This has not been a good winter here, too warm, minimal snow, lots of puddles and dirt, simply put – bad! Our car has been looking like the weather lately, bad, and I told Mom a dog like myself will not ride in such a dirty vehicle anymore. It is embarrassing! The car desperately needed a trip to the car wash. Mom made some lame excuse about it will just get dirty again, and all cars in Minnesota look like a mess in the winter. Nevertheless, I demanded a car wash! Look at how dirty the formerly white car was!
I wasn’t sure I could trust Mom to get the car washed, so I told her I would ride along. It is kind of a weird and scary place. We got out of our car and all these men with loud hoses jumped in. I said good bye to the car in case it these people stole it. After all, we had to leave our keys in the car!
The waiting area smelled real nice, and then I spied the popcorn machine! Oh boy! I hopped right up and was going to clean the counter off for them. Mom quickly snapped a photo of me grabbing an abandoned kernel and then made me get down. An older woman saw me jump up and almost had heart failure. Geez, it’s not like I even got near the good stuff. Chill out a bit! If they are so worried about sanitary conditions, why is the popcorn next to the bathroom?
They have a super boring big red bird in the middle of the place. No worries folks, I have no interest in a bird…get yourselves a wabbit or squirrel and then you can worry!
Hey look! Mom, there goes our car and no one is driving it! Yikes!
Oh good, there is our car. Once again a bunch of strangers are trying to get inside of it. This whole stranger thing makes me real uneasy, as it is our car. I’m not as trusting as Mom I guess.
Not only did they take our car and our keys, they took money from Mom and gave her this stupid sign. It doesn’t seem right what they are doing here.
Whew, we got our car back without a fight or anything. It is clean as a whistle and I am once again proud to be riding around in our white car. I always enjoy looking out the back window to see where we have been and stare down the drivers behind us. My back window was so dirty, I could barely see where I had been, but now I can see clearly.Β See the difference in the before and after shots?
We saw some cars fro up North yesterday on the interstate, and they were DIRTY! I am happy you got to spend some alone time with your mom, and that you can see clearly now. It looks like a scary place. XOXO Sparkle the PBGV
Cars in Minnesota are pretty ugly in the winter, but at some point I have to demand my window is clean so I can see out.
Wow I wish we have a bunch of men here to wash our car. Here in Denmark we only have machines to wash the car, and when the car is getting wet all over, the keyholse is freezing when it gets freezing weather. So dad told me we aren’t going to wash our car yet.
Here you shouldn’t wash it unless you are going to drive for a bit or locks do freeze, but at this place they use air spray to dry out the locks. In Germany they have some car washes like this one, I would think Denmark would too, but Mom never washed a car there.
Sounds like an experience!
Weird place, but interesting and popcorn lying around for me to eat.
Well at least you got a bit of popcorn. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
Popcorn, a clean window, and mom time π
Now you can be proud to ride in your car again. Fit for a queen!
Exactly. I have to keep my image up.
Wow Emma, you were right…your car was dirty! So glad your mom listened to you and gave the car a bath. Now, I wonder how long it will stay clean?!? Happy Monday.
Oz
At least a week since we aren’t driving it for a week π I’m cruising around in a Mitsubishi Outlander CUV for a week to test it out. Now it is dirty because we’ve had snow a few times, so the clean car sits in the garage and I’m in a dirty car again…go figure!
Sometimes you just have to clean the car, even knowing it will get dirty again. We washed the truck the other day, and drove back down the dirt road to our house.
Mom isn’t so into her cars, so for her it is tough to pay for a wash only to get it dirty again right away, but when she does get it washed, she loves it.
That’s the only thing bad about melting snow, the car definitely needs a spa day
Lily & Edward
The roads get so messy!
wow! your car looks like fresh from the factory… and now all people can see you much better! I wonder why so much car stations have a parrot… ours has one too, it’s green and it hates my momma and all other women like the plague… no idea why… but the parrot at your car station hit the jackpot… who wouldn’t like to have such a fabulous popcorn machine?
