The Tube Car Wash

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to The Tube Car Wash and asked the attendant, ‘Hey, why does your hose always seem to be singing?’ The attendant grinned and replied, 'Oh, that's not just any old song—it's our secret anthem!' A moment later, everyone heard it too—a jaunty tune coming from the nozzle as it cleaned the car. Turned out, every morning at exactly eight o'clock, an elderly neighbor would hook up his vintage record player to the water supply and sing along while washing his truck.

2. One afternoon, an old man walked into The Tube Car Wash, muttering under his breath, ‘I’m too young for this!’ Turned out he’d just seen his reflection in the sudsy water. As he dried off, a delivery driver approached him with a smile and asked if everything was alright. The old man looked up, grinning sheepishly, and replied, 'Just checking my age against my reflection!' Everyone burst out laughing, and from then on, whenever anyone saw him entering The Tube Car Wash, they knew it would be worth stopping by for a quick laugh.

3. A regular customer named John always joked that his car washed better than he did. So one day, after finishing his usual quick stop at The Tube Car Wash, he noticed something odd—his windshield wipers were moving in perfect time with the Muzak playing inside. John decided it was no coincidence and returned later with a friend. They brought along a stopwatch and discovered the Muzak was synchronized perfectly with the washing cycle. From then on, whenever anyone needed their car cleaned, they’d ask for ‘the guy who knows the right song’—and The Tube Car Wash became famous for its unique musical experience.

4. One day, a young woman drove up to The Tube Car Wash and asked the attendant, ‘Why does my car always come out cleaner on Mondays?’ The attendant smiled and replied, 'Because that's when we clean your engine too!' The young woman laughed and said, 'Oh, I never noticed that.' From then on, she always made sure to get her Monday car wash.