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  1. Whale of a Wash

    Heartland Carwash Association tradeshow.

    I wanted to go, but wife can't get off from work. In past years it was held in a dumpy place , but this year is going to be inside a really nice casino, only a couple of blocks from the old place. It is a cheap nice smaller get together. They had an awesome social-- free food and some free...
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    Drying Aid not working

    Just a guess- are you sure the water is soft. It can't be all the drying agents. Try your Da's in a spray bottle see how they work.
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    One of My Worst Days In The Car Wash Business

    I don't know if i have the energy to find out who would have dumped the trash, but try this next time, don't let them know where your from. You can throw in some more words about them(*&^%) , without retribution. You can't change people, , but you would feel better , they wouldn't blame the...
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    car wash auction

    I bet that will be an interesting auction, Is there a reserve. Someone not in the business may pay way too much, or it may go for almost nothing. I would imagine you would need to be prequalified to bid, so someone with no money wins it with no way to pay for it. Maybe thats what i need a...
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    New prospect owner need advice

    you probably need a little more info, but tell us why you want to buy it. Price? Income Both, is it a tear down and better suited for a real money maker? We all hear how competitive Texas is , and the low prices, and difficulty in making money, and Larger bigger muddier trucks in Texas. A slow...
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    Do the Home Show?

    I haven't been to a home show in 15 yrs. I think they are even boring to go to. I think around here every spring there are hundreds of new contractors, that want to get a few jobs, and their name out. Some of them offer some pretty good deals on things, but sometimes not alot of quality. We...
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    Self cleaning bays, is it possible?

    I have pretty large grates. 5' wide 7' long, it helps with all the mud we get, but still get too many keys, cellphones, garbage. The best is to use my slave labor that works for free to clean the floors. You may have guessed the slave is me.
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    Broken Water Main. What am I forgetting?

    You actually have pretty good work crews out there, We have alot of water breaks here due to frost and problems, all our lines are buried 8 feet deep to stay out of the frost line, but it still happens, down the street from my house a couple of months ago there was a break with water shooting...
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    Broken Water Main. What am I forgetting?

    Did you call the media to tell them of the sink hole at the house of wax
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    Broken Water Main. What am I forgetting?

    Maybe time to look into waterless car wash, or dry cleaning: 1.25 is pretty small , How is the well project going????
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    Is this possibly the "New" thing that will turn the SS industry around?

    I love the idea, Hope it works. it would tend to turn away the unwanteds really fast. It would also produce more money per car. The only drawback would be finding someone to be straight with the money. NO Coinchangers, No CC;s in bays. Could be some cost savings, with less equipment having to be...
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    Massachusetts comes through!

    There really will be change when mass. changes color. This will probably have killed old Ted if he was alive. I think the whole country is ready to oust all of congress. Our state had Byron Dorgan decide not to run, he must have smelt blood in the air.
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    On TV for $250!

    The price isn't too bad if anyone watches that cable channel, and maybe you could have a copy for yourself. Here's a video to show you how to properly wash a car. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nBMf_0tYyk
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    looking a purchasing a small car wash /mini storage ADVICE?

    What a price- That is just a down payment on land for most of us. I would expect to put some time into the place, and some signage so that they know about the wash and self storage, otherwise it just looks like your garage. It would look like a money maker considering the price.
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    What Inspires you?

    There are some at the wash that i wish i was l more like, dressed better, more time, better car, but i probably meant the type that abuse a place with lots of dirt and garbage all over the place, and quite disrespectful. I have such respect for every business owner, and try to leave every hotel...
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    What Inspires you?

    Inspired by good motivational speakers I love my washes in the warm months and tolerate them now. I love to go places, but the ICA is about the only time off i have. Inspired by the people i see at the washes, I don't want to be like them! Inspired by the youthful thoughts of my kids
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    Propane Goes up 50 Cents in 1 Month!?!

    Propane in our area is $3.28 a gallon, but it is only used in rural areas as we are all on natural gas which has about *8% more heat than propane and we are currently at .70 a therm or 100k btu. about half of last years price.
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    recession

    They probably have been affected by the economy. also affected by the weather unless you are in an area where the weather has been great for the last year. After 19 yrs in the business I was hoping for deeper pockets for christmas.
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    Lets Get Into the ICA Show!

    I would like to be at CES this week. I went about 4 yrs ago. An awesome convention, and tickets are free. I hope the snow is gone by May -last years april show, we had 12" while i was at the convention. With the rough winter, I can't imagine the suppliers will be too upbeat about sales for the...
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    Weep washers(cheap bas*&@$s)

    Maybe get internet, or cable, so these people don't tick you off. every $1 counts. you can't make more running people off. Educating them is a waste of time, better off watching tv
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