Pickups in car washes

[matt819]

If you own a pickup truck, you are familiar with the notice at the car wash that the bed of your truck should be clean or it won't be allowed in.

I never knew why. Until today.

I drove my mud-coated truck to the car wash this morning - decent weather for the next 36 hours - but the guy said I needed to clean the frozen hay out of the back. I carry hay sometimes, and, indeed, there was some hay frozen to the bed.

So I borrowed a shovel and a broom and got as much as I could out of there. There was still some, but not much, but I was allowed through.

The hay was no longer in the bed, but much of it was pasted on to the outside body of the truck. It came off with a quick swipe, but, still, now I know where the dirt in the bed goes when you take your truck through the car wash.

Also, the truck itself wasn't entirely clean - it was just that filthy.

Now you know.

[Xipe Totec]

1. And here I thought it would be tips for picking up dates at carwashes. nt

[lunasun]

2. Same

Or at least a good story about one night at a car wash

[Angry Dragon]

3. It has happened

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. "Need a lift, sweetie? It's lookin' like rain ahead"

[Xipe Totec]

7. If I said your car has a beautiful body would you give me a lift? nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. Probably not, but I wouldn't hold it against you.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. Yeah, me too. What a letdown.

Oh, well. I bought the VHS tape of this at the Goodwill a few years back at a "four for a dollar" sale:

[csziggy]

4. No tip for putting a tarp in the bed of the pickup

So you will drive out with a portable swimming pool?

I need to take my Suburban to the car wash. Last time I had to make them re-wash it. They'd washed all the pollen off the sides and hood, but the roof was still yellow with the pollen. I'm debating whether I should get it washed and waxed soon, or if I should just wait until the trees stop blooming and spreading pollen everywhere. One theory is that if you get it waxed the pollen doesn't stick so bad.

[Lochloosa]

5. ....

[FSogol]

9. Dear Penthouse Forum, I never thought it would happen to me, but....

[FuzzyRabbit]

10. Thanks for the tip, Matt

I recently bought a pickup. I wouldn't have known to clean the bed before going through the car wash.

[matt819]

11. Okay. . .

For all you who thought relationships instead of trucks, you all need a time out. So go stand in the corner for 15 minutes and think about pickup trucks!