Have You Seen This Amazing Video?

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Discussion Overview

This thread revolves around participants sharing their humorous and relatable experiences regarding maintaining cleanliness in their vehicles, particularly in the context of family life and children. Many participants reflect on the challenges of keeping cars clean while traveling and the inevitable messes that arise from having kids in the car.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares their experience of reminiscing about the messes made in their vehicle, noting how they forgot the challenges of being an empty nester.
  • Another participant discusses how their children watched a video that reminded them of their old van, highlighting the lingering odors from milk containers left in the vehicle.
  • Several users mention their struggles with keeping their vehicles clean, with one participant recounting a humorous incident where a car evaluator mistook their vehicle's smell for flood damage.
  • One participant identifies as a consultant and shares their husband's strict rule against eating in the van, noting the difficulties this presents during travel.
  • Another participant expresses their love for car wash vacuums and shares their strategy of using trash bags and wet wipes to manage messes while traveling.
  • One participant humorously reflects on the amount spent on car washes and their ongoing battle to keep the van clean, especially with older children who can help take responsibility.
  • Another participant describes their extensive cleaning routine for their van, which includes removing seats and deep cleaning several times a year due to hidden messes.
  • One participant humorously acknowledges the failure of their initial resolve to keep their new van clean, sharing their embarrassment about the state of the vehicle between cleanings.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on the effectiveness of maintaining cleanliness in vehicles, with some participants sharing successful strategies while others express the challenges they face. No clear consensus emerges regarding the best approach to keeping cars clean with children.

Contextual Notes

Participants' experiences are rooted in the realities of family life, particularly the messes associated with children and travel. The discussion reflects a shared understanding of the challenges faced by parents in maintaining vehicle cleanliness.

Who May Find This Useful

Readers within the consultant community who are parents or caregivers may find these shared experiences relatable and entertaining.

Too funny !!!! It brought back many memories. I am an empty nester, and I forgot all about how it used to be !!!!!
 
My kids are over my shoulder. They were watching the video with me. We just bought a new van in Jan. I asked them, "doesn't that look just like our old van?" They all said, "Yeah". It probably smells like it too. Those milk containers are a stink bomb!! All the milk could be gone, but if they leave the container back there WATCH OUT!!

A couple of years ago we had an Explorer that we traded in for our first minivan. When the dude got in it to check the value he came back and asked us, "how long ago was it in a flood?" We were like, "it was never in a flood". You should've seen his face! It stank real bad!! This time we are keeping the van CLEAN! No food for the kiddos unless we are in dire circumstances.
 
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Chef Kearns said:
A couple of years ago we had an Explorer that we traded in for our first minivan. When the dude got in it to check the value he came back and asked us, "how long ago was it in a flood?" We were like, "it was never in a flood". You should've seen his face! It stank real bad!! This time we are keeping the van CLEAN! No food for the kiddos unless we are in dire circumstances.

Ha!!! That is so funny!!! I didn't get married until I was 28 and didn't have my son until almost 30. I used to wonder how in the world someone could let their vehicle get that dirty. Now I know. One of the girls I babysit for is really bad. The last vehicle that she had, had so much rotten food in it, it was full of flies.
 
My DH refuses to let kids have food in the van. Let me tell you it is hard when we travel.
 
Car Wash!!I love the vacuums at the car wash. And now they even have a carpet shampooer. It is really cool!
I try not to let the kids eat in the car but with traveling and times we just can't help it, I am prepared with a trash bag, plenty of wet wipes and FEBREEZE!! LOL

I'm pregnant how can I not eat in the car? LOL

Debbie :D
 
DebbieSAChef said:
I love the vacuums at the car wash. And now they even have a carpet shampooer. It is really cool!
I try not to let the kids eat in the car but with traveling and times we just can't help it, I am prepared with a trash bag, plenty of wet wipes and FEBREEZE!! LOL

I'm pregnant how can I not eat in the car? LOL

Debbie :D

Can I tell you how many 100s of dollars we spent on carwashes? "Yes, I'll take the Ambassador Wash please. That includes the complete carpet cleaning?" Then 3 or 4 hours later they'll bring the van back around. Every time we would say, "Okay this time, we are keeping it clean." We never did!! But this time it is working! It helps that our oldest are 8 and 9 and can take better responsibility for the stuff they bring into the van. I stand there at the door (not letting them out) and tell them to make sure they get all of their stuff!! They used to have it bad for ripping up paper into little shreds or making little paper balls. NO MORE!! After the first time of cleaning all those little bits of paper up by themselves with their fingers I haven't had a problem with them shredding paper.

Plus now we have that Stow n Go system, so the floors have to stay clean so I can access the bins. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Stow n Go!!
 
I was JUST thinking yesterday that it'd better stay above freezing today so I can dewinterize my van! Translation: Take EVERYTHING out including seats and clean and steam vacuum the entire thing. I have to do it about 3-4 times a year. We are such a busy family my kids get cups (with lids mind you) in the van and fruit snacks, but I'm amazed what sneaks into my van and hides...you can't tell it is there until the temperature warms up above freezing then... P-U! It drives me nuts at that point so I yank everything out of the van including seat and vacuum and scrub and scrub and steam clean and did I mention scrub? I even take the motor mount out (full-size van) and unscrew all the custom woodwork... Takes a day but I feel so much better afterwards...until 2-3 months later!!!!
 
HEY That looks like my van!!!!! And I think that was my CD-LOL!!!!
 
OMG, that is funny. We said when we got the new van (2 years ago) that we werent' going to let the kids eat or drink in there, it lasted I think a month. DH also said he wasn't going to smoke in it either, I think that lasted like 2 days! UGHH! I am so embarassed when anyone sees it in between cleanings, but the perils of being a parent, lol.
 

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