Woman at a self-service car wash: almost naked and funny
Although many motorists still look with distrust towards self-service car washes, their popularity in Russia is gradually growing. This, in principle, is not surprising, because by knocking down the dirt from the swallow with your own hands, you can save a couple of completely useful hundreds of rubles. But can such a wet male procedure be done by a fragile girl? The correspondent of the portal "AvtoVzglyad" verified this on her own experience.
There is a lot of controversy in Russia around self-service car washes, which have long won the favor of European drivers. Some say that this is a great alternative to the traditional "autobahns", where people from neighboring countries who barely speak Russian tear three skins from motorists. According to others, self-service car washes are pure swindle with "weak" guns and diluted shampoos.
MONKEY WITH GRENADE
Probably, almost every average driver at least once in his life, purely out of interest, looked at a self-service car wash. Here you can meet completely different drivers - both students and pensioners, and on a collapsing Zhiguli, and on a brand new Volkswagen Passat. Yes, perhaps, indeed, very different. But not the fairer sex.
Or rather, not quite so. Ladies also use self-service car washes. But, as a rule, strong guys get out of cars parked by motorists, armed with small money, rags and unpretentious shoes. It seems that your correspondent was one of the first female drivers who decided to pick up a gun. Take it and don't put it back.
I CAN EVERYTHING
So that there are no questions, “how did you meet the 120 rubles”, I’ll immediately make a reservation that an ordinary round-the-clock car wash a hundred kilometers from Moscow and a small Ravon R2 car of medium pollution were chosen for the experiment. Clay blocks did not fall out of the wheel arches, but the bumpers, wheels, sills and doors were very asking for a bath.
I'm going to the sink. The passenger, who acted as a photographer, and at the same time an examiner, got out of the car and warned that he was not going to instruct me. Okay, I'll do it myself. Following the signs, I go to the box. I move the gear selector to “parking”, check if the windows are tightly closed, turn off the ignition and head to the “checkout”.
I have been to such stations before (exclusively as a spectator) and therefore I know that it is better to “load” a trifle into the machines at self-service car washes. We look at the price: 1 minute of water supply - 15 rubles. All right, I send two tens to the coin acceptor. This should be enough to rinse the car before applying the detergent. So, I have 1 minute and 20 seconds - let's go!
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
I firmly take the gun in my hands, pull the trigger ... and I, a little light girl, are literally thrown back. What I did not expect was such a strong return! Feet got wet in the first moments. It seems that everything around was in the water except, as luck would have it, the car itself. Of those 80 seconds that I had, I devoted only 20 seconds to the car. The rest of the time was spent fighting the dragon - that is, pacifying the naughty cannon.
Walking around the hatchback, my companion shook his head: “No, it’s not good, charge another 20 rubles.” And this terrible procedure had to be repeated. The second time, I confess, it was easier, I approached the matter more consciously, or something. But the hands were tired, the ballet flats were soaked through. And the car at the end of the session, as it was dirty, remained. “Yes, I don’t care,” I thought. “I’ll fill it with foam right away, it’s much easier.”
FOAM PARTY
The device swallowed another four dozen - according to the price list, this is about a minute and a half of detergent supply. And although the process of applying shampoo is much more pleasant, I managed to screw up here too. Foam flew randomly from the gun, settling on the walls of the box, my hair and the photographer's boots. With grief in half, I still managed to cover the body with a cleaner. By the way, I do not think that he was diluted with something.
Shampoo needs to be given time to “infuse”, and therefore I take an ownerless sponge lying in the corner of the box and start rubbing the foam on especially contaminated surfaces - rims, mirror housings and the lower parts of the doors. Of course, for these purposes it is better to use special accessories made of cotton, suede or microfiber, which do not scratch the body paint. But, of course, there were none at hand.
WOMAN'S LOGIC
After waiting five or seven minutes, I again head to the "checkout" and deposit another forty rubles. In the very first “water” seconds I make a gross mistake. Following the notorious female logic, first I wash off the remnants of shampoo from the wheels, then from the doors, and only lastly from the roof. Well, you get the idea. And it’s good that I realized my “jamb” in time - I didn’t have to pay extra for extra seconds.
As a result, a strict examiner rated my work as “good”. The mission, in general, was completed - the car left the box clean, and minor flaws were visible only under a magnifying glass. Summing up, I can say that, probably, almost any girl can “wash” at a self-service car wash - this process is not so complicated. You just need to master the theory, observe how it is done, and tune in correctly.
And here are some more tips that you ladies might find useful. Stock up on ten-ruble coins - the device may refuse from "fives", "kopeck piece" and even smaller money. Think in advance about what you will wear on your feet. Shoes need to choose comfortable, preferably waterproof, and it should not be a pity in which case. If you are worried about a fresh manicure, grab rubber gloves. And wet wipes with cream, too, will not hurt.
