University of Michigan Cellular and Molecular Biology graduate student

Stealth Car Wash

31 Aug 2003

Yesterday I snuck the car out in front of the apartment and washed the car down. Rose Marie freaks out if we wash the cars because she thinks it makes the front sidewalk look bad. It’s just water, get over it. The first time, Adam and I washed out cars with a hose and she claimed that the hose is a “safety hazard.” She then went on to say that “people could trip and sue the owner.” Unlikely. However, we had to wash Adam’s car with buckets of water.

When I washed my car the second time, I didn’t use the hose because Rose Marie could tell me off, saying she told me once that we weren’t allowed to use a hose. I thought about putting up cones, but we don’t have any at the apartment and I didn’t want to drive out to a hardware place to get some. Instead, I used the buckets. It took about six buckets worth of water but I finally got the car washed. It wasn’t a great job but it got the dirt off. The car had been sitting out on the street because Josh got a parking ticket for not having a front license plate. That issue has since been resolved and I’m parking in the garage again. Thankfully, I won’t have to deal with stealth washing as often as I would when parked out on the street.