The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, January 11, 2025

A Long Time Coming

Things have been going well on the business front at the car washes. A Monday snow brought a few inches that made the cars nice and salty. It has been a long time since we have gotten a real snow, probably three years. Today is a slow day because we received about another inch or so. The forecast is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

When Dad Went Low

The State of Maryland had passed a law, preventing gas stations from selling below cost. Promotions were exempted. The law was done to enable the little guy to compete with the mega-convenience stores. Dad was not aware of it. The law was passed quietly. To entice people onto the lot in the hopes of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Enter Wawa

All good things must come to an end. The purpose of that old saying can be applied to the booming gas business Location A had. We were fighting a war on two sides, one with the arrival of a Wawa and the other with the Oil Company. The Wawa near us opened in November of 1999. Wawa's were known for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 5, 2025

The 2 to 4-Inch Hope

Two to four inches of snow is in the forecast for tomorrow. A long time it has been since a snowfall like that has been accumulated. The last few years have seen nothing more than dustings. Hopefully, the forecast works out and we get some busy car washes. Recommended Reading The Different Snows... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 3, 2025

Pump First

During most of our time at Location A, we allowed customers to pump their gas first before paying. In fact, when customers came in to pay first, we would encourage them to pump first. Allowing customers to pump first used to be common back in the day. My educated guess was that it grew out of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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