The Pink Shoe Diaries

so, on sunday we went up to New Hampshire to celebrate Adam's mother's birthday. we had beautiful weather, good company, amaaaazing steaks and a fabulous time was had by all.

on the way home, we stopped for gas and Adam decided to get a car wash, since it only cost $1 when you filled your tank. so we drove up to the car wash entrance, into the track and waited. we of course began to make out, because what else does one do in a car wash? after about 4 or 5 minutes i realized that we were not moving.

"Hey, are we stuck?" i asked him.

"Huh? What the f*ck?" he said, looking all around us.

we were, in fact, stuck in the car wash.

he tried to back out but the track wouldn't let him, so he tried to pull forward and that was a no-go as well. "what are we gonna DO!" i whined. i was NOT looking forward to having to get out of the car in the middle of the car wash. those huge brushes look a little deadly if you ask me. plus i had a spankin' new blow-out to take care of!

thankfully afterabout 10 minutes of cursing and some expert moves, Adam was able to maneuver his car backwards without ruining the undercarriage.

and i think at this point, one would assume that we counted ourselves as lucky for escaping dry, and made our merry way home.

but noooooooooo.

Adam parked the car and ran into the gas station to demand his $1 back. instead, the attendant assured us that what happened was a fluke, and that if he would manually put us through the wash and we would NOT get stuck again.

"can we please just leave?" i asked him. "I will GIVE you a dollar".

"no, it's the principle!" he said.

and that is just how he is. my mom is the same way. if you pay for something, no matter how much you pay, you should expect to get it done right. if something is lacking in presentation or service, you send it back/ speak to management/get a free version of whatever it is you wanted.

so back in the car wash we go.

and guess what happens?

we get stuck in the exact same place. and what's cute is that Adam acts so surprised. like HOW could this happen to us!? even though it just did happen about 10 minutes earlier.

what is not so cute is he was about to go back into the gas station and fight again with the guy about his faulty car wash. luckily my death-look persuaded him to stay in the car, and call it a night.

so the moral of the story is two part

1)while making out in a car wash, take notice of if your car is moving or not.
2) if the car wash you are in breaks down in the middle, do not go back in a few moments later and hope for the best.