howdy and welcome to the Texas bucket
list the show that celebrates the people
places and experiences you'll find right
here in the Lone Star State
my name is Shane McAuliffe it this week
we start things off by going west way
west to El Paso just to get a car wash
and meet one interesting gentleman with
one interesting eatery the West Texas
town of El Paso dang guys Senora
well yes you'll find a car wash doing
its best keep the dust of the desert at
bay we give a service and we love owner
Manor Haddad and accept one of my butt
heads you know pretty good guy to work
for is a local legend I have a hard time
hearing and I'm old and I'm dumb as hell
so come on in the ancient age car wash
has a squeaky-clean reputation when it
comes to washing cars
Maynard on the other hand is about as
colorful as they come I was gonna tell
you this story I'll clean it up since
1934 Maynard has been a part of the Sun
City I grew up on this block I was born
right over there in those days they
didn't go to the hospital they just
dropped you're kept going and he pretty
much tells it like it is
but what for some people have little
problems handle it but you know it just
makes things so simple the only place in
town where the customer is always wrong
strangely charming governor Perry's wife
used to come in here and there
I like to shoot the oldest of six
children
Maynard's fathered came to the states
from Syria and in October of 1958 he
opened the H and H in my day I kick
everybody's butt cuz I could work
Maynard may not move as fast as he once
did but he still runs the place and
provides the entertainment by just being
himself but the food that you'll find
while waiting for your wheels is what's
really the main attraction we think
about it it really makes a lot of sense
the carwash in the restaurant we have
some of the best Mexican restaurants
anywhere but they're Mexican restaurants
they're not Mex Tex Tex Mex they're like
will everybody stops by any time to get
the car work Anita who huevos rancheros
chile relleno sand tacos are the talk of
the town you asked me what my favorite
place in the world is they changed our
life the one thing that's made our place
what it is is we've been able to
maintain the same cook since 77 Tony
Accardo has been in charge of the comida
that brings in the crowd it's got some
really authentic Mexican food and El
Paso's not tex-mex my lemon is
to say it's old-school at this classic
carwash might not be an accurate enough
description in a world where political
correctness reigned supreme
politics I hate it Maynard has no
interest in sugarcoating the way he
feels or the way he does business that's
the problem too much thinking you just
get up and do not very good with
complaints despite is demeanor
it's Maynard's passion that pulls
through are you fired up you need help I
love working and I get to experience
people like with people like you all
bless you met those folks in there so
Maynard sits sprouting off you gotta be
tough endearing himself to solve and
he's part of the reason why I love
coming here while others aren't sure how
to react to his random brands give me
some more PS in the end if you can cut
through to the core of this sometimes
crotchety but cared for man you'll find
a very spirited Texan who simply takes
life one car at a time I think it is
part of the culture of El Paso I mean I
just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy
inside and just the whole el paso
experience when I get here add it to get
up and be grateful of people they give
serve it's his passion this is love have
no idea if it makes money or not but I
feel beer until the day does
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