at the car wash

i am not one to put much effort into making our cars look nice, much to the frustration of my wife. we typically take the black car in for a car wash every two or three months, and i dont think i have ever taken the grey one in for a wash. ever. well, with the grey car parked on the road all the time (we have a small driveway and no garage), its always under a couple trees. those trees sometimes have a tendency to drip weird tree stuff onto it, making it very sticky. this then collects tons of dirt. the other day i was walking out of a store and looking for my car and realized just how terribly dirty it was- i was actually a little bit embarrassed about it... so, the next day i went and bought a sprayer head, bucket, and sponge so that i could fix this filthy problem!
earlier this week i got out there and cleaned up both of those cars of ours! unfortunately, the black car looked even dirtier after i had washed it... (why did i buy a black car?!?), but the grey one looks tons better! i can actually drive it now with my head held high knowing that it looks good! well, except for the hail damage, and the pealing paint on the front bumper, and the missing side mirror...
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