The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Ned and Once a Month

Ned has been working for us every other Sunday for several years now. This month begins him cutting back to one Sunday a month. Dad might be cutting out Ned to an as-needed basis. I will discuss both the why Ned wants to cutback and why Dad wants to cut out Ned. Ned's full-time job is with car wash... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

The Sewage Man

Location A is located next to a stream. The set-up is our vacuums, some grass and some trees, the latter of which hide the stream. Many years ago, Dad saw a guy park his RV at one of the vacs. The guy got out and was ready to discharge his sewage. "You can't do that," Dad said once he got up to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 2, 2025

Matt the Painter

Matt is a painter friend of Dad and I. We met him as a customer at Location D. When we renovated Location A in 2023, Dad hit up Matt for paintings. He has since joined us on Wednesday night Outback dinners. During the incredibly busy run, we were short on help. Matt had the time, so he helped handle... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 31, 2025

I Like A Lots

The 2020s has been a source of frustration as it relates to the car wash business for me. Non-existent winters with spells of rain. There are mechanical costs that are out of control. Poor communication from our vendors is grating on the soul. We had lawsuit against the Oil Company that I felt... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Busy, Busy, Busy

Whew. Today is my first off day in one week. Let me tell you. I need it. There have been times where I have eschewed off days for business reasons. However, this is the most intense stretch that of which I have ever experienced of working hard. This winter run is by far our best winter run of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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