Don’t Leave These 5 Items In Your Car Overnight in WA

It sure is cold here in the Yakima Valley.

Going out and scraping the ice from your windows. Just don't do what this guy did and pour hot water over his windows to speed up the process.

Well, I guess the good news is now he'll never have to scrape that window, though he will have to scrape up the pieces from the road.

And, wouldn't you know it, you left that bottle of water in your car as well. It froze over but that's good because water just turns to ice.

Some other items, if left in your car, may have much worse effects.

Fox40 mentions several items you should never leave in your car, especially overnight on a freezing cold night.

Items You Should Never Leave In Your Freezing Car

Pets
Yeah, its goes without saying, but still needs to be said.

Canned Soda
This happened to my dad back in the 80s. It got cold, they all burst and, well, that was that. This may have happened to you as well if you left a can of soda in your freezer that you forgot you left in there to get colder.
This could happen to bottled liquids as well.

Eggs
They could freeze, the shells could crack, and you'd have to toss them. As expensive as eggs are now, you wouldn't wanna have to throw them away.

Medications
Those prescription bottles say to keep them in a dry, safe place. Any extreme temperature, hot or cold, could make your meds weak in their effect.

Glasses
The frames, themselves, could warp with extreme temperatures which would make the lenses themselves not sit as well

Really, at the end of the day, you shouldn't keep anything in your car of value. Sure, your registration and insurance card, maybe your windshield scraper and a bag that has a change of clothes (because you never know if you need to change your clothes). Items like bottled water and maybe something like granola bars if you travel often over passes. First-aid kit definitely. But items of value should never be in your car any time of year.