The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

Looking to Pollen

For the first time since weather has been recorded, Baltimore did not receive even a trace of snow in February. February sums up what kind of a winter it has been: no snow. I don't expect March to be any different. I didn't expect February to be any different. If winter doesn't happen in January,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Finally Coming Along

After what seemed like forever of moving dirt back and forth, the Royal Farms that will be across from Location C is starting to come along. I see the skeleton of the convenience store and the skeleton of its fueling stations coming. I'm really psyched about it because I know how much more business... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 2, 2020

The Shirts Are Here

The car wash shirts and sweatshirts arrived on Friday. I'd forgotten that Bob Kendrick, the dealer at Location A, came by Location B in late October/early November to help with the design of our car wash clothing. Bob handles the signage and work apparel at A and did that for us. The clothing is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 28, 2020

Right Guy, Wrong Place

Dad told me the other day that he can see a time when we lease Jake Location D's shuttered convenience store. I hope that doesn't happen because I know it won't work. It's not that Jake does not have convenience store experience; I believe he's smart enough to know he needs to learn. The problem is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Service Tax?

Yesterday, I was feeling rundown. The best cure was rest. I'm back now. There is talk in Maryland of putting a 5% sales tax on services. That would include us. Right now, there is no tax on services. Such a tax would be a blow to the service industry. I don't know if there are enough votes to make... Sign in to see full entry.

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