The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Franklin and Craig

Strong Grizzly is the installer we are going to use for Location A's new tunnel. I've met some of the guys there. My impression of them is that they know their stuff. They are great for tunnel suggestions (i.e. lava wax and ceramic coating). I can see they are not trying to bleed money out of us.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Gregory and Tunnels

There are some Location A loose ends that I need to do some tightening up on. First off, Gregory had ankle surgery last week. He is need of another. Doctors aren't sure if he'll be able to keep the affected ankle. Gregory's spirits are high. Jason Abner visited him and said so. This Saturday, Jason... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

Scrambling Around

I went to the Royal Farms near Location B to get some donuts, M&M's and a pint of milk. The three self-checkout lanes were out of service. Now is there is a lane that the store will only use so long as one gets tobacco purchases. The problem was that it didn't much money in it. The three employees... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 21, 2022

Rusty Conveyor

Location A's tunnel has been down since Wednesday. The culprit is the rusty chain conveyor. The conveyor is the piece of equipment that is in the worst shape when we took over from Bob Kendrick in April. You often hear about something being on its last legs. This conveyor is on its last toe.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Testing Equipment

Testing equipment is a pivotal part of the car wash business. Every operator should do it or have someone they trust do it. Best it is to catch faulty equipment oneself than to have faulty equipment on a customer. With testing, I'm talking about automatics, vacuums and self-service bays. I am the... Sign in to see full entry.

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