Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Area of Expertise


My area of expertise is washing my car. To me I take pride in washing my car. When I am washing my car I make sure not to miss anything at all because if I do it will annoy the crap out of me and it just isn’t professional. There are several steps in washing a car perfectly; it takes me about 2 hours to clean it perfectly. I learned how to wash my car perfectly from my father. In a way it is like the passing of the torch. My dad is crazy good at washing cars, it’s kinda scary. It takes me two hours to wash my car; it takes him two hours to wash four cars (not even kidding). There was one time where I just got back from lax practice and my dad was relaxing watching TV. So I go upstairs I take a shower and watch TV for like ten minutes. Then I hear him calling me to meet him in the garage. I make my way down stairs and into the garage to see my car squeaky clean and just like 25 minutes ago it was covered with pollen and dirt. I asked him if he waxed the car as well he just stared at me and said “do I ever not wax” I was completely amazed at this feat. I want to be able to wash a car as fast as my dad. What I learned from my dad is a specific order in which to wash. This order is tires, spray the car down, hand wash the car, rinse, tires again, dry with a blower, and then hand wax the car. Believe it or not this is extremely tiring and exhausting. Washing a car is fine talent and it is very practical because a clean car is happy car! In all reality for me washing my car is one of the best stress reliever that I have. It is also a really good time for some serious thinking. When I wash my car I think about what my like is like and how I can make it better. And other time I just zone out and just wash. My expertise is washing cars and I'm proud of it, I love doing it.

3 comments:

  1. Mike-- besides reflecting that classic Pota-voice (your witty, energetic writing tone), this response is definitely a great example of having passion and insight for something most of us would just take for granted! Thanks for the tips-- I will certainly remember your strategies next time I wash my car (which, truth be told, is once a decade or so! :) ).

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  2. Michael,

    I wash my car by hand too! I enjoy your humorous comments in each sentence. You definitely used logos being sure not miss a step in the car washing process. You also used pathos, which expressed your true passion for car washing. However, next time expand on the tools of which you wash your car, what kind of wax you use, etc. Otherwise, nice job.

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  3. Potapow!

    This is a great post, I like it a lot! I think that the way you talk about your car is like you're talking about a person or a pet that you adore. I think that this post really reflects your cool personality and how simple you can be when seeking peace to think, or just a pastime. Again, i like how you personified the car said "a clean car is happy car!" it made me laugh.

    Keep up your funny posts :)

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