When I was a kid, in warmish times, Mum would clean her car outside our house, with a brush and hose. But Yorkshire in winter, then even more than now, is horrible, lovely snow followed by days of sludge and mush, which spattered everywhere whether you were walking or driving. So a couple of times in winter Mum would take the car through a proper carwash, and I would be in the passenger seat. I grew up before homebound technology happened to us all, so going through the carwash was really exciting, at least it was in my eyes!
Since I’ve grown up and had my own cars, I still get a thrill going through the car wash (I do NOT care if you think I’m sad!! 🙂 ) and I get quite giddy photographing the experience, though not many shots come out well. Now I’ve got Noddy, I’m putting him through once a week when I do my weekly shop, because he looks cute and I don’t like to see him dirty. Of course, he’s so small I could go round him with a cloth at home in 10 minutes flat, but then I wouldn’t have my 15 minutes a week of nostalgia and thrill as the multicoloured goop gets squirted over us and the gigantic blue brushes sweep over and by. And the sound in there is amazing, I must video a trip one day!
So inside my 365 B&W project, there is a side project going on, entitled ‘Carwash’. Some of it is in colour, but the B&W versions will be part of this 365. I’m probably a little bonkers, but I don’t care. 🤪
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Funny how little car washes have changed, since the 70s. They understand that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes, I think the solutions are a bit better now, and you can have underchassis polishes an’all, but those big blue brushes are just the same 😊
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Now I know what I want t do this weekend 🙂 The kids will love it (and so will I) 🙂
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Have fun!
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In black and white if feels as a noir movie adventure : ) good progress to have the car clean and our bodies warm.
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Cheers Francis, 😊
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I find it a bit of a thrill as well. I always used to wash my cars myself, but I can’t reach all of the top of the current one without a step, so it goes to the car wash.
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Glad I’m not the only one!
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Nothing crazy about you at all. I love car washes too especially when the multicoloured foamy soap comes out -a few years back it was super thick now it is a sad thin layer. Fab idea for a project.
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I’m trying for the multi coloured foam next time, I missed it in this go!
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Never done that before. I guess I haven’t had a car in a very long time (I prefer to cycle/walk). It all sounds very interesting though (in a good way).
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I like cycling especially on rain free days, but we don’t get many of those!
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I LOVE the car wash!! No judgment here!! My favourite is splurging every once in a while for the waxing where they spray your car with all the coloured foam… It’s so pretty! 😅
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I know, but I’m doing black and white 🙄
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Ha ha!! Ya… I guess that wouldn’t work well in black and white… 🤔🖤
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