I'm turning OCD, I think I'm turning OCD...

[STEWIE]

I really think so

This morning I went out to get in my car and drive to work but it was covered in green pollen and it had sprinkled a bit last night and it looked REALLY nasty. I was all dressed up for work but got out the hose and sprayed down my car.:impatient

Anyone else have this infliction???

[tigwantstoplay]

You are not alone, Stewie <hugs>

This morning, as I'm driving to work, a truck in front of me dropped a bag of something...chalk, cement powder, or something....a dry, white, powdery mess.

There was nowhere for me to go....except through this massive cloud of white crap. My beautifully washed and shiny CR MCSC is now coated in a lovely white powder. She looks as if I rolled her in flour.

I spent the remainder of my commute contemplating how I could wiggle out of an 8:30AM meeting with an Exec VP in order to go home and wash/wax her. Resisting all temptation, I came into the office and will attend the meeting - but I'll be taking an extended lunch to go and return her to her previously pristine condition.

The OCDer in me is going mad :impatient tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.....I can't stand it. She's out there, covered in "something", and looking very non-MINI-esque in her filth.

I've been in the office for 20 minutes, and 2 employees have approached me already with the..."WHAT happened to your car" comments.

I feel like snapping their little heads off with a smartass comment..."It's a new look I'm going for, what do you think?"

[STEWIE]

Originally Posted by tigwantstoplay

You are not alone, Stewie <hugs>

This morning, as I'm driving to work, a truck in front of me dropped a bag of something...chalk, cement powder, or something....a dry, white, powdery mess.

There was nowhere for me to go....except through this massive cloud of white crap. My beautifully washed and shiny CR MCSC is now coated in a lovely white powder. She looks as if I rolled her in flour.

I spent the remainder of my commute contemplating how I could wiggle out of an 8:30AM meeting with an Exec VP in order to go home and wash/wax her. Resisting all temptation, I came into the office and will attend the meeting - but I'll be taking an extended lunch to go and return her to her previously pristine condition.

The OCDer in me is going mad :impatient tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.....I can't stand it. She's out there, covered in "something", and looking very non-MINI-esque in her filth.

I've been in the office for 20 minutes, and 2 employees have approached me already with the..."WHAT happened to your car" comments.

I feel like snapping their little heads off with a smartass comment..."It's a new look I'm going for, what do you think?"

I hope its not cement or anything corrosive
Its good to know there are others out there as crazy as I am. If my husband would have seen me he would have just given me one of these....

[spykdpunch]

My Mini was less than a week old when he experienced his first rain. I made it a point to get up early before work the next day to clean him up. There I was, in a skirt and heels, with MF in one hand and QD in the other, carefully inspecting every square inch of Henry for that last rogue water spot. What the neighbors must think, I haven't the foggiest.

[STEWIE]

You know the really crazy thing is, I've been walking around all morning with water spots on my black patent leather shoes (from the hose down) and didnt notice until just now I just wiped them clean with my micro fiber towel I keep in the MINI

[LynnEl]

Originally Posted by STEWIE

I really think so

This morning I went out to get in my car and drive to work but it was covered in green pollen and it had sprinkled a bit last night and it looked REALLY nasty. I was all dressed up for work but got out the hose and sprayed down my car.:impatient

Anyone else have this infliction???

Mine was covered in yellow pollen. I thought if I just went fast enough on the way to work, it'd blow off. Unfortunately, I work in DC and as fast as I got was a brief stretch at 40mph. It didn't work.

[Eric_Rowland]

Originally Posted by LynnEl

Mine was covered in yellow pollen. I thought if I just went fast enough on the way to work, it'd blow off. Unfortunately, I work in DC and as fast as I got was a brief stretch at 40mph. It didn't work.

Sounds like SOMEBODY needs a fresh coat of wax...
No, that wouldn't really help, but I had to say it anyway.

[LynnEl]

Originally Posted by Eric_Rowland

Sounds like SOMEBODY needs a fresh coat of wax...
No, that wouldn't really help, but I had to say it anyway.

