What Does Ziad Y Khoury’s Book and Flowers Have in Common?
Well I got Ziad Y Khoury’s book Frontline Profit Machine a $21.95 value from the 2010 SECWA Trade Show for FREE and I got the flowers out of the garbage for FREE. You can come up with the rest……
2010 Fall Convention & Expo – The End
The 2010 SECWA meeting was fun and SECWA actually let me “speak” in front of live people. This would make me a “speaker”! Isn’t everyone impressed? I know…. it’s going straight to my head! I tell everyone now.
Short Guy Showed Up! “ 2010 Fall Convention & Expo
I think his name was Shaquille O’Neal? He came to the secwa show and he owns a couple of carwashes in Orlando.
Peabody Orlando “ 2010 Fall Convention & Expo
The Peabody Orlando’s new Convention Hall is pretty modern and nice. For now! Just kidding.
International Carwash Association Trade Show 2010
This year I got an exhibitor pass from Southeastern Carwash Association (SECWA) so I was able to walk the floor early. (Thanks SECWA.). The floor seemed smaller this year with less booths but we will have to wait on attendance and the numbers.
Look! I’m a Southeastern Carwash Association Member!
I can’t believe it! I am a Southeastern Carwash Association Member for 2010! I didn’t know that. 
Maybe you should check out their website since I got a membership: secwa.org
Kleen-Rite Corp Seminar and Expo
I got my packet for the Kleen-Rite Corp seminar and expo. If Pennsylvania was not so far away I would go. I really think that SECWA or other regional shows should watch out: the only thing this Kleen-Rite show doesn’t have is heavy equipment vendors (but the SECWA show just started having heavy equipment around 5 years ago). The next step would be the exhibitors colluding to form their own show and ditching all the regional meetings. But this seems like a great seminar / expo for self serve owners. The seminars that they are having sound better then what the ICA show had.
JBS JB-55 Foaming Brush PC (PC-155)
I will need to do a review on this JBS soap after I figure out how-to dilute it: it is 300-1. I had to purchase my JBS from Kleen-Rite because they never called me. Does JBS cut a better deal then KR? At the SECWA meeting JBS said they would discount the product.
Did you know that Robert has dental insurance?
Apparently Robert Dixon has UnitedHealthcare Dental insurance and his SSN is ……. I think I would watch where I throw things away.
I also found some random 1970s 1980s Correctional documentation. Some were actually typed on a typewriter!
SECWA meeting
I did get some swag from the secwa meeting. I figured out I needed to check my insurance, stopped by Erie Brush, JBS said they would call me and save me some money and gave me a tshirt. I got a free secwa journal and some pens. I also talked to some people and purchased a changer from Jimmy Branch.
Look! Bobby Brown Parkway!
Hell to tha naw Bobby!
Unrelated to Bobby Brown Parkway: while at the secwa convention Jimmy said that 3 cars got broken into and there were hardly any cars there.
New car wash / burger joint opens
A new car wash that serves lunch opened down the street from my car wash in Wylam. Not sure where they get their water from, unless it is from a hose from the house behind them?
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Did you know.... You can purchase the "quick disconnect" injectors from "Hydraflex™®? ©" (don't want to infringe on ™®? or © :P) , however you cannot purchase the quick disconnect adapters from them. Hmmmmm? Isn't that nice? Why not? Oh, that's right you can, if you purchase one of their "Aqualab™®? ©." TEN THOUSAND dollar units. Then, they will sell replacement parts for it, which include the quick disconnect fittings. Very frustrating to say the least. IN A STORY NOT RELATED -> If you want to never ever ever worry about check valves again, look into the icheck magnum series which you can buy from Kleen Rite (low ph, high ph, and high pressure) Also, if you are tired of replacing brittle, cracked, sun-drenched, winter haggard poly line, step up and buy the parker (or equiv.) "air brake" line (type B, reinforced). it will last for over 20 years in a carwash, and will outlast stainless steel when running corrosive product thru. I have been running HF thru it for over...
I love your sense of humor, but everything is in the details of any business what separates the strong from the weak is just a few minor details. But that few can be huge, for instance I love Arbys for their sandwiches, but many years ago their facilities were just run down and dirty, back then I would never go to the bathroom in one. Instead I went to Mcdonald's to go the rest room. Now in current time Arby's has gotten the idea that a very clean and modern facility with upgraded equipment will bring in customers. They even have open wifi in many, so that being said a business is the true salesperson it projects an image. Now one must ask yourself what image do you want to project to the public. You yoursef as a owner of a car wash or any business must be the salesman, because without a sale no one has a job. Mike...
I don't think you read the post. Maybe since your not a car wash owner you didn't get the joke? But your a sales person so... :) Maybe in Ohio the government is more restrictive I don't know? But when the government lets people start businesses that they want. Unforgettably to many people have built car washes because of sales people. Which makes them bad investments... so depending where someone is from you will get your desired remarks. Also you are selling a high priced item so only car washes with money would call you... another fact. So of course they would be making money. I also disagree with 90% of your statements except the place should be clean. You do not have to purchase top "knotch" equipment. You can run a super car wash with any equipment on the market. But again your a sales person. :) But I strangely want to purchase a boiler now.... JK LOL :)...
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