The Car Wash Life

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Training Time

On Saturday morning, I will be at Location A to learn how to open the conveyor tunnel and run the system. Not once did I open Location A under the tunnel system. I got lucky in that regard. The software to put cars through has long since changed. Bruce will be showing me the ropes. I'm looking... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

"I Want Gas"

August 2009. The days of operating Location A were coming to an end, October 1 to be exact. I was working the gas and automatic tunnel. Something of note I must make is that just like any gas station, we had customers cards who were rejected. If the error message was "Unable to Read," I could... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

The Sign Guy

2006ish. Something I have to admit is that most car washes don't dry well. There is certainly the capability to dry better. However, utility bills have caused many operators to not go all the way with their dryers. Fortunately, there is spot-free rinse, which significantly reduces spots. One... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 12, 2022

Calling Trends

With three car washes, one is bound to notice trends that apply to a combination of businesses but not another. For instance, at Locations B and D, I have success calling deliquent car wash club members. However, not so with C. I rarely get through to them, or they had no interest in staying put.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 11, 2022

Doing It Themselves

My parents used to rely on an accountant to file their taxes for themselves. When The Great Recession came, they started doing it themselves in an effort to save money. Turbo Tax enabled them to do it easily. Both my parents have accounting degree, so it wasn't like it was the typical Jane and Joe... Sign in to see full entry.

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