The cold weather that has gripped the nation did not spare Maryland. Things started off innocently on Friday. We were in the 30s as the day rained. Road salt was spread because temperatures were going to go down. Then... Sign in to see full entry.

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