I know, the popcorn is the best part of going to the car wash in my canine opinion.
If the lady had been a good hostess and served you some popcorn, then you would not have had to help yourself. π
I was just cleaning up a bit, no harm done, but some people don’t like dogs, you know.
Our cars need a washing so bad! I think you need to come over and motivate me to do that Emma!
It is real embarrassing riding around in a dirty car and no one can even see my cute face looking out the windows!
That looks like quite an adventure. It would have been hard for me to resist a huge popcorn machine! I LOVE popcorn!! I hope it doesn’t rain on your clean car. I’ve heard washing them casues storms β₯ Bentley
It is parked for a week while I do my review of the Mitsubishi CUV I have for seven days, so it is still shiny clean, but the Mitsubishi is looking pretty bad.
That’s the most fun I’ve ever seen a dog have getting clean. Maybe because it was the car and not you.
They do have a dog wash, car wash combo place, but thankfully we don’t go there.
Dear Emma, I know just how you feel.. A few cars back mom and I had a similar experience; only SHE got this hair brain idea while we were out running errands. We didn’t know the place, we didn’t know the area of the city – she called it an “adventure.” All I got was yucky tire smells ( they also replace tires and sell heavy duty floor mats). My had a migraine by the time we got out of there, and took over an hour because some old customer came in yelling about something he claimed they did to his car and wanting his money back and then one guy left ‘casue he couldn’t take the yelling so they were short handed I was never so glad to get out car back, but mom took us for ice cream because she needed to calm down too. I sure like your posts. Sometimes they are sad, sometimes funny,. Sometimes they make me drool with hunger or envy. Please keep writing.
Your true friend down here in Missouri, Chablis
p.s. Mom got to see Bailey when she was still with all her brothers & sisters! I didn’t get to go because the car was full of people and Nancy didn’t need me to be around. You have swell little sister, and she has. some awesome siblings.
We met some of her siblings when they came up. Mom had three pups to choose from, but it was paws down Bailie. No worries about me quitting my blogging/social media stuff. Mom and I love it and can’t imagine not doing it. Bailie does get under my fur at times, but overall, we have lots of fun together.
Any place with POPPY CORNS… has to be GOOD… even if they did take a Joy Ride in your car… and steal some of your mom’s $$$$$$$$
GEE are you sure they gave you the SAME car back???
I know, it is like a new car. It was such a mess, really needed a cleaning, but the car is not a priority with Mom.
Hilarious Emma! I agree, – popcorn near the bathroom? Really? Here’s a question for you though, why is the big red bird boring? Inquiring minds would love to know….
When I was around a year old I was all into birds, but I realized I can’t catch things that fly and I don’t see any need to focus on them. I prefer furry critters I can chase and track.
At least it wasn’t one of those car and doggie wash combined places or you could of got cleaned too π
Oh heavens would that be terrible or what?
The Car Wash!! You get to go to all the cool places. We have been in the car during a car wash. My sister didn’t like that much, but I found it really cool. Guess what Emma? We have a Tiguan too!! It’s black. And, one of my favorite snacks is popcorn! I should have been there with you. Have a great day, your doodle friend Dash.
My sister Katie tries to lick the water through the window in the kind of car wash where you stay in the car…silly girl. Don’t you love your Tiguan? It is our third one now, we love it and it is great in snow too.
The car wash nice, mine is currently under about a foot of snow lol
No need for a wash if you can’t even find it, LOL!
That is one cool car wash!!! The smell of that popcorn…Mmmmmm!
I know, and I was more than happy to help clean up the spilled stuff.
Sounds like an interesting adventure!!! haha!
We had a pretty crappy winter here too until the month of January. Specifically the last couple weeks. Completely blasted with snow! My huskies are in heaven!!!
α¦ husky hugz α¦ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
We dream of being blasted with snow, but all the storms are barely missing us this year and we are bummed.
