Who knows what could be growing in there…..

Dear Viewers,

I’m embarrassed to admit this, but my car is a disgusting mess.  I drive a Lincoln Navigator and it is the “family car”, “mommy mobile”, whatever you want to call it.  I love this vehicle, and when I first got it two years ago, I was bound and determined to keep it spotless. There would be no eating or drinking! No dirty shoes kicking the back seat! No sticky fingers on arm rests! Nothing of the sort!

Guess how long that lasted? About a month.  I slowly acquiesced…first allowing the kids to drink something, then eat something, now I practically let them make mud pies in the backseat.  

 Then when my son reached under his car seat, pulled out a petrified french fry and ate it, I decided I needed to do something about this. “Mike and Mike” to the rescue. They are a fantastic mobile car wash crew that comes to the station from time to time. I made an appointment for their super-duper detail. 

The guys from Mike and Mike rolled up and took a look inside. I had warned them that what they were about to see was disturbing.  Rather than being disgusted, they were amused – especially by the rock-hard, half-eaten chicken nugget they found under the floor mat. The zip-lock bag filled with doggie kibble was hysterical as well. 

 Then there’s the black mark on the bumper from when I backed into someone’s truck.  This is no easy feat considering the car beeps if there’s an object behind you when you’re backing up. The closer you get to it, the faster it beeps – until it’s one continuous tone screaming at you “stop you idiot!”  Somehow I missed that.

 Anyway, I had no idea what to expect, but three hours after working their magic and I feel like I have a new car.  It’s spotless and shiny and smells heavenly. And miracle of miracles, the black smudge is gone!

 So I’m back to being the car nazi. Kids, don’t even THINK about eating those crackers in the backseat. 

Let’s see how long that lasts…..

Until next time,

Mindy Basara