[Zeke]

They used to park new Tesla's to be shipped at the pier where my wife worked at the port . They would park the cars near a large warehouse and they got bombed regularly. Tesla was not happy and made a big deal. But the warehouse was used for all kinds of things that could not get wet along with some things that it really didn't matter. The funny thing is that incoming Mercedes were parked way out by a fence. The super models got a special spot but still outside. Whatever it was, all similar shipments are parked in their one area.

Proximity to the warehouse was a big difference as the seagulls liked it up there and were always coming and going during the day. A few pelicans too, but they stayed low on pilings and that kind of thing.

Seagull crap can and will eat through clear coat. Tesla finally left about the time they moved to Fremont to the old GM/Toyota factory in 2012. They didn't approve of the cars being washed or covered anymore than they were. Only a union longshore acting as a car washer could do it anyway, so you know that ain't happening at their rate + equipment.

There are cameras everywhere so you can't tie your shoe w/o someone seeing it. I think occasionally a supervisor would walk by with a wet towel and casually wipe the worst of it.

I saw a lot of exotics coming and going to AU and Japan. In all kinds of condition. These are all handled separately but outside. If a window was down, it was down, rain or shine. Not many down there care. If they were in containers, that was another pier.