About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Alexander’s Hand Car Wash and asked, ‘Why does your hand keep waving at me?’ The attendant, without turning around, replied casually, 'It's not my hand—it's just our new automated sign saying "Welcome!".' The delivery driver nodded and drove off, only to notice later that same sign had been waving at him for months.
2. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to Alexander’s Hand Car Wash and asked, ‘Why does it always rain just when my car is getting cleaned?’ The attendant smiled and replied, 'Because your car washes away bad luck, and rain follows good fortune!' The delivery driver shook his head, laughing, while a nearby neighbor chimed in, 'That's why I always get my car washed here before important meetings.'
3. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to Alexander’s Hand Car Wash and asked the attendant, ‘Hey, do you ever see any ghostly figures around here?’ The attendant scratched his head and replied, 'Oh, yeah, sometimes I see an old guy in a tattered suit polishing cars.' The delivery driver laughed nervously and said, 'That sounds creepy!' But as they talked, they both noticed the old man waving from behind a row of cleansed vehicles—turning out to be just an enthusiastic volunteer named Mr. Smith, who loved helping out at the car wash.
4. One evening, a little girl pointed excitedly as her family drove past Alexander’s Hand Car Wash. ‘Mommy,’ she said, ‘look at that man washing cars with his hands like superhero!’ Her mom smiled and replied, 'Honey, he’s just an ordinary guy who loves what he does.' As they drove away, the little girl turned back and whispered to herself, 'But mommy, why doesn’t he use a sponge?'