I was out washing my car today and my neighbor commented on how I must be "crazy" to be washing my car in subfreezing weather. I guess he didn't take into account that I was in my garage, where it's generally ABOVE freezing.

But anyway... That got me thinking. This may be a really dumb post, but what is the weirdest situation you've ever been in while washing your car?

For example - I guess mine would be, a couple of years ago I was out washing and a FREAK thunderstorm blew up right over my neighborhood. It started to hail and before I knew it, hail stones the size of raquetballs (a bit smaller than a baseball) started to fall. My garage isn't attached to the house, so I was stranded in the garage, hence I just kept washing while the hail kept on falling.

Whomever invented the garage needs to be thanked!

 

I can't match that but I was washing my wife's car this past weekend and it started to rain.

 

Sniff sniff I know this sounds stupid but I dont know how to wash a car.....i suppose the funniest thing is me trying to wash a car. At the time I didnt realize that you had to dry the car well or there would be water spots.....oh well....at least it wasnt my CL!

 

Never heard of someone washing their car in the garage. Sounds cool to me.

 

Geisha If I wouldnt have to take a boat/plane to get to Hawaii from San Diego I would be willing to teach you the art of Washing a car maybe if you come over here sometime.....

 

haha that is nice of you! I was in CA for college until the 15th of this month. So we were closer before! haha I was in rancho palos verdes...that is probably like 2 hours away or something, not sure hehe. Maybe next time I come to CA i'll take you up on the offer!

 

I left a downtown bar around 1:30 am to find a flock of crows roosting in the tree above my car. Had to wash all the crap off around 2:00 am. The worst part, I had about 2 drops of washer fluid for the ride home. Shit smeared all over the window.

A friend tossed his cookies in my other car a few years back. Going about 65 mph. My brother and I cleaned the outside AND inside around 3:30 am. Looked like the sceen from Pulp Fiction. Stuff all over the interior, rear window. I thought the neighbors were going to call the cops. My friend detailed and waxed my car the next day.

 

now you know the real beauty of an attached garage.

how about the time my 1.5 year old son locked us in the garage and we were both in our underwear.

don't ask,

actually, i went in to quickly get a present i hid in th garage and he followed me in and shut the automatically locking door, sheeeeeet.:o

 

Before leaving on a trip, washing my car in the garage; while it is raining outside! Probably a hold over from the days when I traveled by motorcycle, you always wanted them clean so you could tell where the new oil leak was comming from. I swear I'm not crazy:P :P :P I just act that way at times.

 

haha i remember the good stories from the first months of the board...

so i tried it: a quick wash and rinse for the front end, hop in the car, find the nearest stretch of open space (freeway works too).... and the rest takes care of itself