Just T
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Post by Just T on Sept 2, 2023 0:47:02 GMT
This is so dumb, I know it is, but it has bugged the crap out of me all summer. LOL
This past winter, a young couple bought the house across the street from me. I haven't met them at all. I know zero about them.
This guy though. He needs a new hobby because I am pretty sure his hobby is washing his truck. The man washes his truck at least 3-4 times a week, sometimes more. I rarely even see it not in his driveway, so I am not sure why he needs to wash it so often. (He has a work van that he also drives). It's immaculate looking, all the time. I guess he wants to keep it that way. I've never seen it dirty or muddy or anything like that.
But so many nights, he is out in his driveway washing his truck. It's Friday, and this is the third time this week. It hasn't rained, I've rarely seen the truck not in his driveway. It can't be that dirty. LOL
Why do I care? I really don't except that he "blow dries" it with some really loud thing. It takes him at least 30 minutes to blow it dry every single time. He even gets in the bed of the truck and blow dries the inside of that.
And the dryer thing is so loud, which disturbs my peaceful porch sitting.
Which is why I am venting. LOL
Sometimes, I think about walking over there with a plate of cookies or something so I can get to know them because I really want to know why this guy washes his car so often. And when he is finished blow drying it, he has this little thing that he sits on and wheels himself around hand wiping everything.
Okay, I am officially Mrs. Kravitz, huh? I really just want to know why this guy washes his clean truck every other day. LOL
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Post by katlady on Sept 2, 2023 0:54:43 GMT
Why? Because it is his obsession. Lol!!
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anaterra
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Post by anaterra on Sept 2, 2023 0:55:58 GMT
Pull ur car up next him and say mine next!!!! Lol
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Post by Delta Dawn on Sept 2, 2023 1:01:04 GMT
We have a friend like that and offers to detail our car all the time. If we don’t keep it up to his standards he will judge us. We won’t let him near it.
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Post by femalebusiness on Sept 2, 2023 1:05:24 GMT
If he is that weird/obsessed about washing his car I can almost guarantee that he has a multitude of other issues. Stay far away.😂🤣
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Post by quiltz on Sept 2, 2023 1:05:51 GMT
He needs a new hobby because I am pretty sure his hobby is washing his truck. And your hobby is watching him wash his truck ? Perhaps you need a new hobby, j/k |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Sept 2, 2023 1:06:02 GMT
Could be any reason >> why?:
He has obsessive compulsive tendencies.
The cars (including his work vehicle) are his *toys* and he needs to play with them every day.
He is giving his Wife some alone time.
He stays outside with his cars to avoid his Wife's "honey-do" list.
He doesn't like to be idle.
He doesn't have any hobbies other than the cars.
The noise would be frustrating and annoying to me (sensory issues). I can tolerate 30 minutes a day, as the neighborly thing to do....but more than that, I would politely say something.
Since he does such a great job washing his cars, I would be asking what he would charge to do mine. I bet he does a great job on detailing the inside of a car.
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Post by samantha25 on Sept 2, 2023 1:06:50 GMT
Is the blower thing green/black? Could be Ryobi brand, that has all kinds of cool attachments like lawn trimmer, saws, which includes a blower. How do I know? My DH has one. I have helped him blow dry our car with apparatus and I wear ear protection while using it. Maybe he just got it and wants to try it out? Does he use a power washer, too? Vehicle-washing products and tools are another level of something to do and spend money on. Reminds me of scrap-booking hobbies, but only louder. lol
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Post by lisae on Sept 2, 2023 1:25:57 GMT
Is he avoiding his wife? He may just be obsessed with the truck or he could be using the job of cleaning it to keep his mind and his hands busy.
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Post by snyder on Sept 2, 2023 1:28:43 GMT
I'm retired from our local 4 service utility. I'd be miffed at all the wasted water!
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Post by anaterra on Sept 2, 2023 1:33:15 GMT
I'm retired from our local 4 service utility. I'd be miffed at all the wasted water! Ohhh yeah definitely bad waste of water... we are on drought restrictions... |
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Post by lucyg on Sept 2, 2023 1:54:02 GMT
I’m thinking a little OCD. Can you wait till he’s done drying the truck till you go sit outside? Or maybe if you do take cookies over and meet them, maybe the time will come (soon) that you can ask him to finish up a little earlier in the evening, or something along those lines. So you can sit on the porch when you like. If he’s friendly, keep taking them baked goods.  I wish he was my neighbor, because I’d ask him to wash my car, too. Is his truck dark colored? My old car is silver and didn’t need lots of washing. The new one is super-dark blue, almost black, and it ALWAYS looks dirty. The college kid next door washes it for me (and does a meticulous job of it) but two days later, it looks dusty and gross again. |
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Post by gizzy on Sept 2, 2023 1:58:10 GMT
The noise would irritate me after a while.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Sept 2, 2023 2:29:05 GMT
It sounds like he is a bit obsessive about his truck or he is avoiding his wife. The noise would bother me. Several neighbors get their cars detailed often and they use a power washer with generator. Other neighbors have mobile dog groomers that use a generator. Then the other neighbor that power washes the frint if his house. I also have issues with noises but none of my neighbors are doing anything that out if the ordinary. One person washing his truck multiple times a week would bother me but know there wouldn’t be anything I could do about it. I understand noises bugging you. We often don’t use our hot tub because the neighbors children or friends children are screeching. I often move around the house to different rooms to avoid noise.