I've only had the car 3 days. And my dealer put on teflon wax as part of their normal prep! (No charge!)

[STEWIE]

Originally Posted by LynnEl

Mine was covered in yellow pollen. I thought if I just went fast enough on the way to work, it'd blow off. Unfortunately, I work in DC and as fast as I got was a brief stretch at 40mph. It didn't work.

I hear ya. Thats why I got out the hose. Unfortunatly its sitting outside of my office right now turning green again. I usually park it in the indoor office garage but I misplaced my key to get in this morning . Maybe it will rain this afternoon

I take it you are loving your car!!!

[kenchan]

i was tired dealing with that moring dew and crap on the car so just got another car for the commute. yes, i am ocd-er.

[dlroto]

If I see a puddle in the road with a freshly waxed car, I'll turn around to avoid the puddle and then reroute my trip, now that's OCD.

[bamatt]

You people are high I mean I keep my MINI clean & am a bit obsessive during my detail process but it gets washed every week & that's it. I don't wash it every time a raindrop or spec of dirt falls on it

[kenchan]

Originally Posted by dlroto

If I see a puddle in the road with a freshly waxed car, I'll turn around to avoid the puddle and then reroute my trip, now that's OCD.

that's the norm.

then you'll stop going to stores when that "one" nice parking spot is taken.

then after that you get another car to do daily tasks ... then you get to my level.

[mcdbrendan]

Originally Posted by kenchan

that's the norm.

then you'll stop going to stores when that "one" nice parking spot is taken.

then after that you get another car to do daily tasks ... then you get to my level.

I told my parents I can't go to school due to driving my clean car through 4 construction zones... they didn't buy it, but they did say they would buy my next bottles of Mystique, Hydro, and a Waffleweave for keeping our cars so clean...


The construction zones are making me lose sleep...

[kenchan]

Originally Posted by mcdbrendan

I told my parents I can't go to school due to driving my clean car through 4 construction zones... they didn't buy it, but they did say they would buy my next bottles of Mystique, Hydro, and a Waffleweave for keeping our cars so clean...


The construction zones are making me lose sleep...

damn, when i was your age if i asked my pops to buy me stuff
he would've said go get a job.

[mcdbrendan]

Originally Posted by kenchan

damn, when i was your age if i asked my pops to buy me stuff
he would've said go get a job.

Haha, I have a job, and it helped get him a brand new 325i for cheap.

[kenchan]

Originally Posted by mcdbrendan

Haha, I have a job, and it helped get him a brand new 325i for cheap.

really... good job!

[STEWIE]

OK, so I did it again today Went out and he was covered in that green pollen. It was REALLY bad this morning. Hosed it down ( Im in a dress and heels today ) and I even dried it off completely. I found my keys to the office garage so it will be clean and shiny all day. So far I havent been caught by the neighbors Im afraid the guy across the street is going to tell my husband what I do every morning. I might have to offer to clean his car off as well

[mcdbrendan]

There is hard water with cement powder sitting on my car right now and I'm not sure if I want to clean it now or wait until the rain comes tomorrow. Someone help, it's making me quite anxious...

[MrsTune]

Oh gosh... where do I begin? I was washing my car in my heels and a skirt yesterday before leaving for a work meeting because, horror of horrors, DIRT WAS SHOWING.

I don't care. Luckily the Mini's small enough that wiping it down after a downpour or a quick wash doesn't take very long!!!

[ImagoX]

True dat.... I've got my wipe-down process down to less than 7 minutes, front back and sides. Trim adds like another 10 though...

[Eric_Rowland]

Stop all this talk about wiping down a MINI in heels and a skirt!:impatient
We're trying to concentrate on being OCD here!

[gokartride]

Originally Posted by STEWIE

Anyone else have this

I think most of us are just as bad/good.

[mcdbrendan]

I think I am going to wash despite the rain tomorrow, its driving me crazy and I can't stop staring in disgust...

[mcdbrendan]

I caved in, the Jeep is spotless, again. Yay for clean.