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Originally Posted by SAMIAM
Yup....Randy Frye Logging cleared the back lot so we could get a view of the mountains........did a nice job.
As for the car wash....not a bad idea, only it'll probably be me that's wiping down the cars  |
SAMIAM, it would have to be you that would wipe the cars, if you wanted to make any money. The overhead for that type of service in an area like the lakes region (read, not many people looking to pay for that level of service) would be rediculous. You would have to charge $100 per car just to keep the lights on. Not to mention the startup costs, the reclaim systems required in this state are not cheap to buy or operate.
Cate, you need to remember that you are coming to a state that has less people living in it, than a good portion of the towns in your state. The amount of volume that those services see in your area in a month would take a year up here. The costs for everything is going to be higher up here than NJ. All I can say is good luck, but if the style and price of a car wash is getting your goat, then you may have a tough sled up here. Wait until you get your first fuel oil fill up, then after the you pay that $900 bill, figure on 3-4 more coming down the pike.
I always laugh when I see folks paying for the expensive washes during the middle of winter. Give it a rinse every once in a while to keep the salt down until the spring melt is done, because you will never keep up with it.
Uno's in Concord with run your through the fully automated wash with a Deluxe scrub for $12, that will clean the outside, the rest is up to you. If you give them a $2 tip as you pull in they will spray your rims and salt line with a fantastic solution.
Now Cate, I don't want to come across as harsh or looking down on you(because to each their own), but we are different folks up here when it comes to the cushy side of life. There are certainly places in the state for those that are looking for that lifestyle and all the power to them, like WD was talking about. Have you had a chance to spend a full winter up here yet. I know you said you were originally from NE, but I am not talking about a Southern NH or Southofthat winter. I am talking about a Central NH, snowbanks taller than your car from November into April, winter. I know you spend a good amount of time during our pretty seasons, but you have to live through our ugly season in order to really enjoy life up here.
Life up here doesn't require much, it is pretty good the way it is.