# +1 For Ray's Column Today (1.17.24)

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-for-rays-column-today-1-17-24/194195>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [January 17, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-for-rays-column-today-1-17-24/194195 "2024-01-17T21:12:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-for-rays-column-today-1-17-24/194195/1 "2024-01-17T21:12:47Z")

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The advice to never idle a car inside a garage, even if the garage door is wide open and the exhaust pipe is toward the open garage door is spot on. I learned that the hard way many years ago. In my case the wind was directed toward the garage, which allowed exhaust fumes to accumulate at the back wall, where I was tuning up my VW Rabbit. Definitely got a little dizzy before I realized what was happening. I also discovered even when you realize what’s going on and you immediately leave & move into fresh air, it still takes 30 minutes or more to recover.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1-for-rays-column-today-1-17-24/194195/2 "2024-01-17T21:21:11Z")

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I just had a conversation with my SIL, convinced her not to warm up her car for 5-10 minutes in the garage with the door open, just for that reason.