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At the Car Wash

Most gas stations in Beirut offer car washing as well. It's still done by hand in most places. There are teams of guys who work together and they're usually thorough and fast.

At the car wash, you'll see these old school things. Two rollers and a crank. Put a wet cloth between the two rollers, give the crank a few turns, and the cloth pops out dry. Well, dry enough.

Cool, isn't it?

3 comments:

  1. Whatever works! Pretty in PINK there! I couldn't figure out what it was from the portal thumbnail...

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  2. Reminds me of my childhood when mum had a similar thing but a bit bigger to wring out the washing.

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  3. In UK we call it a mangle.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangle_(machine)

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