WEBVTT - Second Cup: What to stash in your car

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is about some smart things to stash in your

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<v Speaker 1>car so that all trips or weights are more comfortable.

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<v Speaker 1>Unless you've lived in a few big cities, if you've

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<v Speaker 1>got a commute, or kids or both, you probably spend

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<v Speaker 1>a fair amount of time in your car. I used

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<v Speaker 1>to think I didn't. I work from home and my kids'

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<v Speaker 1>schools are less than ten minutes away. But then I

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<v Speaker 1>started tracking my time and realized, Wow, all those short

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<v Speaker 1>trips add up. That's one reason I started the Before

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<v Speaker 1>Breakfast podcast. I wanted to give people something they could

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<v Speaker 1>get through on a short trip. Anyway, after my recent

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<v Speaker 1>episode on using up gift cards, I got a note

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<v Speaker 1>from a listener named April. She wrote that ending up

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<v Speaker 1>at Target or CBS or some other store on an

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<v Speaker 1>errand and realizing I didn't have the gift card or

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<v Speaker 1>running home for an in and out gift card before

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<v Speaker 1>we made a rare impromptu gift card stop for dinner.

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<v Speaker 1>So one day last summer, I grabbed a credit card

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<v Speaker 1>wallet I had and put all of the gift cards

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<v Speaker 1>that I might use outside the house in it, then

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<v Speaker 1>put it in my glove compartment. Now if April needs

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<v Speaker 1>to stop by target, she can just reach in there

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<v Speaker 1>and grab the card. This got me thinking of all

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<v Speaker 1>the other things that it's wise to keep in the car.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think it's a coincidence that my family has

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<v Speaker 1>gotten sick less frequently since we started keeping bottles of

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<v Speaker 1>hand sanitizer in the cup holders of our cars. We

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<v Speaker 1>also keep some paper towels for the inevitable messes, and

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<v Speaker 1>a small garbage container. In our family minivan, there's a

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<v Speaker 1>bottle of water or two for hydration emergencies, usually some

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<v Speaker 1>granola bars, sunscreen for sunny days, and an umbrella for

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<v Speaker 1>rainy ones. I keep a handful of quarters in case

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<v Speaker 1>I'm somewhere with old fashioned parking meters. I thought these

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<v Speaker 1>were pretty smart ideas. Then I asked my Twitter followers

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<v Speaker 1>about their car stashes, and I realized I'm pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>rookie level when it comes to preparedness. The most common

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<v Speaker 1>out of the box idea people mentioned a big towel.

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<v Speaker 1>This is as useful for messes as paper towels, but

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<v Speaker 1>can also be used for drying off. Anyone who is wet,

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<v Speaker 1>or putting under anyone who is wet for whatever reason

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<v Speaker 1>that wetness has happened. A large towel also enables an

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<v Speaker 1>impromptu picnic, or if you need to be outside, can

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<v Speaker 1>be wrapped around someone who is cold. A few people

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned garbage bags. These are useful for the inevitable garbage

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<v Speaker 1>that builds up and that people forget to cart out

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<v Speaker 1>of the car, but can also make reasonable ponchos for

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden downpour. That said, actual ponchos aren't that expensive either,

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<v Speaker 1>and might be worth keeping around. A first aid kit

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<v Speaker 1>or at least band aids is never a bad idea.

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<v Speaker 1>People with teenagers mentioned the importance of extra phone chargers.

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<v Speaker 1>Your young passengers might desperately need to restore their batteries

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<v Speaker 1>so they can text each other across the back seat.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, not all entertainment must be electronic. One person

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned a book of mad libs. Another suggested a book

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<v Speaker 1>of crossword puzzles. Both require a pen, so be sure

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<v Speaker 1>to have that too. Either of those, or a sticker

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<v Speaker 1>book for little kids, can provide a lot of entertainment

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<v Speaker 1>for a small amount of car volume. A few people

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned Frisbees and April, who wrote in with the gift

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<v Speaker 1>card Hack, mentioned that she kept a deflated beach ball

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<v Speaker 1>in the car so she and her family could bat

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<v Speaker 1>a ball around if they found themselves waiting somewhere like

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<v Speaker 1>a siblings sports event with time to kill. Now that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm back in the newborn stage, people reminded me of

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<v Speaker 1>the importance of extra clothes. An extra sweatshirt should suffice

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<v Speaker 1>and helps with unexpected cold and extra socks. Cold feet

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<v Speaker 1>make people miserable, and that's the last thing you need

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<v Speaker 1>on a car trip. As I read through this list,

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<v Speaker 1>I realized that it sounds like a lot of stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>But the good news is that none of it takes

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<v Speaker 1>up that much space. A small crate in the trunk

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<v Speaker 1>could corral it all and then you'll be ready for

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<v Speaker 1>whatever life on the road throws at you. So what

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<v Speaker 1>do you keep it in your car? I'm sure I'm

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<v Speaker 1>forgetting something brilliant, So let me know what it is

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<v Speaker 1>at before Breakfast podcast at iHeartMedia dot com. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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