giramomma
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Post by giramomma on Jul 15, 2014 23:06:37 GMT -5
The usual evidence that I've got kids: crumbs, books, toys, crackers, water bottles, etc. Usually I have an extra umbrella in the car, too.
In the trunk I have a blanket, a camping chair, and fishing poles. I used to have music stands and music in the trunk for the longest time. And a few outfits for DD2. I've also stashed gifts for the kids in my trunk as well.
I don't leave my purse in the car. I don't carry much cash-and I don't have many cards..but still think replacing them is a pain...
I have a $20 pre paid dumb cell phone, so I'm not particularly worried about someone breaking in my car over that.
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Jul 16, 2014 0:22:18 GMT -5
I have been driving with the top down on my Jeep and besides the change in the change holder, a car seat, sweater in the back, sunglasses(cheapo), I am sure someone would love the Taco Bell sauce in the glove box along with a half can of spf 12 suntan lotion They are also more than welcome to eat the kashi cereal off the floor too I do lock the doors though because you know, safety and shit DH thinks it's stupid
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Post by Mardi Gras Audrey on Jul 16, 2014 2:53:44 GMT -5
Usually I have CD cases, phone chargers and aux cables and the GPS in my car. I don't use the windshield thing to attach it though. It lives in my glovebox. Normally there's also a flashlight. 2 years ago someone busted my window out and stole my gym bag. I thought I'd go to the gym later that night so I left it in the car when I got home. The neighborhood was hit by a pack of people stealing stuff that night. My brother figures they busted the window to get the bag to carry other stuff in. I was pissed about the running shoes. I hadn't even paid the CC bill they were on yet when they got stolen. I forgot about the bag so the cops didn't print my car. I am so not a morning person and the cops were pounding on our door at 9am on a Saturday. I was asleep. I had someone do this to me a few years ago (In front of a restaurant in a busy mall at lunchtime!). They got my gym bag but left my cell phone (In the console). The gym bag had been used that morning so they got a wet towel and some sweaty clothes that had aged nicely in the TX summer. They also got some 3 month old Newsweeks, my makeup bag (used CG stuff), and some cheap 5 year old running shoes (They had been $40 brand new). It would have worth it to see the scum's face when they opened that. I didn't like $200 cost of replacing the window though
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Jul 16, 2014 7:38:57 GMT -5
There is a folded towel on the backseat of the car that we keep in case we take the dog somewhere and he gets muddy. It needs to be moved to the trunk. Otherwise... Absolutely nothing is out in the open. Chargers are in the console. A first aid kit and napkins are in the glove compartment. Various cloth bags, another set of floor mats and various car things, like scrapers and jumper cables are in the trunk.
I can't deal with messy cars. It drives me mad to have crap lying around. I have a few friends that keep messy cars and it makes me itch. I do everything I can to keep from riding with them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 9:28:13 GMT -5
Besides the Creedence tapes and briefcase pretty much nothing.
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Post by sheilaincali on Jul 16, 2014 9:33:45 GMT -5
One Ansi-class 2 neon yellow safety vest (In case I have to stop at one of the jobsites) One half empty box of Kleenex About a dozen random cds. We buy them at yard sales when they catch our eyes. DH is a big fan of late 80's/early 90's. So if they want 'Big Willy Style' that I paid $0.25 for they can have it.
Two front brake pads in their original packaging. They have only been in there a couple of days. I have to special order in parts for my Volvo and knew I needed the brakes worked on so I got one of everything I might need. On Monday they determined only the rears brakes need replacing. I still have 30%+ of the pads left on the fronts so I decided to just keep those pads so I have them when I need them. I'll probably take them out and leave them in the garage tonight (if I remember)
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Post by bookkeeper on Jul 16, 2014 10:08:21 GMT -5
I just emptied the trunk of my car to load up many boxes of treasures for our local Goodwill. Before I emptied it out, however, I had a soft side cooler, two stadium blankets, an umbrella, a phone book, extra grocery bags and some bottled water rolling around back there.
Inside the car I keep a blanket throw, bottled water, compact disks from the 80's and 90's (my Cadillac stereo can't play MP3 files), phone charger, Kleenex, mints, paperclips and rubber bands.
