The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, July 2, 2022

Robbie's Bad News

I was with Robbie at Location A when he looked at his phone. "I just got some horrible news," he said. "What's going on?" I asked. "I," he began before breaking down in tears for the next several moments, "I have colon cancer." "I'm so sorry, Robbie," I said. "You need some time to yourself?" "No,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 1, 2022

Google Business Listing

Every day, the car wash cell phone would receive a phone call from the same Pennsylvania number telling me the business. I never got around to blocking it. I got a point where I'd have some fun. I would press one to speak to a representative. "I see you're here to update your Google business... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

The Hiring of Steve

Without Location C, I don't believe Steve Redder would've become a full-time employee for us. Steve becoming an employee was set into motion in February 2005. He had worked himself up to a be a manager at a Domino's. He left that month because of the toxicity there. A couple employees there made... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Proof of Concept

Location C was an instant hit for Dad. Once the equipment was rolling, it was rolling right away. Winter 2004-05 was the perfect storm. A light snow would come. We'd be good for a few weeks. By the time the run was almost over, another snow would come. Seeing how busy C was an important proof of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 25, 2022

Juul Ban

The recent FDA ban on Juul vaping products had me thinking about how that would've effected Locations A and D when those two businesses sold cigarettes. A would've been affected because it is in a suburban area where there would be vapers. D, not so much. D is in a rural area. The D mindset would be... Sign in to see full entry.

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