The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Dad: Tired of Robbie

“Robbie, you have got to find another job. I am sick of your attitude. I'm giving you three months to find one." I was shocked on Thursday when Dad casually informed Ann and me what he told Robbie. Dad had not mentioned to us anything about letting Robbie go. Dad said it was an accumulation of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

When Howard Backs Up

When Howard Booth works on an automtic touch-free, he will back his pickup truck to it. That way, he has tools and parts readily available. Yesterday, he needed to work on one. A vehicle was being washed, but Howard could still back his truck up to it. I walked over to Howard and joked, "If you want... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 16, 2025

Plowing the Car Washes

When it comes to plowing snow at the car washes, who does the plowing? Jason Abner takes care of Locations A and B. At Location C, John the Welder plows. Dad handles Location D. Plowing Locations A and B requires some use of a Bobcat because those businesses have a lot of nooks and crannies that a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 14, 2025

Free Washes

There are car dealerships that offer their customers free oil changes, free manicures and free car washes. You can probably infer the one that stands out to me. The free car washes, of course. Have the dealerships offering free car washes affected our business? I will answer that in this entry. Sure... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Talking About "It" Again

Jason Abner is talking about "it" again. "It" refers to him feeling that there is more to life and thus possibly folding up his express detail business at Location A. Last spring, Jason talked about that with Dad. Dad changed from the barter arrangement he had with Jason. The barter arrangement was... Sign in to see full entry.

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