Posted on 05/17/2009 7:54:11 PM PDT by naturalman1975
A FEW sudsy Territory teens found their sponges and buckets weren't quite up to the challenge during what was supposed to be a stock-standard car wash this weekend.
Jessica Capes, 17, and about 15 other Year 12 entrepreneurs were looking to raise funds for an end-of-year formal when a bloke called 'Boof' rocked up to ask if they'd wash his motor.
The motor turned out to be a road train with three trays.
"We used brooms and a forklift to wash it," Katherine High student Jessica said.
"We needed the forklift to get to the top.
"It took probably about six hours. He made sure we got all the spots."
The teenagers haggled over the bill for their services - scoring a respectable $300 in the end.
(Excerpt) Read more at ntnews.com.au ...
That’s about 50 normal car washes. The kids haggled good.
Everyone won....the truck owner and the kids.....
The newspaper reporting this is in Darwin, Northern Territory in Australia... LOL...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory
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Great story.
“The motor turned out to be a road train with three trays.”
Wonderful vernacular.
It looks like a good time was had by all including the dog.
Great story! Scary that they used a forklift to get to the top of the trailers, though.
The FReeper who posted the story is Australian, Star Traveler.
I happen to be an Australian.
They're Australians, not Wussies.
Perhaps standing in a crate which was lifted on the forklift. I’d be a bit leery of slippery footing on the fork even if I was a crazy kid.
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