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Massey Place Features a New Mark 7 Choice
Wash, Thunder Falls
By Christine Ouellet the family business with the
addition of Auto-Pro, OK Tire,
ornwall seems to be Petro-Canada & Car Wash and
Ca nursery for pioneer convenience store, as well as
entrepreneurs turning business National Car Rental and used
start-ups into family legacies car lot. They are now located on
and the Houle family’s is Vincent Massey Drive.
another of these success stories.
The Houle family’s latest
Back in 1973, Aurele Houle addition to the business is a new
opened a service station on Mark 7 Choice hybrid car wash.
Pitt Street in Cornwall. HIs After a month of construction, it
sons, Randy and Tim have welcomed its first customers on
continued the expansion of December 3rd. The customers
W
MURPHY’S SPORTS LA
MURPHY’S SPORTS LAW
By David Murphy propped up his former coach. L to R Randy, Aurele & Time Houle Photo Submitted
As mentioned above, win or lose, were delighted to see their cars says is that all the transactions
Brady is, without question, the pull out of the new installation can take place at the entrance
GOAT! And that’s coming from
sparkling clean. Randy Houle of the car wash. The customer
a long-time Bears fan.
chose to build the carwash with doesn’t need to buy gasoline
Not sure about you, but I’m the in-bay automatic hybrid or go into the kiosk to make
enjoying the all-Canadian division
system, as opposed to the tunnel their purchase. “Everything is
in the NHL. The almost nightly
model where the car is pushed done at the entrance of the bay;
games involving Canadian teams
through on a conveyor. It is you can select the type of wash
playing each other is exciting
and fun and it doesn’t really the latest technology in hybrid you want, pay with credit card,
matter that they’ll play each other wash systems, which gives tap, or Apple Pay/Google Pay.
roughly a dozen times each. It’s you the choice of soft-touch or There is no interaction between
s the deadline for this enjoyable to watch! touchless. staff and customer, which
AMurphy’s Law column is That is, when we can actually The demand for touchless actually saves time and steps.
prior to the Super Bowl, I’m watch the games and they’re not technology is growing amongst However, car washes can still
going to state that Tom Brady blacked out. customers which is something be purchased in the kiosk or at
(win or lose) is the GOAT There is absolutely NO reason they had not offered. Houle the pumps to receive a discount
(Greatest of All Time) when during a lockdown in a pandemic, explains, “The wash takes with fuel purchases.”
it comes to NFL quarterbacks. when we’re all trying hard to
This is Brady’s 10th Super Bowl maintain a sense of normalcy longer, but the customer gains The VIP Car Wash Club (buy
appearance. He’s won 6 Super the quality of the wash and 5 washes and get 1 free) is the
and keep our mental faculties in
Bowls!!! Some had said the there is a much higher degree best value for the customer.
check that there are blackouts
Patriots coach, Bill Belichick of satisfaction. It may appear Please stop by the kiosk for
for any NHL games. The
was a big reason why Brady networks should/could show to take a much longer time all the details. The hours of
put up gawdy numbers and some compassion. The “we’re to the customer because with operation are from 6AM to
holds several NFL records. In all in this together” mantra the tunnel, the car moves 12AM, weather permitting,
Brady’s first season without the should definitely apply here through the it, which gives the which accommodates various
Patriots coach, all Brady has and the NHL and the networks impression of motion. With schedules and the opportunity
done has guided his team to the should work together to let all the new system, the car does to avoid peak period line-ups.
Super Bowl. So much for the the games be shown with no not move - the equipment goes So, if you haven’t already, go
theory that Belichick propped blackouts. around the vehicle.”
up Brady! It’s obvious, Brady That’s Murphy’s Law. experience Thunder Falls - you
The other advantage Houle will not be disappointed.
