Gate Express Car Wash

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Gate Express Car Wash and asked the attendant, ‘Do you ever see ghostly figures in here?’ The attendant shrugged, but from then on, customers started noticing strange shadows darting between cars. Soon enough, it became a running joke among employees—who claimed they saw nothing—to keep an eye out for these phantoms. One day, a regular customer walked in laughing, saying he just witnessed a shadowy figure drying off a car. Everyone looked around nervously until the attendant calmly replied, 'Probably just our new night watchman.'

2. It was an unseasonably cold February morning when a delivery driver pulled into Gate Express Car Wash. As he waited for his turn, he noticed something odd: every time someone left the car wash, their windows were covered in tiny hearts instead of water droplets. Curious, our delivery driver asked one of the attendants what caused these heart-shaped mistakes. With a twinkle in his eye, the guy replied, ‘Oh, that’s just Mr. Gates’ secret formula—keeps cars clean and customers happy!’ The driver shook his head, smiling, thinking it must be some new eco-friendly soap. Little did he know, his neighbor had been using his garden hose with a heart-shaped nozzle during breakfast.

3. A little boy named Timmy was waiting for his dad outside Gate Express one afternoon. As the water jets blasted cars clean, he noticed something odd—a squirrel had somehow climbed onto the roof of the car wash tunnel. Curious onlookers gathered as the tiny creature scurried back and forth, oblivious to the sudsy spray. Just then, a delivery driver walked up and asked if anyone needed help. Turns out, the squirrel was just trying to reach some nuts stuck in an overhead vent. With everyone’s combined efforts, they managed to coax it down safely. The crowd cheered, and Timmy’s dad laughed, saying, ‘Guess that squirrel is our new mascot!’

4. One day, while getting his car cleaned at Gate Express, a regular noticed something odd—his dog kept staring intently at the ceiling of the car wash tunnel. Curious, he looked up and saw an old photo of the owner’s family smiling back at them. The dog, realizing it was being ignored, nudged its owner’s leg, causing him to laugh out loud. Turns out, every time someone drove through that particular spot, their pets would get a hearty chuckle from seeing themselves on the wall.