The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

The Rain Dread

I dwell on the call of rain. A 10-day forecast can call for one day of rain in the middle of it. I fill focus my mental energy on that instead of the nine beautiful days that are forecasted. A forecast of a beautiful Friday through Monday is pushed to the back of my mind with a rainy Tuesday called... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 14, 2020

No Calculator

For the longest time, you could expect to see a calculator on my desk. With numbers to crunch, it made plenty of sense to have one. Now, for years, I have not had a calculator on my desk. I just use my cellphone calculator. I find it amazing all of the devices we used to have that are now wrapped in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Brushes at B?

Dad woke up on Saturday. An idea popped into his mind that whipped it out of the morning grogginess. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Location B had a brush unit on site? Our building divides 10 bays. The five on the left are self-service. That is where the entrance is. The other side has one self-serve... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 5, 2020

The Fix It Clause

Dad has a friend of his named Lee Childress. Lee is a former gas station dealer and auto mechanic. Recently, the two of them had a conversation about Dad's deal with the Oil Company. Lee said to Dad, "You know, there's probably a clause in the contract that makes the Oil Company having to end the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Current COVID Effect

Given the length that COVID-19 has been affecting our lives, there are bound to be differences in how its affecting us. Since this is a car wash blog, I am going to look at how it has affected the family businesses. COVID led to us being closed in late March. We could not partially open again until... Sign in to see full entry.

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