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    Bless their hearts….

    Yesterday, I was approached by a customer and she said “about a month ago, I lost one of my earrings in one of your vacuums…..?” Just Bless their hearts….!
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    Happy Easter!

    We love pollen and Easter! A couple shameless pics…. Happy Spring!
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    Car Wash insurance…. Update

    Hi All, I’m putting out a shameless plug for my insurance agent John Hall at 770.337.0836. I believe that he is licensed in all the States. He is a broker and and was able to provide continual coverage through Columbia Insurance Group…. I feel it is a necessary boondoggle, best of luck with...
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    Exit plans…?!

    Hi All, I’m a strong believer that you need to own the underlying asset, aka the dirt. However, with that said…. If you were contemplating your exit plans and wanted to maintain the R/E, what % of the gross income would you want/anticipate in the form of rent/lease….? Asking for a friend…...
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    Time remaining….

    …or just to much time on my hands….?! (Recycle, Repurpose and Reuse!)
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    Light it up!

    Hi. With some family help/talent, we installed 450 feet of LED rope lights today… I’m hoping it will help increase the night time biz…. Anything we can do to keep from having to get a real job! sjb
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    Amazon/chemicals

    I got this post card in the mail yesterday from Amazon & Stone chemicals…. still quite pricey compared to Kleen-rite chemicals on sale…. however, this 800 lb gorilla will keep suppliers and distributors more honest…. Happy Washing!
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    Today’s Darwin Award Winner….

    Yep, you just can’t make this stuff up… let the Healing Begin!
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    Biz Opp…!

    What if you were approach by a professional detailer that wants to rent space and grow his existing biz…? He/she/it would have their own insurance and indemnify you… What are the other downsides to this agenda, and is it worth the pursuit…? Because the next challenge will be to find them...
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    Recycle, Repurpose and Reuse

    After 9 lives and 25 years, this cat lives again!
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    I love Pollen!

    Wishing everyone a season full of gold dust…!
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    TV Commercials

    Have you seen the Toyota commercial in a SS car wash…? great for awareness and subliminal selling, cause it’s time to go wash your car….! Also the Liberty Mutual insurance ad with the tunnel car wash and the Emu… hope they are playing in your local markets!
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    Is this too personal…?

    Up, down, or sideways on 2022…? Size and type of car wash….? years in biz….? Best guess on why….?
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    How scalable is your Biz….

    What percentage of time are your machines in use….? What could you do to fill those other empty stalls and vacs…? Just something else to think about on this new year’s agenda!
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    Private Equity in the Car Wash game…

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/private-equity-wants-to-wash-your-car-11660968031
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    Rusty Tokens…

    Hi… we made the conversion to only dispensing our $1 tokens at the wash a year ago and have been pleased with the change… However, we have a percentage that have gotten rusty and ugly looking and I don’t want to put them back in circulation until I clean them… They are CT-123 from Van Buren...
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    Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign…

    Blocking’ out the secenery….. Breaking my mind…… Anyway, I hope these help….. sjb
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    Dog wash …. Do, or a Dodoo…?

    Greetings! i would love to hear from owners of “dog washes”, the good, bad and poopy…. what would you do differently if you did it again…? We have a front wall with good visibility, and lots of potential pups in the community…Atlanta. Thanks for your thoughts!
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    Coccka in my Crypto

    Greetings! I seem to have something stuck in one of my crypto readers… It gives a thumping feeling when you swipe the CC’s, and is not working…. and I really miss the counting up…! Suggestions on how best to correct this Snafu…? The CC’s have been a positive addition, with less than 6...
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    LED conversion for the SS bays

    Greetings..! I am about to pull the trigger on converting some (can't afford to do them all) of my 32 wall pack 250W MH lights to 80W LED lights... After you cut thru all the chaff, It seems to me the easiest way to do this is by by passing the Ballast and putting in these new LED bulbs...
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