The Coffee House

[davidharmier60]

My truck gets washed whenever it rains hard. But then it's a 1999 with clear coat flaking off.....

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[limr30 3]

During torrential storms in the '70's, Gary once witnessed s small herd of dead cows being rapidly swept downstream by a churny, foamy, chocolate brown river, legs stiff in the air, tumbling around as if they were bits of paper in the wind.

Finally warmed up enough to give the truck a much needed bath. The chemical, sand, grit, garbage we accumulated from our ice encounter in GA was terrible. Still have to do the Rv but it may have to wait as rain is coming in now. How people who live in snow country deal with the mess is beyond me, can't stand a dirty vehicle.

You wash when you can, but mostly you learn to accept a dirty car and unleash the need for cleanliness (if you have such a need) on the interior Though you have to get good winter floor mats (not carpet but rubber) and accept that they will invariably look like the outside of your car. Oh, and don't have kids

My Alice is kind of a hot mess right now but the cabin is beautiful and clean.

 

[Frank F.]

@limr having to kids with friends in the car and all of them constantly hungry I must confess that our car is often much cleaner from the outside than from the inside. A regular cleaning keeps the coatings in good shape. I see cars of the same make and age in our street that show ten times more wear on their skin than our car and rust ....

Bright red and shiny after 21 years of use, no rust, always stood outside winters and summers. Some love and care at least every other month kept it that way and immediate action when bird droppings cover it, esp gulls make...

 

[JonA_CT]

Meh.

 

[limr30 3]

@limr having to kids with friends in the car and all of them constantly hungry I must confess that our car is often much cleaner from the outside than from the inside. A regular cleaning keeps the coatings in good shape. I see cars of the same make and age in our street that show ten times more wear on their skin than our car and rust ....

Bright red and shiny after 21 years of use, no rust, always stood outside winters and summers. Some love and care at least every other month kept it that way and immediate action when bird droppings cover it, esp gulls make...

Now, see, I did not suggest that we never wash our cars. It's just not worth it to obsess over keeping them clear of all salt and road crud because then we'd be washing our cars every other day. We just have to be strategic about it.

For example, we had a storm last week and then several days of some extremely cold weather, and there was another little spat of snow today - nothing to write home about but enough to throw more slush and salt on my car. It's going to be almost 50 degrees on Friday and it will also rain, which will wash a lot of the salt off. After that, we'll see. If I think I can go a week or more without another storm, then I'll run it through the car wash.

 

[davidharmier60]

80% chance of rain Thursday. I guess old blue will get a bath.

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[smoke665]

Bright red and shiny after 21 years of use, no rust, always stood outside winters and summers.

21 years, wow. Do you not use it much?

Several years ago when they shifted from rock salt to brine, it really started taking a toll on our equipment. Even with weekly washes, it wasnt unusual to see the aluminum be rotted on a 5 year old trailer. The brine soaked in every crack/crevis and continued to eat away despite regular washing.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary has accepted not washing his car.

 

[Gary A.]

It has been raining steadily for a while, not very hard, but steady. This is Maggie’s first rain and she is excited with the wonder of it all, water falling out of the sky and not out of a hose. Gary is cold and wet after setting up and emptying rain barrels. Gary can’t decide between a hot chocolate or wine.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Bright red and shiny after 21 years of use, no rust, always stood outside winters and summers.

21 years, wow. Do you not use it much?

Several years ago when they shifted from rock salt to brine, it really started taking a toll on our equipment. Even with weekly washes, it wasnt unusual to see the aluminum be rotted on a 5 year old trailer. The brine soaked in every crack/crevis and continued to eat away despite regular washing.

I had a mechanic tell me he has never seen so many brake lines fail as he has since they started using brine instead of salt.

 

[Gary A.]

We use brine on our turkeys not our roads.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary had a hot chocolate.

 

[davidharmier60]

Dave is about to study the inside of his eyelids. Hope y'all have a great Tuesday.
I will attempt to delve into the add thing a little deeper. If true however I would be showing the new person how to use the machines.

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[smoke665]

I had a mechanic tell me he has never seen so many brake lines fail as he has since they started using brine instead of salt.

The steel lines general held up, but brake chambers took a beating.

 

[limr30 3]

Hey hosers.

Being able to breathe would be aces.

Whatever I had wasn't too bad - a sore throat and some congestion, but manageable. Tired, but not the kind of "I am so tired I don't even know how I'm still alive" kind of fatigue that hits me at times.

And then about 1-2 hours ago, my head decided to totally mess with me. A decongestant and some antihistamine later and nothing. Going to break out my breath strips to try to sleep tonight.

I'm wearing a big )^%*#@^% happy hat right now.