June 2019. Officially the hottest June ever. In the world. In Northern California, thousands of mussels cooked in their shells — on the beach. Roads buckled in North Dakota. Europe is bracing for temperatures expected to hit 38 C in coming days.But it doesn’t have to be anywhere near that hot for you to risk many things that are in your car. Even on a non-record-setting day, there are dangerous and costly mistakes you can make by leaving things in your parked vehicles.You would never leave your child, your pet or your grandma in a parked car in summer. We don’t need to go there in this piece. Don’t leave any living creature for even ten minutes — don’t. But what about other things, especially things we haul around with us the rest of the year? You might be surprised to know there isn’t much that high heat can’t wreck. About the hottest your car can get is 82 C (180 F). It doesn’t take long, however, and in just the first hour, temps can soar. I locked myself in a hot car to test it. Outside was a lovely, breezy 26-C (79-F) day, but within an hour, it was 52 C (126 F) inside that car. You’ve probably noticed there are times you can’t even touch your steering wheel when your car has been sitting in the summer. Hard plastic dashboards, centre consoles and seats also store heat and radiate it back into the cabin, where it can’t escape. So many surfaces absorbing heat, so many contributing to the escalating temperature inside. So here’s what you shouldn’t leave in your car. Basically, preheat your oven to 170 degrees, and then decide what would be OK in there for several
Origin: Lorraine Explains: What’s cooking in your car today?