I've never been a fan of sprinklers systems. Every spring its the same routine of repair, repair, repair. I've got two of them to worry about; the one here at the wash and the other at home. Neither makes it through the winter without damage. The sprinkler system at home always has some broken heads, heads that don't pop up, heads that just aren't there anymore. This is especially true for the heads that are along the driveway. There ought to be a law against my wife and kids backing down the driveway and on to the lawn. Why can't they keep on the concrete? Can't they use the mirrors or, heaven forbid, look over their shoulder to make sure they don't drive over my sprinkler heads? Whats so hard about keeping on the driveway?

I believe that the car wash was built on an ancient Indian burial ground of some sort. Spirits that haunt this place destroy the sprinkler system during the long, cold, winter months, sneaking around under the snow through the maze of PVC pipes. How can a sprinkler head work perfectly during the summer right up to the day that I turn it off and go about my winter chores and then mysteriously disappear, get clogged with muck, break, spew water in a million different directions? All this during the winter when there isn't any water going down the pipes and the system is dormant. I tell you its the Indian spirits coming back to haunt me.