Your car looks so much better now! My car is looking like your before photos, but we’ve been getting so many storms lately it doesn’t make sense to wash it just yet. Maybe when we get a nice spell of weather. Sometimes my hubby washes it for me, I’m not so keen on letting a bunch of strangers take it over either. But it would probably get done more quickly that way! π
Mom always is so happy after the wash, but getting her to take it to the wash is such a project!
Next time you should ride through with the car to see what it looks like from the inside!
We go to one of those kind of places too sometimes. I usually fall asleep and my sister tries to lick the water off the window from the inside…never works out for her.
I’ve ridden in the car before when it goes through a car wash. Mom’s never gone to one of those fancy ones where they do it for her. She needs to find one though, hmmm. Love Dolly
Mom despises keeping the car clean and the fancy one vacuums and dusts, so a few times a year she splurges and goes to the more spendy place.
Next time tell your human to take you through the drive-through car wash so you can supervise every minute!
We do go to that kind usually, but we needed a vacuum and the inside windows cleaned too.
A clean car is a happy car! Now … I need to do the same with ours.
Winter is tough for cars, that is for sure!
Emma, I totally understand! A hound has certain standards she needs to uphold, and riding around in dirty livery is just beneath us. I’ve been feeling the same way about our car, but the weather the next couple of days hasn’t been very conducive to car washing. I hope your chariot stays up to your standards for a while!
Bunny
It’s been parked for a week as I am doing a car review, so the review car is now the messy one. Looking forward to being in our clean car again.
Yes, dirty cars do not show off your gorgeous coat as well, now do they?!
Thanks for your comment on my blog Emma- it’s snowing again today- over 1 ft so far and it’s only the afternoon. Good thing we like winter around here too π
Enjoy! We are going to get an inch or so today…better than nothing, but would prefer a foot.
Ya shoulda snagged some more popcorn.
I was afraid the mean old lady might beat me up. She was not real nice lookin’ and obviously not a fan of dogs.
Our Mama also has a blind spot when it comes to vehicle cleanliness, don’t those humans know that we pups have standards to live up to!!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
It is just so embarrassing. I don’t know why she can’t keep the car clean as she enjoys it when it is clean too.
Cars get pretty filthy out here in SoCal too – rain and then dirt. The inside gets even worse from our muddy paws! Glad your car’s as clean as a whistle now Emma.
We have our liner in the back so our dirt doesn’t get all over the place which is nice, but the exterior, man, what a mess.
Oh, our white car looks like that before pic! (We’ve had some rain… Just enough to make the car really dirty!) Ive never taken Rita along to that type of car wash before, but she did come along with me once in the quick ride through kind, and she was so brave! Looks like you had a fun outing!
We go to the ride through one more in warmer months. Here we need to make sure the car is dry or the locks and doors can freeze in the cold. We also needed a vacuum, so the fancier one is where we landed.
That looks like fun, Emma!!
It was a bit scary, but an interesting outing.
Popcorn and Berd’z at the carwash. Wez lucky if their iz a chair for us to sit on BOL xxoxxx
Mollie and Alfie
LOL! This is the fancier one. They have chairs too π
Do you get wet nose smudges on the inside of the windows Emma? My car is ATROCIOUS and I really need to take it in for cleaning and washing, but I think like my mom. It’s only going to get dirt and salt all over it again. π Glad you got your car back.
Funny thing is…the rear window on the passenger side is plastered with nose art, but nothing on the other side. I guess you can figure out who sits facing backwards with their nose on the window and who doesn’t π
Wow wee looks great, I took Nellie with me to the automatic car wash and she got to sit in the car and watch the water pour all over her. She loves it.
We go there more in the warm months. This time the car needed serious interior and exterior cleaning!
Mowzers! That sign kinda made us wonder if that Bird was Deadly or something! And mommy sez thanx for the Earworm!!
Enjoy the ear worm! It is a big red bird, I think a Parrot as it talks sometimes.