wax on, wax off: a travelogue

so a couple of weeks ago i was in for a real treat. just before a grueling day of Sunday errands--Home Depot (in NJ) and Home Expo (in Westchester), T and i paid a visit to the Carwash King. and you have no idea how fun it was. though i was sans real camera, i still had to document the perk of my winter season--

the King let me ride *inside* the car during its wash at his fab new carwash in Kearny, NJ (The Kearny Auto Spa, for those of you in need of excellent car washing). now maybe to some of you this is no great thing, but trust me, ever since pesky insurance rules have gotten in the way, most car washes make you get out and send your car through by itself.  indeed, the Kearny Auto Spa has such rules.  lucky for me, i was exempt and got to relive the car wash fun of my youth.  (according to the King, his friend's four year old son enjoys the car wash ride almost as much as i...)

here is my adventure, about to begin! (yes, i was made to sit in the passenger seat, lest i steer into the wall or something. T declined to join me because he has maturity beyond mine):

from inside the tunnel (where normal folk merely watch their cars get cleaned, T and the King hang out, mocking me, no doubt):




there's T again!

each color soap does something really important towards cleaning your car (or else it just looks cool. yay! rainbows!)

getting rinsed:
       

now a better documentarian than i would have remembered to take a picture of the freshly cleaned car. but i am not that good! instead, i will leave you with a photo of the awesome diner where we were taken to lunch (photo by Nesster [Flickr]:

you may also note the highlighted sign, which prompted me to ask, "what are 'Cheesecake Cocktails'?" because that sounds gross, no? as it was explained to me, they are letting you know that they have both a) World Famous Cheesecake and b) (presumably not World Famous) Cocktails. ah, the mysteries of life...

Comments

[Melanie]

NY doesn't let you sit in your car anymore??? Good lord, I hope that craziness doesn't spread to NH... Much like you, I am still immature enough to thoroughly enjoy the magic and wonder of the carwash!