Ever since Trump increased the minimum wage the car wash had to let a few workers go

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They constantly try to escape from the darkness outside and within
Dreaming of systems so perfect that no one will need to be good T.S. Eliot

I just wait for the start of school year. There's always a team or group doing a fund raiser. You only need to give them "a donation", and if you give them $20 they think it's great. Of course they don't do the world's greatest job, but since this is one of the few times during the year that I wash my vehicle, it's always an improvement, and you will be in and out in less time than it takes to grab a Big Mac and a Coke.

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"Human existence is based upon two pillars: Compassion and knowledge. Compassion without knowledge is ineffective; Knowledge without compassion is inhuman." Victor Weisskopf.

I wash my own car. I drive it into the big machine.

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How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

Washed mine in the driveway yesterday while taking advantage of temporary global warming 39. Next weeks high 27.

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Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining

People wash their cars, either by themselves or pay someone else to do it?

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Take a short break from ST and read my blog:
http://tri-banter.blogspot.com/

It's illegal here to wash your car (with soap) on the street.

http://www.calgary.ca/...Sewers-drainage.aspx

The fourth guy got deported.

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Almost always wash my own car. Sometimes in driveway , sometimes in the self wash at car wash place.

Almost always take my wife’s 4Runner through the car wash. It’s easier and let’s me justify expense. Her car is a PITA to dry after self wash

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my dad does ours!

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

People are on the roads heading out of town and will have their rides washed before the new year. I always wash mine at home.

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DISH is how we do it.

I wash mine almost every time. Occasionally, I will use a certain carwash that I have vetted thoroughly during the winter. Other than that, I hand wash it every time.

Greg

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If you are a Canuck that engages in gratuitous bashing of the US, you are probably on my Iggy List. So, save your self a bunch of typing a response unless you also feel the need to gratuitously bash me. If so, have fun.
"Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f___ things up" - Barack Obama, 2020

My 4 year old loves to wash our car. Only the bottom half gets done though.

Seriously the best entertainment for a kid.

Wash it on your lawn, or driveway (on your driveway divert the runoff to your lawn) seems the law is about what goes down the drain, so don't let it get to the drain. Or block the drain till the water portion evaporates off.

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Just Triing
Triathlete since 9:56:39 AM EST Aug 20, 2006.
Be kind English is my 2nd language. My primary language is Dave it's a unique evolution of English.

So how much do you tip them?

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Just Triing
Triathlete since 9:56:39 AM EST Aug 20, 2006.
Be kind English is my 2nd language. My primary language is Dave it's a unique evolution of English.

I always wash my 1980 Triumph TR8 meticulously by hand. But my other car - who's going to bother washing a ten year old Mazda 3?

I don’t.

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

Toyota gives me a free car wash. Why would I want to wash my own car?

I'd freeze my ass off if I tried to wash my own car. There are multiple automatic car washes on my commute to work and at the gas stations I go to.

Why wash my own car. The machine does it well enough.

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And why should I bother?

Cheap Bastard.

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Just Triing
Triathlete since 9:56:39 AM EST Aug 20, 2006.
Be kind English is my 2nd language. My primary language is Dave it's a unique evolution of English.

Yeah, I'm familiar with the purpose of the law and how to get around it. Most people aren't even aware if it. Warnings and education are usually given rather than fines (only about a dozen fines per year. Usually for dumping waste).

But it's just easier to stop at one of the numerous self wash places and spend a couple bucks a month. Especially in winter.

Car wash

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A false humanity is used to impose its opposite, by people whose cruelty is equalled only by their arrogance

Water restrictions in the summer.
Pointless in the winter (rains every second day).

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Long Chile was a silly place.

I (mostly) enjoy washing our cars. Clay bar that thing once every quarter or so. Wax once every couple of months. It's satisfying and looks noticeably better than what the auto wash places can do.

Then why the water restrictions in the summer?

Don’t you Canadians know about water storage?

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Civilize the mind, but make savage the body.

- Chinese proverb

Don't get me started...

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Long Chile was a silly place.

BLeP wrote:

I wash my own car. I drive it into the big machine.

https://jalopnik.com/heres-why-you-should-never-take-your-car-to-a-carwash-1821475097

My car is always clean when it leaves the driveway. I don’t have the time or patience to have it done anywhere else. I haven’t been to a barber since the early 90s for the same reason. I cut my own hair. aaaaaand "I always have to clean up”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWbRmtXWQfg

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sometimes

I have been going through car wash machines for years. No issues. I feel confident in continuing this practice.

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How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

Same here. In winter, if completely coated in salt, I will run it through the touchless car wash just to get all the crap off. But, that is rare. Usually hand wash it at home until the temp drops below freezing, then hand wash at the self wash car wash.

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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers

Emery's Third Coast Triathlon | Tri Wisconsin Triathlon Team | Push Endurance | GLWR

For the vast majority of people, this is just fine. If you ever hand-detail a car, you see (a) how much crap the machines leave on the car and (b) how much damage they do. It really is disturbing. Run it through the machine wash, then clay bar it and see what comes off. Hell, run it through the machine, then hand dry with a white cloth. Then check out the scratch and swirl marks.

Now, again, for the VAST majority of people, this is a non-issue. The car looks nice and that's good enough. So, I certainly am not knocking this practice. I used them for years. But, once I started detailing my own cars, I was quite shocked and appalled.

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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers

Emery's Third Coast Triathlon | Tri Wisconsin Triathlon Team | Push Endurance | GLWR

Ok. The other issue is that I get a new car every 14,000 kms now so damage will be limited. And I just don't care enough, I guess...

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How does Danny Hart sit down with balls that big?

I have never been to a car wash that could get my wheels clean. Never.

If you are into cars, there is a saying. You can have a dirty car with clean wheels, but you can't have a clean car with dirty wheels.

Greg

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"Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f___ things up" - Barack Obama, 2020

Don't get it. Washing the car can be fun:

California drought restrictions.

https://www.marketplace.org/...inner-local-car-wash

My local water agency banned it for a time. The ban has since been lifted, but I suspect people during that time have formed new habits.