Car washes in winter

Salt from the roads does a number on your car, so you still ought to wash your car every once in a while during the winter.  We drove to Sammamish (Seattle) and back over Christmas and our car had lots of salt and road grime all over it.  I kept thinking, "I'll wash the car one of these days when it's warm and sunny."

It hasn't been above freezing yet this year.

So last night, I finally decided enough's enough and it was time to put the car through the car wash.  Did you know you can get a $7 car wash for $5 at the Grease Monkey by Maceys in Pleasant Grove?  I don't know if other Grease Monkeys do the same.  ANYWAY.  It was funny going through the car wash and seeing all the ice built up on the machine's hoses and stuff.  The water is hot when it comes out, but once it hits anything it's so cold that it freezes up quickly.  Although they have big dryers that blow on your car on the way out, any of the water beads that are still on the car when you leave freeze.

It was really cool.

So my car was shiny and clean and covered in a clear sheet of ice.  I bet a lot of it melted away as I drove around and warmed the car up some more.