Monday, October 28, 2013

Wet Wipes and Bananas in a Hot Squishy Car

     I hope that title makes you want to barf as much as it makes me want to! When I was younger, we would always take these ridiculously long and squishy car rides with 9 smelly people crammed in a little space. To keep us happy and clean, my dear mother would always pack snacks that she thought would keep us happy and keep us from killing each other. Among these snacks, she would always pack fresh bananas and wet wipes to clean us off afterwards.
     It wasn't bad enough that they were just nasty in the car, I also had to have really bad motion sickness when I was younger (which persisted until I was 21). A combination of motion sickness, hot smelly car, and weird smells definitely made me lose it a couple of times. I distinctly remember having to have a barf bag which was used on more than one occasion. Yeah. nasty barf smell didn't help either.
     Because of these memorable car rides, several foods and smells have permanently been ruined for me including fruit snacks, winterfresh gum, warm bananas (normally those are ok), the smells of  wet wipes, coffee, gasoline, and rubber. GROSS!!!

Yes, these things still make me nauseated when I see/smell/eat/think about them. It was that bad.

Do you have any foods or smells that have been ruined for you? Why?

4 comments:

  1. You gotta admit - even if it did scar you ... no one died - so your mom succeeded :)

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    1. Ok, that is true. We are still alive. I just can't eat bananas or use wet wipes in the car ever again. Thanks for helping me remember that I survived those road trips.

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  2. Wet wipes, air conditioning (just roll the window down, it's so much better!), and granola bars are not my favorite. However, I've never been driven to upchucking thus far. Somehow, though, I'm still OK with beef jerky. I could totally live off of that stuff.

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    1. Oh yeah! I forgot about air conditioning. I hate recycled air. So much better to roll down the windows. I agree. This is why we are friends. and sisters. And I too could live off of beef jerky. Delicious.

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