Whap!

Is that even a word?  Well if it isn't it should be because that's the word that comes to mind over and over when I am in GroveAtopia's only automatic car wash.  That's the sound those big dangly sponges make as they wash the car.

To tell you the truth, that car wash scares me.  The sponges are so big, and they hit my car so hard it shakes.  It's as if they are beating the dirt off my car.

And then there is the motion.  Instead of the car moving through the car wash, GroveAtopia's car wash does all the moving.  Your car stays perfectly still.

Would someone please explain that to my brain?  Because all the while it is thinking the car is moving, but without the sensation of movement.  All this works together to both frighten and nauseate me.  This is the only place in the world where I suffer from vertigo.

So how do I deal with it?  Wash my own car?  No.  

Go to the other car wash where you do it yourself?  No.

When I go to GroveAtopia's automatic car wash here is how I cope.  I close my eyes.

Fortunately I am always alone, and no one can see me sitting in there with my eyes shut, waiting for the whole car washing experience to end.  Otherwise I would be embarrassed.

So why do I keep going there?  Because this car wash gets my car clean.  Part of it is because of those giant sponges going whap whap whap against my car, while I cower inside.

But the real reason is the two women who work there, who make sure your car is thoroughly pre-washed.  They spray and brush every square inch of your car before it even feels the first whap.  Frankly I think they could probably do job themselves and just forget the automatic car wash altogether.   

Then at least I could keep my eyes open the whole time.