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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 23 2017, 11:32 AM (64 Views) | |
| Bulitt | Sep 23 2017, 11:32 AM Post #1 |
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Hand washed two cars today. Started washing cars back around 1958 helping my Dad. Saturday was Car Wash day. About 0900am lined up in every driveway were cars getting their weekly washin. Families only had one car then. IT was a huge investment. Pride in ownership ran deep. My best friend lived next door. They owned a big Station Wagon. We had a 4 door Impala. Neighbors all knew it was an unwritten competition. First done wins... :lol: Station Wagon Dad would sneak out and start washing the side away from our house. crouching around with the mist in the air...We would always see him and off we went. No way you could wash a Wagon quicker than an Impala. One day my friend was upset, didn't want to hang out, he was tired of losing. So next weekend we sorta pulled a slow-down and dang if they didn't beat us! After the car was washed and garaged time to hose the driveway. No leaf blowers for another 20+ years. Cars washed, driveways cleaned, 19 cents a gallon for gas, 60 cent gallon of milk, 5 cent candy bars, 20cents for pack of smokes, and a quarter would get you a burger, fries, and drink at McD's. Welcome to Merica. I can't even get my kids to drive through a car wash...
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Bobbles You are SO right Michael!!! | |
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| balljoint | Sep 30 2017, 07:45 PM Post #2 |
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Growing up, my neighbour, Mr. Wilson was a family member of the group that owned Wilson-Niblett Chevrolet Oldsmobile. Every car he owned was white. He got a new Corvette every couple of years. Every Saturday afternoon he washed his cars on the driveway. Mr. Wilson gave me tickets to the Molson Indy for many years. My love of cars can very easily be traced back to him. |
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| mdg | Sep 30 2017, 10:49 PM Post #3 |
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What the hell is the Milton Indy? Or was it some kind of big slot car race in Milton? Did you mean the Molson Indy? Or have you just finally lost your mind for good now? |
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| balljoint | Oct 1 2017, 07:42 AM Post #4 |
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