100. Opt for the car wash rather than cleaning at home.

Until we invent a movable ‘car wash’ contraption that washes, soaps and dries your ride through a rusty conveyor belt thingee at your home, let’s go to… the Car Wash!  

Here’s a quick ride on the trend of movable contraption washing ‘item’ structures: 

Movable Pet washers. 

Movable window washers. 

Movable Clothes Washers (aka - Abs)

To help you ‘Opt for the car wash rather than cleaning at home’, here’s a simple 2-step process:

1. Load up on snacks and your favorite playlists
2. RoadTrip to CarWash

In the future, your Future You tells us that most folks will ‘Opt for (pretty much anything)’ rather than cleaning at home. Inspired by this new ‘free’ time, your Future You will create the sequel to Car Wash (1976) - CarWash 2 - Electric Cargaloo. We heard it’ll be something about how with the right mix of water and soap and sponges, a time machine is created, and our heroes need to breakdance to the beat of 1.21 Gigawatts to keep the hidden time bandit maps away from Emmet Brown’s farm. Or something like that… 

P.S. - It’s been reported that Corporate Housing Companies help  ‘Opt for the car wash rather than cleaning at home’ by… providing cleaning services to your temporary furnished apartment, but tend to supply fewer cleaning supplies for vehicles. When searching for a carwash, and if you’re in Germany, go to The worlds largest car wash which cleans up to 300 vehicles an hour - Das ist sehr gut!

Why does this ‘Future You’ Series exist? What’s it about? 

1. Promote easy, quirky sustainable practices that are NOT preachy, or guilt-ridden and without a focus on the ‘saving the planet’ (hint: the planet will survive…) 

2. A playful post of simple ways to improve our lives, and the lives of those we love. Also improve our future lives… by taking fun action steps today. 

3. Still reading? Cool. We think you’re amazing and full of joyful zest. 

This series is based off ‘105 Simple Sustainable actions’ - from Stephane Omsanski’s article in Parade from 2021.

https://parade.com/1300935/stephanieosmanski/ways-reduce-carbon-emissions/

100. Opt for the car wash rather than cleaning at home.

Sure, cleaning your car at home is usually more economical, but professional car washes use a measured amount of water and other resources when washing, which means the impact of a professional car wash is significantly less than washing your car at home.