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DIY Car Wash I must be too old, too cheap or both

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angelfj1

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This morning was the perfect day to wash the cars. I had a great idea. Even though my sir name is Italian, I am a bit Scottish. The plan was to bring my wife's VW and my Santa Fe to the local car wash and wash both cars(for the price of one). The sign says, "$5 for 25 minutes" No problem. We should be able to wash each car for 12.5 minutes, right? So we pull the VW in, feed the machine 20 quarters, and off we go. When the VW was finished, the wife got in and drove out of the bay, parked her car and then she drove the Santa Fe into the bay. All this time, I have the trigger depressed so that the machine "thinks" we are still washing the first car. 11 minutle elapsed. No problem . We can wash the next one in 14 minutes. Ready to go, point the gun and shoot. NOTHING!!!. The machinery came to a standstill. Gee, my cell phone says I still have 12 minutes left on the clock. Fiddle with the control knob. Still nothing. I feel very stupid at this point. Better see if the attendant is here. Oh, here he is. Better ask what's up. "Excuse me , but we were ......" Before I finish my question, I notice a very small note at the bottom of the sign. "per vehicle" AND These car washes have sensors that know if you move your vehicle. AND immediately timeout when they think you are trying to do what I was trying to do. AND it's 25 minutes for $5 per vehicle. I must have looked very embarrased, because the attendant smiled and gave us a freebie, and although I offered to pay, he insisted. I am getting old and I feel stupid. Now to find another car wash without this modern technology. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/blush.gif
 
eh... I only use the DIY car washes when I want to clean the engine bay. Other wise, I just go over to a friend's house and borrow their garden hose for 30 minutes /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif
 
Nunyas said:
I just go over to a friend's house and borrow their garden hose for 30 minutes /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif
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Are they home when you do that?
 
sometimes /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
Well it’s a good thing you don’t know where I live. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif Besides, my hose doesn’t reach the driveway. You’d have to bring your own.
 
Re: DIY Car Wash I must be too old, too cheap or

I've seen parking meters which do that. Any time left over when you pull out is wiped out and if there is a max parking time, you can't put money into the meter without pulling the car all the way out. Mean...
 
Re: DIY Car Wash I must be too old, too cheap or

They have those parking meters around here too, big pain in the butt. I can't park to watch a movie or I'll have a ticket when I get back. It’s a big deterrent for going to that area and I bet the shop owners are suffering for it.
 
Re: DIY Car Wash I must be too old, too cheap or

We fortunately don't yet have those meters here, what we do have is these annoying machines which print out paper "receipts" or much better is a little timer that I bought which you put in the car window. Any time you park, you just turn it on. When it runs out of money, you just bring it to the post office or a bunch of other places and "recharge" it. It can even be used in different cities, just need to change the city code takes a second. looks just like a kitchen timer.
 
Re: DIY Car Wash I must be too old, too cheap or

What annoys me is the reciept you put on the dash of a convertable. Why not just give the bad guys the cash.
 
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