#AskTamara: What do you have in your emergency bag in the car?

Note: this is a rare non-lead-related post! #JustForFun

Published: October 14, 2017

#AskTamara: This question came up on Facebook in a group of mom-friends:

Q. What do you have in your emergency bag in the car?

A. Since we don’t own a car, I keep stuff in my bike bag. Here’s some of the things I keep in my bike bag (and bring with me pretty much all the time)… Note: My husband jokes that I would win on “Let’s Make A Deal!” (isn’t that the old tv show?) where the host asks you to see if you have x, y or z in your purse:

1. thumb tacks
2. scotch tape
3. paper clips
4. paper
5. pens
6. tissues (it turns out I have three packs in there right now!)
7. dental floss
8. sword flossers
9. inhaler (Albuterol)
10. an real acorn top (ask me!)
11. ear plugs (hearing protectors)
12. rubber bands
13. assorted game dice
14. various plastic animals, plastic coins and toys
15. a cardboard coffee cup cozy (you never know when that might come in handy!)
16. a pencil eraser (for some reason I have two right now)
17. a set of sidewalk chalk
18. a LeadCheck swab or two (usually kept in with the chalk – I’m out right now :-()
19. reusable plastic straws (recycled from popsicle sticks)
20. hair bands
21. nail clippers
22. tweezers (two sets: hair and splinter)
23. bandaids (various sizes)
24. Neosporin (we are like Neosporin addicts over here!)
25. Advil (must.always.have.advil!)
26. flashlight or bike light
27. small deck of playing cards
28. small bubbles with wand
29. rocket balloons (at least two)
30. thumb drive (you never know when you will need one of those!)
31. clean empty zip lock baggies (at least two)
32. a picture of my mother shortly before she passed away (sitting with my two eldest boys and her husband.)
33. two plastic knives
34. ice chips (yum!)
35. natural organic peppermints
36. fruit leather
37. honey sticks
38. xylitol lolly pops
39. a couple of LeadSafeAmerica buttons (oh! why are those still there?)
40. a bunch of Portland Bicycle Trailer Company buttons!
41. black eyeliner
42. lipstick (just in case! – but have almost never used)
43. black mascara
44. chapstick – for kids
45. lip balm – for me
46. deodorant – paste
47. perfume – solid
48. lighter
49. matches (business card from local blacksmith!)
50. hair brush
51. rain-poncho
52. colored pencil selection (2 bags for some reason right now!)
53. cough drops
54. $20 cash (rarely have this but try to!)
55. A handful of coins (just in case the kids HAVE TO get something from a vending machine!)
56. a handful of business cards
57. natural hemp wick spool (this has many users and  is also a good toy for kids!)
58. and last minute I add in: My phone
59. My wallet
60. My keys (bike lock/ shed)

As a result of how tightly I pack this little bag I sort of have a collection of (fetish for) unusual and interesting small reusable zipper bags! :-).

What do YOU keep in your emergency bag?!!!!

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