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I was wondering this morning about what percentage of parts are due to actual breakdown of the part through normal wear and tear vs. customer abuse or theft. Thing will obviously wear out on their own but many times they have to be replaced because of abuse. Overall I would guess that 50% of the...

Seems like the disrespect I am seeing at the washes is increasing. I generally let people dry and detail their after a SS wash for a period of time if there are open bays and it is not real busy. Yesterday after a person was in a bay for 45 minutes drying their car we started to get busy so I...

With 10 express tunnels now in my town of 70,000 the automatic business is not what it once was but the SS sales have been real strong. Having slack time in my auto bays I am thinking of offering a Spot free rinse and dry cycle in one of my automatics for the SS customers. After they finish in...

Maybe this is old news but my Distributor just told me that NCS is closing Carolina Pride. CP had been their SS equipment company since Ryko got out of the SS business.

My Ryko overhead gantry runs 3 one hp electric motors run on 3 phase power. 1 cable tuns through the boom with 10 heavy wires to feed the motors power. If one of the wires breaks we loose a motor function. Rather than buy a long new 10 wire cord that is never available locally we buy a heavy...

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/01/im-so-thankful-for-him-woman-looking-for-man-who-came-to-the-rescue-at-local-car-wash/ This happened at one of my washes right after we had gone home for the day on January 2 2023.

My CO2 detector at one wash gave up the ghost so I went to Home Depot to get a replacement. While there I noticed KIDDE had a small hockey puck sized water and freeze detector for around $40. Battery operated and notifies you through your email or cell phone using your wifi. Simple to program...

I just wanted to thank the many Great people on this forum who served in the military for us. I know Randy is one and also my son. I know their are others but just wanted to give a special thanks to all the Veterans.

I don't know if other car washes see this happening but around the first of every month but I see my dumpsters fill up with food that has been unused or opened. I see it every month at multiple locations. Pretty sure it is the food stamp people who have not used it so they just throw it away...

I had a call over the weekend from a guy who wanted a full service carwash. I told him we do not have any in our town just SS and express washes. I explained that the labor was too high for that type of wash anymore. He proceeded to yell at me that they have them everywhere, all you need to do...

Just went to our local distributor and they told us they are out of methenol and there is a national shortage. No idea when they will get more in. Looks like RV antifreeze for a while for cold weather foam brush.

Last week I arrived at a wash and found a guy in his car sleeping in one of the SS bays. I pulled out my phone and took pictures of the front and back of his car with him sleeping in it. Then I went up and pounded on the window surprising him and waking him up. It took him a while to find his...

I have a old Shurevend that had given up the ghost and I was tired of putting money into it. Trouble is I built it into the wash and did not want to tear out the wall to remove it. I replaced it with this Quikvend unit form Etowah Valley Equipment. Modified the old door to accept the Quikvend...

My bank just sent out a form to get on the list for possible new PPP program. If anyone is interested check with your bank and get on the list early as there is not as much money available this time.

We are in the middle of installing a new Raypak for bay floor heat . A couple of pics of the in process install and will let you know how it ends up working out. Hangs on the wall and uses PVCfor exhaust.

I took a picture of the full moon rising between the Grand Tetons last night. Mac had posted about looking at the moon in a earlier post.

I was talking to my banker about the forms needed for the PPP loan forgiveness program. His bank is only processing loans over 150K at this time for forgiveness. He said Congress is working on a total forgiveness program for any loans under 150K on the PPP program. I guess the government can't...

My state of Idaho just passed a bill limiting/exempting liability for businesses etc to be sued from people who claim to catch Covid at your location. How many other states have passed similar bills? I know the federal govenment has been talking about it for a while but got nothing passed. I am...

One of my locations sits next to a local Hardware store that I do a few hundred dollars a month business with. We have had a pretty good relationship through the years with the exception that they like to allow all the local charities to hold parking lot car wash sales in their lot. I have...

Last month I paid the highest credit card fees ever. Business was good but I am seeing a increase in the overall percent of customers now using cards. Part of it may have been the so called coin shortage but a increase of over 15% usage in less than 6 months has to be credited to the COrona...