I use the blanket throw to cover up things in the car that I don't want people to see. Yesterday, while running errands in Omaha, I took my cash and cards out of my purse to speed up the process and left my purse covered up with the blanket on the floor of the front seat. I know this behavior could come back to bite me, but no one thinks twice about a blanket on the floor of an old lady's car.
We did have a break in (smash and grab) at a hotel north of Denver a few years ago. They broke out the driver's side back seat window of our GMC Yukon. They also broke out the same window on every GM truck in the parking lot overnight, about 15 cars altogether. Did you know that the car alarm will not sound if you break out the back seat window? The thieves that worked that hotel parking lot did, thanks GM. The thieves also knew the hotel had zero security in their large parking lot. The hotel employees let it slip that this was the third time this kind of event had happened. We lost a laptop computer and the thieves pulled out our registration from the glove box, probably while looking for some spare cash.
It was an uneasy feeling knowing that these thieves now had my home address. Thankfully nothing more came from the theft. I was very vigilant about bank accounts/credit cards/credit reporting for a year afterward.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 10:12:35 GMT -5
I know someone whose SUV was "stolen" one morning when it was left running in his driveway to warm it up (this was before it was illegal to do that here) and when it mysteriously reappeared a few blocks over undamaged an expensive set of golf clubs was reported "missing". Hmmm. When I was studying for the CPCU exams, one of the readings noted that it's a sign of possible arson if the house burned down and there are charred remnants of golf clubs with the putter missing. (Apparently people get very attached to their putters.)
Back to the OT- we're pretty careful about what we keep in the cars. The iPod cable is always in mine, but the iPod always goes with me. We stopped leaving the GPS in the console because it fries the batteries during the summer, so it's in the console only when we're traveling someplace unfamiliar. Random stuff: Kleenex, cloth shopping bags, maps, various pieces of paper. I try to remember to lock the car regardless because we do have the garage door opener and the registration in each car. Might be a good idea to take the opener with me when parked at places where we're not expected back for awhile (e.g. airport parking) to avoid the incident mentioned earlier.
I can't believe the number of people who still carry around Social Security cards. I memorized my number long ago. OTOH, I just remembered that DH has a Medicare card in his wallet and asked to see it. His Medicare Claim number, printed prominently on the card, is his SS number followed by a letter. He doesn't want to black it out; he's concerned that he won't be able to get care when he needs it. I told him to ask his providers the next few times he's in what they'd do if they were presented with a Medicare card with the number blacked out but supplied in person.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jul 16, 2014 10:32:13 GMT -5
I completely understand the concern about the Medicare number. I guess that would be a provider specific decision. I'd be concerned though of ending up at say the hospital or a new provider and them rejecting it. I'm fairly certain I know what side CMS would fall on with this as well. Most of my healthcare providers ask for insurance card and id at every visit.
It's definitely a concern but could he remove it from his wallet and just take it to appointments?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 11:32:53 GMT -5
It's definitely a concern but could he remove it from his wallet and just take it to appointments? That would mean that if he were in an auto accident or got chest pains in the middle of the grocery store he wouldn't have it with him. I agree that it's a bog concern with no good solution.
The irony is that insurance companies were forced years ago to stop using SS numbers as policyholder numbers on the insurance cards they provided.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jul 16, 2014 16:13:06 GMT -5
I never carry my SS card anywhere either. I don't carry my Medicare Card anywhere either for the same reason. The only time I have used medicare I dug out my red white and blue card to make sure I had it with me. I plopped both rwb card and my Blue Cross card on counter and girl said oh we don't need rwb card and pushed it back to me.
I carry my Blue Cross card with me but it doesn't have my social security number on it. Just Member ID and that isn't my ss#.
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Post by alabamagal on Jul 16, 2014 16:48:19 GMT -5
Long ago during the gas shortage in the 70's, some gas thieves tried to steal some gas from my dad's truck, but got spooked and left their gas can with a small amount of gas (not from Dad's truck). Funny thing was my dad used to leave his keys in the truck and if they looked could have taken the whole thing.
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