FILL IN THE BLANK MY GOAL FOR 2021 (BUSINESSWISE) IS TO .... ... make more money! - APW ... make more money than APW. - MEP001 ... sell out and retire like Pat Hall - Randy ... raise my prices, new pole sign, paint outside of building. Maintain the excellent service I provide. - swampdonkey ... I maintain my carwash's equipment very well but have let the years go by w/ the decals deteriorating and it's always been too far down on my to-do list to ever get to... 2021 goal is to make some drafts to print of ideas for sign shops to then create some nice-looking decals and signage to where my signage finally again matches my equipment's high performance for a change! - Carl ... figure out methanol soap, complete installation of floor heat, install FRP panels, install air Shamee. - Andy Burn ... paint the wash, introduce new chemicals (in stock, just running out old stock), stabilize revenue at target level. - Greg_T ... close the deal and get to work on rehab!! - PrecisionPyro ... install new wash World Razor, new doors, new wall panels, lighting, cameras. Sell .25 used cars, install new detail shop vacuums, build an awning over my pay station, build an awning over my token machine, install 5 More streetlights in my parking lot, install two new internally lit car wash signs on the building. - Waxman ... stay retired - I.B. Washincars ... hopefully, get stronger in the ability to organize & be able to access key information pertinent to our 3 semi-automated services that we provide. Easier said than done ... but if we avoid unnecessary worthless distractions... - Mjwalsh ... hopefully Survive This Newly Elected President - water guy ... in the words of Randolph Duke: Sell, Mortimer, sell, sell, sell!! (1980s movie Trading Places, for those of you too young to remember) - washnvac Double the Detail business we do. - BenBranam ... buy another wash - Slash007 And we have had more responses to this fill in the blank thread since its original posting date last year THE FUNNY THING ABOUT OWNING A SELF SERVE IS ___________ …fortunately, when they left 3 hours later, they had cleaned up most of their mess! The gray bucket that was left behind was taken by the next customer who drove in. Not sure if it was paint or cleaner, but it was gone when I arrived! Although I didn't make much money in that bay overnight, I am GRATEFUL they didn't steal anything, break anything, burn anything or leave a HUGE mess!! … The funny thing about owning a self serve is seeing such a striking contrast in people every day: Common sense vs Stupidity, Happy vs Depressed, Grateful vs Unthankful, Neat vs Messy, Free-spender vs Thrifty, Positive vs Negative, Introverts vs Extroverts, etc. - Kimberly Berg …Wondering why I got in this business in the first place... - Twodose ...how people perceive that I probably spend about an hour a week collecting big bags of money, without having to do any other work! - Greg_T If you would like to contribute your own answer, visit AutoCareForum.com and do a keyword search of “fill in the blank.” 50 • FALL 2020
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