The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, May 13, 2021

ATM Cash Deposits

ATM cash deposits can be made. That is not an option for the car washes. Time is why. ATMs are capable of accepting at most 50 bills at once. We get way more than 50 bills a day. I've done ATM cash deposits for myself, and let me tell you, even putting in 10 bills takes a long time. Imagine... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 10, 2021

Pickup Trucks

If you're in the car wash business, you need to keep your eyes peeled for pickup trucks that have open beds. The problem centers around the contents. Muddy and mulchy trucks are going to create cleaning issues and will shut down automatics and self-service bays until they are cleaned. If they have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 7, 2021

AMEX

American Express is the least used of the big four credit card companies at the car washes. I believe it stems from the fact that American Express is the least used overall. Not many places take American Express due to it fees. The car wash has not bucked the trend of it's lack of use. It's funny.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Low Standards

Kenny was not married when he worked for us. He did do a fair amount of dating. I do not believe Kenny loved any of the women. The only love he experienced was toward his mother. Kenny had a tendency of dating druggies. Given his drug addiction to cocaine, this was not a situation of the good boy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 1, 2021

Back in the Fold - Kenny

After Kenny's firing, his mother called Dad. She told Dad that Kenny was doing cocaine. A severe drug habit added another layer to the poor attitude. I was not a sheltered kid. My dad was always open to me about different friends of his who had done drugs. Kenny was the first someone I knew of who... Sign in to see full entry.

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