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Would you believe I have a thing with carwashes?
As much as I like to hand wash my baby, I live in a townhouse, and the lease actually forbids such things in the same catagory as "car maintenence." Really, it's moot because they have no spigots nearby to use if I tried to wash the car. No washing my car at home for me.
Anyway, one thing that gets me is the gas station carwashes that have become popular. These things don't even touch your car. They just waltz around it and spray. The first pass it gets your car wet, then you get some soap sprayed on. That sits for a minute, then it "power sprays" the car off. When it's done you can still see, especially on the glass, where it's "cleanER" but not clean. Where I get really annoyed is that I have to read thier little car wash signs closely (if they even have them on the pumps) to find out if it's cloth or "no touch." I find they usually say cloth if they are, and if they don't say cloth, don't drive through.
Now that you've made me thing about it, why does paying $700/month NOT qualify me to wash my car at home? I mean, is washing a car some sort of destructive action that will destroy the neighborhood? If those who rent were given access to water faucets that aren't directly billed to the unit, would those renters become shameless heathens who'd run the water just for kicks? I have got to buy a house....
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"My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend."
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