At the Car Wash

It’s been a while since we had the car washed. So after two weeks of rain it was time to get it done. We passed by Flagship car wash in our neighborhood twice in the last two days but the lines were much too long. So before taking our morning walk in the park we stopped there first. Luckily there was just one car in front of us, but thereafter they kept coming. We picked the top tier option because we needed the inside vacuumed and everything else wiped - including the dash board and the windows. And of course we always watch the car as it comes down the tunnel with the funky lights and water spraying all over. I suppose the best part of it all is that the car looks brand new after it is cleaned even though it is eight years old. We have driven this car through all fifty states and it only has eighty thousand miles on it - we stopped taking trips during and since the pandemic. We thought about getting a new car but for now this one does the trick - especially after a nice bath. 

Flagship Car Wash

We usually go to the car wash only when it’s necessary. We got a very small vacuum to use occasionally. But recently the inside of the windshield had a lot of glare. And after going out for brunch yesterday we parked under a tree - which was a terrible mistake. There were so many bird droppings that we no longer had an excuse. So we went to Flagship Car Wash in the neighborhood. It had been getting a lot of bad comments on the next door app. But I understood that it recently had a major overhaul and was under new management. We luckily got there just before a long line started and asked for whatever package included vacuuming. The price was thirty-six dollars and worth every penny, considering the number of people working there and the awful shape the car was in. As we walked through we could see that all of the equipment looked new, and at the end the workers did an exceptional job making sure all of the windows were sparkling clean and the floors and cupholders were vacuumed. The car looked brand new - even the hubcaps sparkled. We aren’t very picky either and were just happy that we could easily see out of the windows again. And wouldn’t you know this weekend there will be a huge rainstorm. Usually it doesn’t matter but we are not able to park in our building garage because they are repainting lines this weekend. Wouldn’t you know…. 

Flagship Car Wash

It’s been a while since we last had the car washed. Now that we have a parking structure to park in the car rarely gets dirty. Our last car wash was done after we had our car repaired following a rear end collision. The car looked brand new when they were done with it. When we lived on Capitol Hill we had street parking. That was so inconvenient in so many ways and the car was washed a lot more then. This week we went to lunch in NW DC. We parked on the street and stayed for about three hours. When we returned to the car we noticed hundreds of black birds hanging around in the trees above. We hadn’t given much thought about parking under a tree until we got back to the car. It was covered in stains from all of those hundreds of birds that were hanging about. We just hadn’t noticed them before or they just arrived right before we were leaving. It wasn’t the kind of thing that could be easily cleaned. That meant we needed to get to a car wash - and fast! So we drove back home and headed to Flagship Car wash that is right in our neighborhood. I think it used to be named something else. All we needed was the outside washed. We were shocked to see that having the interior done as well would cost $35. The exterior alone was $21. So including the tip for all the hard workers resulted in a $30 plus car wash. The end result was fine, but it was yet another reminder of how the prices of everything has accelerated. Since we haven’t gone out that much over the last three years we need to remember to be vigilant about parking under trees.