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| by Jay Huff (The North Platte Bulletin) - 9/5/2012 |
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Photo by Jay Huff
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A new futuristic car wash made quite a splash Tuesday when it opened on Leota St. Free washes were offered to all comers. Cars were lined up all day, and still stretched more than a block at 2 p.m. The state-of-the-art drive-thru wash offers three levels -- Super, Super Gold and Super “Plattenum” for $6, $10 and $14 respectively. Cars enter a waiting area on the east side of the wash bays. After washing the car, drivers can swing to the west side to use free vacuums at no charge. The vacuums are the most visible part of the system to passers-by, with futuristic looking tubes and hoses. A “club membership” provides an RFID chip in the windshield that allows you to pull into the club membership lane. There, an antenna reads the chip, opens the gate and starts the system, a more automated, faster way of washing a car. Owner Gary Jones said that by early afternoon several hundred vehicles had already been through the wash and the line was still growing. Jones said the wash is something he’s wanted to open in North Platte for more than 15 years, and he decided that now was an opportune time. Construction began just three months ago. Jones is the owner of Modern Muffler. His Modern Muffler and the Oil Exchange will both move to a new location west of the car wash, facing Jeffers St. The new building, which is under construction, also will contain a tire service shop.
Hoopy -- an unattractive (e.g. rusted, dented,) undependable, old automobile. (-- Slang dictionary)
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The North Platte Bulletin - Published 9/5/2012
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Luger I can picture exactly what you described because I've seen someone with something like that. The dude was having a blast driving it down the road. It was basically just a seat with a steering wheel and pedals in the front, then on the back he had a bunch of big round hail bails stacked up. |
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Posted by Mike  - 9/6/2012 2:42:55 PM
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When I was a lot younger, (now in my 70's), my grandfather who farmed south west of NP had a vehicle he called a hoopie, or I thought it was whoopie. Anyway, it was a Model T that had the engine compartment behind the driver and basically on what ahd been the rear of the frame, was mounted a lift made of tines to scoop up hay and deliver it to the stacker. It had basically two speeds, low and reverse. It had been assembled by a country blacksmith who lived just a mile or two away.
I did a poor job of describing the vehile, but it was really something different. |
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Posted by Luger - 9/6/2012 2:29:28 PM
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I went there today and I wasn't very impressed. I had my jeep cherokee, and it didn't wash the back it all. The carwash put on a ton of soap, which is great, except for it didn't get it all off. The dryers were better than most, but still didn't get all the water off, muchless all the soap. So, there is dries water and soap all over, which is really visible on my black paint. |
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Posted by futuredr - 9/6/2012 1:53:10 PM
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Regarding "hoopy" -- Here's what happened here. Jay wrote the story and suggested "hoopy" in the headline. I suspected it was spelled "hoopie." I researched the word online and found it hoopty, hoopy, hooptie and hoopie, so I went with Jay's preference.
When I grew up 60 miles from here, my father, who grew up there, had an old model A with a hole in the roof that he drove to check crops and irrigate. He called it a hoopie.
Hoopty or hooptie is the preferred spelling. Yes, hoopy does have other meanings, but it also means an old truck or homemade vehicle.
From wikibin
Slang term for a type of truck. Hoopie is the name given to a straight truck used in the trucking industry. Hoopies sometimes have a lift gate and/or refrigeration units attached to the "box" of the truck. Hoopies are used frequently for residential deliveries, or for deliveries in which the streets are very narrow or lack parking. In rural northwestern Pennsylvania, a "hoopie" is a vehicle made from a car or truck chassis, and homemade seats. Not street-legal, it is driven only on trails in the woods.
In Michigan, African-Americans sometimes refer to a junky car as a "hooptie".
From urbandictionary.com
Hoopie: A homemade vehicle for back road use.
They are usually built using an old car or truck frame with the drivetrain parts intact.They are very minimal and are used for off road purposes as they have very few parts that can be damaged by collisions with trees, rocks, and other obstructions.
Rural settings are the only place you will ever see one of these creations because they are strictly illegal for use on any highway.
To get an idea of what a Hoopie looks like,think of the Beverly Hillbilly's truck (actually an Oldsmobile Touring Car) without any kind of body.
Seeing a Hoopie can bring good luck.
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Posted by George Lauby - 9/6/2012 1:09:35 PM
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according to the urban dictionary "hooptie" and "hoopie" are to significantly different meanings..lol The news car was is awesome!! |
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Posted by negirl2 - 9/6/2012 6:53:44 AM
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...especially when it comes to slang terms. Thanks Mike, corrected. |
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Posted by George Lauby - 9/5/2012 9:09:12 AM
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either hoopy or hoopty is correct (or hoopie or hooptie). As Jay says, quoting Burt Reynolds, "how stupid you sound depends on what part of the country you are standing on at the moment." |
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Posted by George Lauby - 9/5/2012 9:06:31 AM
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And I think you meant RFID chip, not FDRI. Its Radio Frequency Identification. |
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Posted by Mike - 9/5/2012 7:18:33 AM
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It is Hooptie, not hoopy. Sorry to bust you chops, but accuracy is the newsmans utmost importance. |
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