Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Cold weather and the hazards of leaving stuff in your car.
It’s gettin’ real out there, y’all!
The cold is settling in, and it looks like it’s finally here to stay.
Christmas at last.😑
The snow is sticking to the ground instead of turning into a muddy slushy. That means we’ll have to shovel it from now on.
Yayyyy😑
Not excited about the prospect but here we are. That means I’ll have to put salt out on the sidewalks, so I don’t slide my happily ass into traction.
Can’t wait for the plow trucks to come by and bury the end of my freshly shoveled driveway by the time I make it back into the house.
Good times😑
And with the cold comes hazards of leaving certain items in your car overnight that you hardly gave a second thought about.
It’s easy to forget about the things we don’t have to have with us every second of the day, so our vehicles become an easy catch all.
Sort of like a mobile storage unit if you will.
A rule of thumb to think about this winter: if you wouldn’t pop it into your freezer overnight because it could be dangerous, don’t leave it in your car.
We’ve all heard about how dangerous it is to leave your fur babies in the car in the sweltering heat of summer for extended periods of time. The same goes for winter if you ever take them with you shopping. If you’re cold they’re cold.
Liquids expand when they freeze. After your next shopping trip, double check the trunk or boot for bottled water, juice, canned soda or beer. I learned the hard way with an entire gallon of milk. Did you know that defrosted milk tastes funny?
Aerosol cans are an absolute no. Pressurized aerosol cans can expand in extreme heat or cold and can explode. You don’t want shards of shredded aluminum can all over the car.
Cellphones, as we know, don’t do well in the extreme heat or cold. Thankfully, I have never forgotten my phone in my vehicle for extended periods but there’s always a first time. Lithium-ion batteries are extremely delicate and vulnerable in extreme temperatures and environments.
Has anyone here ever left a carton of eggs in their car? I hear they can also crack open when they start to freeze and make a nasty mess.
This one pisses me right the fuck off. I’m not sure why people will leave firearms in their vehicles especially if they have kids but, here we are.
Anywhere between three hundred and six hundred thousand firearms from vehicles each year in the United States.
That is beyond horrific.
Makes you wonder how many of them get used in crimes after the fact.
Someone will walk past the car of a gun but and most likely there just might be a firearm stashed in the glove compartment or the middle console. Oh, by the way, you’ll know they are gun nuts because they practically advertise it on their decals and bumper stickers.
“Come and take it” 🔫
“Proud member of the NRA.”
“You can take my gun from my cold dead hands.”
These “stable smooth brained geniuses” are basically telling everyone that passes by that they more than likely have guns stashed somewhere because chances are good that they have forgotten it’s there or had their hands full and didn’t bother with it.
I could tell you horror stories of little toddlers finding the parents gun, shooting themselves, or another sibling.
They should have their firearm licenses and firearms automatically confiscated for that but that’s just me.
Last but not least, your gas tank.
Never let it get below quarter tank. When you run your vehicle on almost empty, you are overworking your fuel pump because it has to work that much harder to get the fuel to your motor. With a full tank, gravity, volume and air pressure help push it down which makes it easier.
Also, you run the risk of allowing condensation to get into your tank which will cause rust and a bunch of other problems that come with it.
Also, gas can freeze in extreme cold weather if there’s only a little bit in the tank.
Love yourself this winter.
Stay warm.
Stay safe.
Keep a weathered eye on the forecast.
Thanks for reading.🌺
