The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, December 25, 2021

Merry Christmas

I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. I have to say that Christmas sneaked up on me this year. The reason? The weather. It was an unseasonably warm December. To make it feel like Christmas, it feels like it must get cold. In fact, it hasn't felt like wintertime much so far either. I'm sure... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 24, 2021

The Time the Tunnel Was Open on Christmas

1980s. Dad had a Location Z employee named Warner Richardson. Warner asked Dad for the automatic tunnel to be opened. Warner wanted to work and earn the money. I don't think Warner had much, if anything, going on the home front. Better it was for him to be out than at home. No cars were washed that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

The A Question

It's not a matter of if we return to Location A but when. The legal system could put us there any day. The latest we could end up back there is February 1, 2024, when Dad's lease with the Oil Company expires. There is a nagging question in my head. How are we going to handle the mechanical aspect of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Major Accident and More

There was a major accident on the other side of the highway yesterday. Two box trucks had gotten into an accident and were mangled. Even what I will call the box part had sides missing on both. I've never seen anything like that. Hopefully, everybody is okay. The trainwreck analogy came to mind. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 18, 2021

Targeted Advertising

Our latest plan is to do some online advertising. It's really amazing what is out there. You can target areas and their demographics. You can even target one particular residence if you so desire, which is amazing yet terrifying at the same time. I'm not surprised by any of this. It's been long... Sign in to see full entry.

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