Locking Up & Just Go

Do you lock up your place when you go get your mail? Dangerous Dave talks about a poll that says some people do and we look at which state locks the most and least. Plus, going pee when you don't have to is bad for your bladder.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
He's deeper in the din with dangerous date. Do you
always lock your door when you go out, even if
you're just running a quick Errand I grew up in
a small town years ago. Even when we left town,
we didn't lock the door. At least when I was
really young. We did later on. Somebody pulled two thousand
Americans to find out why we do or don't lock up.

(00:22):
They asked all fifty states. Georgia locks up the most
at ninety three percent, compared to forty eight percent of
people in North Dakota, which is the bottom of the list.
Most Americans don't lock up if they're just running out
for quick second or so. Only twenty five percent said
they locked their door if they're running a quick errand
twenty percent lock up when they take their dog for
a walk. Some of us do lock up no matter what.

(00:45):
Seven percent said they even lock their door when they
go check their mail. The poll also asked what do
we do when we get locked out? Thirty nine percent
have a spare key hidden somewhere, twenty nine percent keep
a spare key at a friend or neighbor's house, and
twenty five percent have a smart lock they can act
access with their phone. Eight percent said they basically just
have to break into their own house, though through an

(01:05):
unlocked window. I keep things locked up, but mostly just
in my mind. Deeper in the telling your kids to
use the bathroom just in case is a popular move
before long drive, but would we be better off risking
it or even letting them pee in their pants? New
York Times did a story on how using the bathroom
when you don't need to isn't the best strategy. The
term is protective voiding, and if you do it too much,

(01:27):
you can train your brain to always think it's time
to go. They talked to a urologist at Penn who
is doing it every once in a while, says is okay,
but if you do it a lot, your bladder starts
telling your brain you need to pee when you really
don't need to. The average adult bladder can hold two
to three cups, but generally you feel the urge when
it's less than half full. Just in case. Peas can

(01:48):
bring down even further to point where you constantly make
bathroom runs. Going when you don't need to also causes straining.
It can weaken the pelvic floor muscles, so that's another
reason and good news. If it does ever happen, you
can retrain your brain. Another expert saying mind over bladder
and if you think, just in case peas have trained
you to pee too often, they suggest dealing with yourself

(02:10):
by distracting yourself, doing something with deep breathing, talking to yourself,
or saying stuff like I'm in control when I pe
well sometimes Tune it again for another episode of Deeper
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