August 20, 2002
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What do you keep in your car?

Lots of garbage. Magazines. Empty soda cans. A little change.  Almost all my CD's. The trunk is full of cardboard boxes i havent gotten around to recycling.

Talia, 25
Stamford
, CT   USA

Unfortunately, I share a car with a man who has the trunk crammed so full of tools that there is no room for groceries. I keep a walker in the back seat, a blanket in the trunk and the rest of my survival kit is in my pocketbook.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg
, PA  USA

Two road atlases, one of the U.S. and another one that is detailed for eastern New England, quarters for parking meters, the car owners' manual, proof of insurance, Dunkin Donuts napkins, flash light, tire pressure guage and a pen.

Laura, 37
Lowell
, MA   USA

A few tapes, nail clippers, and my spare antenna.

Karen, 22
Ames
, IA   USA

Various photo cd's, music cd's, vitamins I never remember to take, a portable PS1, a jumper box, some fishing gear, my travel mug collection (some of it anyway), some maps and travel books, a couple of boardgames... I  forget what else.

Alias Irrelevante

Junk! In the car I have tapes, CDs, maps, a pen and paper, mints, change, a baseball cap and a towel for the seat when the leather is excruciatingly hot. In the trunk I have a pair of shorts, a T-shirt, sandals, sneakers, blanket, bike tire pump, window washer thingy like at the gas stations, ice scrapper, sun shield, beach chair and a spare tire. Like I said...junk!

Tracy, 24
Ocean City
, NJ  USA

Let's see: Insurance card and registration, owner's manual, a few maps, a disposable camera for pictures in case of an accident, gate and garage remote controls, a book on CD, an old favorite paperback for filling in odd pauses, sunglasses, a spare pair of reading glasses, tissues, pad and pencil, hand lotion, two child seats, windshield wiper fluid, a small tool kit, a flashlight, my name badge for work, driving shoes. Sounds like a lot, but it is fairly neat until you add the assortment of toys with which the grandchildren tend to clutter the back seat area.

Jane, 62
West Linn
, OR   USA

Tools and a blanket, CDs, vehicle paperwork....that's about it.

Firelady, 24
Frisco
, TX   USA

motor oil, blankets, windshield wiper fluid, umbrellas, soda

Melodi, 19
Gahanna
, OH   USA

wind chimes, garage pass, change, notepad, 2 road atlases (one for Boston, one US), pine tree shaped air freshener, pen, insurance / registration info, car manual, wool plaid blanket, car harness for dog. In trunk, spare tire, jack, 2 different dog carriers, tent, windshield fluid, anti freeze, jumper cables, ice scraper, snow brush, small bottle of water, amoral, paper towels, winter clothes, tire repair in a can, sponge, toolkit, flashlight, some other emergency things I can't remember. Also, there is currently a desk lamp on the floor in the back seat.

Felicia, 36
Lowell
, MA   USA

The usual necessary tools for quick fixes and tire changing, a blanket, way too many cassette tapes, manual, pens and paper, tissues, napkins, garage door opener...and yes, usually some garbage on the back floor.

Fisch, 47
Preston
, CT   USA

Dead bodies.

Sabrina

A blanket, towel, car seat, CD's, Kleenex, coins, appointment book, insurance card, purse, and a bottle of water.

Laney
TX  USA

Everything known to man. At least, that's what it seems like.

Nicci, 27
Las Vegas
, NV   USA

Hmmm.... sunglasses, spare tire, car kit, jumper cables, a blanket, jack and tire iron, a dead body, cd's, kleenex, road atlas, wait, did I say dead body?  No, no... no dead body in my car!

Doug2, 29
Overland Park
, KS  USA

Lots of junk that should'nt be there.

Tam

There's at least six bottles of water floating around at any given time. Usually several changes of clothes. Books. Receipts. Junk mail. Credit card bills. Notes reminding myself to go to the post office to buy stamps so said credit card bills aren't too much later than they probably already are. And lots and lots of CD's.

Valeri, 21
Los Angeles
, CA  USA

Books, ropes, papers, water, 50 lbs of dirt, and maps. Thank you for writing this question. I need to clean out my car.

Christopher, 28
San Mateo
,
CA  USA

Registration, ice scraper, sun shade, maps, cassettes, and a little air compressor that runs off the cigarette lighter. It's handy for flats.  I've used it several times, usually to help other people.

Judy, 62
Easton
, KS   USA

Lots of stuff..too much really. Jumper cables, some random tools including a complete ratchet set (metric and American), brake fluid, duct tape, a blanket, lots of tapes, a small address book (never going to be caught at 1am in a bad part of town in a broken down car without /all/ my friend's phone numbers and the numbers of AAA and a couple of mechanics again.) and various other "junk" because I'm very bad about keeping my car clean.

Triana, 29
Austin
, TX   USA

Everything. There's bottles of water, lots of Cds, a sweater in case I'm cold, an umbrella, flashlight, usually some sort of granola bar, extra clothing of my children's.

Janet, 44
E. Brunswick
, NJ  USA

A couple cassette tapes, some loose change, an ice scrapper (year-round), and various maps.

Ryan, 29
Morton
, IL   USA

I have 2 towels for those days when my kids are soaking wet and I don't want them to sit directly on my seats, I have a plastic lizard on my ash, and I have a small red fish that loves Laura's husband because he kisses it all the time.

KarenNJ, 25
Milltown
, NJ   USA

Road atlas, apartment guide, cassette tapes (in the glovebox), my badge for work, and in the trunk-emergency roadside kit, a gallon of water, a jacket, and a toolbox.

Angela, 18
Bella Vista
, AR  USA

Only what is absolutly necessary. My car is only so big and I haul 4 other friends around. Ice scraper, change, cd's, that's basically it.

Em, 16
Harrisburg
, PA  USA

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