Throw Food Out the Window

Do you ever find yourself at the mercy of some strange habit or uncontrollable impulse that makes no logical sense? Whenever I am in the car, and eat something, I have this urge to through the scraps out the window.

I don't litter. If it is "trash" like paper or the like, then it goes in the trash can, but if it is a bit of food, then it must go out the window. Sometimes I can curb this urge, but it can be though.

Apple cores, banana peals, pizza crusts, bits of hamburger buns, bones, etc. All of these must go out the window. Now I don't eat in the car very often, so this hasn't been much of an issue. When I do eat in the car I sometimes worry that the people behind me will think I am throwing trash out, when in fact I am feeding the wildlife. So I often put it in the car trash.

Logically now I know that most food will just sit on the side of the road for a long time. Plus it could attract animals to the road where they might be hit by a car. All this logic is great, but I still want to throw it out the window.

I think this habit originated from a road trip when I was very young. I had eaten piece of fruit, and wanted to throw the peal / core in the trash. Since we were going to be on the road for a while my parents threw it out the window so it wouldn't stink up the car (or that is my theory now. Doubt they remember the event.) I remember suggesting that was littering, but they said the wild life would eat it, or it would break down.

Same for gum. It has to go out the window! Especially if you are on the freeway. I remember my mom telling me that it would "become part of the road". Logically now I know that it would stick to someone's foot, but I still want to throw it out the window.

Interestingly I have a big hang-up about wasting food, so the thought of throwing it out the window is very ironic!