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Well, dang. I guess I was no help then.

McNeil writes a car wash specific program. (they advertise in the mags) I have 5 washes (9 autos, 26 s/s bays) and 4 mini-storage buildings covered. Total premium is $13,000. I had one claim for $4k two years ago.

I changed all mine out to Telcos. They are cheaper and easier to get.

DiamondWash--- I am not really sure here, but are you saying you prefer the electric???.....

In Delaware, I can exempt myself from Work Comp--which I do. I am subject to unemployment insurance up first $8500. That amounts to less than $100 though.

I have an LLC in one state, and an S corporation in another. On the LLC, like bert, I take draws. Apparently a partner in an LLC is not supposed to take regular pay checks. (so my accountant says). I do take a regular on the corporation. And I take a "guaranteed draw" on the LLC. So the LLC is...

I just got my PPP app numbers last night at 5:15 p.m.; about an hour before I heard applications were full for existing allocated funds. I have two washes with payroll. Approved amount was just over $10k each. This will help. Now waiting for all the fine print.

I just had the valve seats wash out on a 310 head that was done in 2004. So 16 years on a fairly busy bay is pretty good, I think. KR says I can send it back and they can re-sleeve it again.

Kleen-Rite resleeves for about $200; that is who I use for 310s and 5CPs. Tried Vilco once; it did not work. Could not get pump to stop pulsating. Kleen-Rite units has been flawless for me.

Yea, I know what you meant. I was just venting some serious frustration right now. I have friends in the restaurant biz and they are getting crushed, while other places are open just as normal. I guess nobody said life was fair....

Actually, everyone is not in the same boat right now. Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart and others are going to have staggering sales this quarter since they can stay open. The correct way to get this would have been to shut EVERYTHING down for 15 days. Yes this would have been more painful at the...

I emailed the Mid-Atlantic Car Wash Association today. They replied that indeed, troopers were shutting down car washes in Maryland. I did get my application in to the payroll protection plan tonight. That will certainly help, if I get it. This saga has a ways to go, though. If anyone else is...

Yea--in Delaware I am ok and still open at three locations. The incident today was in Maryland.

One last thing-- they say we can not be open- where there is little, if any, interaction between people. At the automatics there is basically none. Yet there must have been 300+ people today at Lowes getting those essentials; potting soil, mulch plants, etc.

Self-serve: 4 wand bays/ 2 autos. I have another 13 bay s/s about 3 miles from this one. No one stopped there, so it is still open and busy today. The real bitch is that we absolutely had no winter here, and now we are just getting into pollen season. So if we are shut down, we miss the two...

Just had a state trooper visit one of my washes in Maryland, and shut it down. I can not find a thing on the MD websites that specifically list car washes as non-essential. And of course the office could not email it to me. So I have to leave my quarantine at home to go 45 minutes away to get...

Delaware actually did list the business codes--8111 is listed as essential. My tax return lists 811190; so we are open. In Maryland it just says automotive repair and maint; so I am staying open there. I have a mini storage next to one wash in Maryland, and they specifically said self storage...

Sloburban-- I am in Delaware & Maryland. Not planning on closing any of my five washes.

Randy- I agree with what you are saying. But a lot of the panic is due to the multiple media outlets promoting it. Then it becomes a self-induced frenzy. The TV shows all the lines and empty shelves at stores, then folks get panicked. So we are supposed to stay away from others, yet everyone...

Wow--I just had that happen to me a couple of weeks ago. Guy was taking his coat off, and mashed the gas--went right through the door just like that. Fortunately, he stopped and called the police. It was a $5500 mistake, that his insurance just sent me the check for. Happy ending for me...