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    Another “incident”

    Same thing happened to us a month ago. She claimed that her car somehow came out of park, the gas pedal fell to the floor, and propelled her through our door. We caught her because she called to complain that there was still soap on her car. Then it slipped out that she had drove through the...
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    Doors and heat vs. weep and floor heat for IBA?

    Northeastern PA here. We have doors, floor heat, a bay heater along the ceiling, and our machines "blow off" regularly (we like redundancy, if you couldn't tell!). I can't imagine operating without doors. Any little bit of wind blowing through your bay and you can kiss any benefit you'll get...
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    Checking PH in there Soap.

    We titrate our presoak on a monthly business
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    WW 2.0 shows please wait

    As others have said, there should be an eye that you can check. We've also had wires go bad, and had to replace from the eye back to our junction box.
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    Popularity of spot free rinse in SS bays

    We have hard water and our spot free is used heavily at our SS bays (we also have IBA's on-site though)
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    I am armed while at my car wash

    Look into an IWB (in-waistband) holster. Comfy, doesn't take up pocket room, and holds the gun tight enough to your body that it doesn't get in the way.
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    I am armed while at my car wash

    I am armed everywhere that I go (that is legal to carry). Car wash is no exception.
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    The most disgusting thing________________________________

    We've encountered much of the same items that Randy listed. What really took the cake though, was someone climbed onto our tractor and dropped a deuce on the hood.
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    WW2.0 Goes all to the end of the tracks both end, boom doesnt come down

    Cant speak for the 68/69 errors (other than check your home and end-of-track prox switches and then your prox wires, if needed). We just fixed a Measurement Eye issue on our WW 2.0. I am assuming you have already tested your boom measurement eyes, to make sure they are working? If you have, the...
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    The scariest thing about owning a self serve car wash is ___________________

    We have a lot of illegal immigrants in our area, due to the natural gas fracking industry. I have kicked several of them off the site, due to loitering and just generally $hitting the place up. Twice I've had them drive circles around my lot watching me (for upwards of an hour). Not a...
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    Airlift doors

    We were quoted somewhere around $50-60k for 4 Alaskan doors (2 IBA's) at the Nashville show, if I recall correctly. We are desperately in need of a new door system, but Ultimate Supplies (current supplier) went out of business. We're still looking for a cheaper alternative.
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    Is Ultimate-Supplies Inc out of business or closed?

    Seeing this a little late, but the Owner was diagnosed with a terminal illness and decided to close the business. We were in the process of ordering new doors from them, when they closed their doors.
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    Where to get metal troughs

    We have a wooden trough. Made entirely from plywood with hard foamboard insulation lining the entire inside. The lid is just plywood with foamboard screwed to it, and lifts up to service lines. This is installed in our attic, and works great.
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    "Citizen's Arrest" re: Dumping

    I dump the bags into my dumpster and use one of those trash picker/grabber tools to stir the trash and pick out envelopes - for that very reason. I'm always worried about druggies dumping on my lot. I also return garbage to homeowners during the wee hours of the morning to avoid fistfights.
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    Do you carry, what and why?

    To clarify, I'm not worried about someone stealing my gun if I am open carrying. I'm worried about someone shooting first, and asking questions later. As far as pulling money in the public eye goes, I don't know what your setup is like but I have spare bill magazines that I swap (so no cash is...
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    "Citizen's Arrest" re: Dumping

    We lock our dumpster, but people get creative with how they go about leaving their crap on our lot. I'm a big fan of dumpster diving for anything with an address on it. I then like to return their garbage to their property (i.e. dumping all over their lawn), if they are within driving distance.
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    Do you carry, what and why?

    A couple thoughts... I would never OC, my own self. I think it makes you a target. (JMO) Also, they make CC vests, which I wear sometimes in the winter so I don't have to deal with multiple layers of clothing if I need to grab a gun.
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    Do you carry, what and why?

    I have the regular M&P (not the shield) in a 40S&W caliber and I love it. I personally don't like the feel of a Glock in my hand. However, it's all personal preference. Very hard to shop for guns online. Best thing you can do is do some homework on a couple of models, then handle them...
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    Shoes that stand up to car washes??

    My leather cowboy boots usually last 1.5-2 years
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