WEBVTT - Keep gas in your tank

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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 to keep gas in your tank literally and figuratively.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't want to get to zero. That way, you

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<v Speaker 1>can respond to the unexpected without avoidable drama and stress.

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<v Speaker 1>No one particularly enjoys filling up their gas tank. If

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<v Speaker 1>you are on the way home from work and the

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<v Speaker 1>light comes on, who wants to stop and add even

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<v Speaker 1>more time to the end of the day. But if

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<v Speaker 1>you are driving on empty and plan to get gas

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<v Speaker 1>in the morning, this means leaving a little earlier. What's

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<v Speaker 1>your future self probably isn't going to be thrilled about either.

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<v Speaker 1>And what if you sleep through your alarm? What if

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<v Speaker 1>there's a major accident that reroots you further from a

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<v Speaker 1>gas station, or worse, what if there's an emergency in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of the night. I am sure that will

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<v Speaker 1>be fun to try to find a twenty four hour

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<v Speaker 1>gas station as you are racing to get to a

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<v Speaker 1>friend or relative in the hospital. Better to put the

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<v Speaker 1>gas in your tank and not leave it on empty.

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<v Speaker 1>Life gives enough drama you don't need to add to it.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't want to get too empty with essentials like milk,

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<v Speaker 1>or diapers or toilet paper either. Sometimes a midnight run

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<v Speaker 1>to the drug store for a prescription is unavoidable, a

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<v Speaker 1>midnight run for toilet paper is not. You know you

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<v Speaker 1>always need it, and it's not hard to see when

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<v Speaker 1>you'll run out, so don't get too empty. Pay attention

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<v Speaker 1>to laundry levels too. You don't want all your clothes

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<v Speaker 1>to be dirty or at the dry cleaner. If you

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<v Speaker 1>have to travel unexpectedly, or if you get invited last

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<v Speaker 1>minute to interview for a job, you want to have

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<v Speaker 1>something great that's ready to wear. You want to keep

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<v Speaker 1>your phone and computer reasonably charged. From time to time,

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<v Speaker 1>charging won't go as planned, maybe the power goes out

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<v Speaker 1>or the charger isn't plugged in right. When that happens,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to find yourself with inadequate juice in

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<v Speaker 1>your phone to get through the day. Best for your

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<v Speaker 1>default to be charging a little more frequently than is

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<v Speaker 1>strictly necessary. Don't leave your body on your last burst

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<v Speaker 1>of energy either. We are all tired sometimes, but don't

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<v Speaker 1>let yourself get so worn out that you can't function.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe you're on a tough work trip, But if your

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<v Speaker 1>spouse has been watching the kid's solo for a week,

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<v Speaker 1>you are going to get a toddler in your arms

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<v Speaker 1>the minute you walk in the door, so keep some

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<v Speaker 1>gas in the tank. Same for food. Don't find yourself

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<v Speaker 1>feeling faint on a plane because you figured you didn't

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<v Speaker 1>need breakfast before your ten am flight, which might have

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<v Speaker 1>been true if the flight hadn't been delayed, leaving you

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<v Speaker 1>with nothing but many pretzels in your stomach until you

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<v Speaker 1>land in late afternoon. Life doesn't always go as planned,

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<v Speaker 1>but if you keep gas in your tank literally and figuratively,

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<v Speaker 1>you can respond to the unexpected with a lot less stress.

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<v Speaker 1>In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and

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<v Speaker 1>here's to making the most of our time. Hey everybody,

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