Don't Keep These Items In Your Car This Winter North Dakota!

Just like with the extreme heat, there are items we should not leave in our car during the extreme cold, for your, your cars, your property, and your wallet's safety.

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Extreme Heat and Cold

Every summer can be unbearably hot, especially after we've left our automobile parked there for a few hours. People, pets, groceries, electronics, and other stuff may not be safe in our cars due to the extreme heat. When these disgusting cold snaps occur, the same thing may be said.

Before a Cold Blast

In North Dakota, the cold is intense when it does occur. We may see an arctic blast that significantly lowers the temperature. Because of this, there are several things that should be taken out of our cars before a cold snap arrives because they may get damaged or end up causing major harm while inside.

Take These 6 Items Out of Your Car This Winter

Make sure these items are out of your vehicle, or they could be damaged during a cold snap.

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Canned Food

Canned food may expand in severe cold, much like it does in intense heat. However, as long as the can hasn't rusted or split at the seams, the food should still be good to consume.

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Canned Soda or Bottled Drinks

How many times have you forgotten to rapidly cool a drink in the fridge before you drank it? After spending too much time in the freezer, what did that drink accomplish? It burst. If left in your automobile during a very cold period, the same thing may occur.

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Wood Instruments

Now, this one may seem a little extreme, since approximately 1 in 1,000 of you might have an instrument in your trunk or rear seat that is constructed of actual wood. However, the intense cold can harm that instrument in one in a thousand cases.

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Electronics

When utilized in the summer after being left in a hot automobile, an electronic item may overheat. Extremely low temperatures may harm the battery, and condensation that develops if the device warms up too quickly may harm the screen.

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Eye Glasses

Should you leave a pair of glasses in your automobile, the intense cold may cause damage to the lenses, frame, or coating.

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Medications

Similar to excessive heat, low temperatures can harm insulin. The same is true for some pills that contain drugs. The medicine might not be physically harmed by the intense cold, but its efficacy might be decreased.