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TXMary
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Post by TXMary on Sept 2, 2023 2:49:35 GMT
We're in stage 2 mandatory water restrictions. He'd only be doing it twice a week around here because that's all we're allowed. The noise would annoy the heck out of me.
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Post by samantha25 on Sept 2, 2023 2:51:10 GMT
How about this annoying noise? Touch and go's propeller airplanes, 24 hours. I'm going insane. My house at top of loop.
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Post by lindas on Sept 2, 2023 2:55:47 GMT
My friend’s husband washes his truck several times a week. He doesn’t have OCD, he’s not avoiding his wife, he’s not weird. He’s just a normal guy who likes to keep his truck pristine.
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Post by don on Sept 2, 2023 3:16:09 GMT
wash the truck or listen to the wife........hmmmm
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Post by tanya2 on Sept 2, 2023 3:18:40 GMT
I remember when ds bought his first car, that he had saved up all his money to buy. That thing was the cleanest car in the city - for the first 6 months. Then it kind of wore off  |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Sept 2, 2023 4:21:13 GMT
I'm retired from our local 4 service utility. I'd be miffed at all the wasted water! As others have posted, total waste of water!! |
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Post by rodeomom on Sept 2, 2023 5:32:04 GMT
Very weird  |
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Sept 2, 2023 9:50:46 GMT
Yup, total waste of water.
Plus, he blow dries his truck? I don't even blow dry my hair.
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Post by gar on Sept 2, 2023 11:49:48 GMT
Is he avoiding his wife? . My next door neighbour washes his and his wife’s cars frequently (and sometimes her friends when they visit) and tells us it’s to get out of the house full of women - wife and twin DDs. |
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Post by Just T on Sept 2, 2023 12:39:29 GMT
And your hobby is watching him wash his truck ? Perhaps you need a new hobby, j/k   I don't really watch him. LOL I'm usually sitting out on my porch reading. I just hear the blow dryer thing. LOL |
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Post by Just T on Sept 2, 2023 12:40:22 GMT
I'm retired from our local 4 service utility. I'd be miffed at all the wasted water! As others have posted, total waste of water!! We aren't on any kind of water restriction where I live, so that's not an issue. |
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Post by Just T on Sept 2, 2023 12:40:57 GMT
Pull ur car up next him and say mine next!!!! Lol Great idea! LOL |
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Post by Just T on Sept 2, 2023 12:42:12 GMT
Is the blower thing green/black? Could be Ryobi brand, that has all kinds of cool attachments like lawn trimmer, saws, which includes a blower. How do I know? My DH has one. I have helped him blow dry our car with apparatus and I wear ear protection while using it. Maybe he just got it and wants to try it out? Does he use a power washer, too? Vehicle-washing products and tools are another level of something to do and spend money on. Reminds me of scrap-booking hobbies, but only louder. lol Not sure what it is. It has a pack thing that he wears on his back when he is using it. It kind of looks like a leaf blower, but smaller. |
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Post by Just T on Sept 2, 2023 12:44:03 GMT
Can you wait till he’s done drying the truck till you go sit outside? I sometimes do. LOL But unfortunately, he is usually washing it in the evening, which is my favorite time to sit outside. LOL |
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Post by Just T on Sept 2, 2023 12:46:07 GMT
How about this annoying noise? Touch and go's propeller airplanes, 24 hours. I'm going insane. My house at top of loop.
OMG. I would not like that at all! My street is pretty busy, and sometimes, just the constant stream of cars makes me not enjoy my porch. LOL I've already decided that when I move, I need a quiet street. Yeah, I'm old! LOL |
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Post by pastlifepea on Sept 2, 2023 12:50:53 GMT
He is causing thousands of tiny micro scratches to the finish every time he is using the dryer as it picks up dust and dirt in the air and hits his vehicle with them at high velocity. Might want to share this with him. Yes, I totally made this up but you can tell him you read it on the internet.
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