| Droughts are serious business and when Level III | | | | Swan Event" that shows up. |
| Droughts hit regions in the US, big water users like | | | | There is a Venture Capitalist in the Silicon Valley area |
| car washes are required to shut down. During Level | | | | who has funded such a business and they have an |
| II Drought conditions they are allowed to operate, | | | | array of products, wish to tap into mobile services, |
| but if they have water recycling methods, but since | | | | G-phone GPS online instant ordering etc. But, like |
| they still use some water, they must cut back like | | | | (blew thru some 13 million in VC money in 18-months) |
| any other business. | | | | and the unbelievable disaster of WebVan that |
| Having retired from the car washing industry, I have | | | | squandered a billion dollars and drove off a cliff; these |
| been particularly intrigued by our competitors over | | | | folks will not be able to pull it off without my |
| the years who offered dry washing products for car | | | | experience, because no one quite understands the |
| washing. Personally, I have never liked them much, | | | | business like I do. Too arrogant for you, sure, |
| but that's probably because they competed with our | | | | self-confidence is part of the entrepreneurial mind, |
| methods in the mobile car washing and auto detailing | | | | still, in this case it's hardly arrogant, it just is. |
| sector. In countries like Australia which is having the | | | | There are a couple of companies around the globe |
| worst drought in some 200-years, they are big hits | | | | copying each other, the attached from Brazil. It's their |
| with the government and the people. | | | | latest rendition, used in the Houston Galleria Mall. This |
| Yes, Indeed, these types of companies are of | | | | would work very well in Mexico City, which has |
| interest, and there is a franchise company from | | | | severe water issues. The little units we built are |
| Australia that has a concept, which is rather | | | | in-expensive to make. A company out of China builds |
| innovative. I have seen these "dry-wash" type | | | | units that use Steam to clean the car, thus only |
| products (been around for years, each one attempts | | | | about half a gallon of water. Still, our units actually |
| to be different). This franchise in Australia has done | | | | clean the car using 2.3 gallons and a real car wash. |
| well in setting themselves apart and differentiation. | | | | The car wash industry has been somewhat |
| Amazingly enough, there have been attempts to | | | | underwhelming in my opinion over the years. |
| come into a few US markets with a full-fledged | | | | Carwashes use huge amounts of water to clean cars |
| franchise system using this type of product. | | | | and they mislead the public, I was very outspoken |
| Their employees and marketers constantly call me | | | | about this, but, they were lying everyone from the |
| fishing for information pretending to be customers. In | | | | Industry down to bottom feeder carwash owner |
| Australia, they are dealing with the 500-year drought | | | | keeping two-sets of books. Is the dry wash product |
| and it's really serious, in the future these businesses | | | | car wash the future? Well, if these long-term |
| will be more impressive due to water shortages | | | | droughts continue, it appears to be the way of |
| projected in 23-states by 2012, simply due to | | | | things. Think on this. |
| growth, and current supply regardless of any "Black | | | | |