HELP!!! Refresh Firmware w/o wall charger

Help!!! I am on vacation, and I didn't bring my wall charger, just the cord to connect to my lap top. I have iTunes set up to automatically update, and I just went to down load some new songs on my iPod and it wont down load, it keeps saying I need to connect my iPod to a wall charger to reflash/refresh firmware. I dont have my wall charger, so i cant do that, but now i cant use my iPod. Does anyone know how to fix this without a wall charger?
Please help!!!
EDIT: I also am getting a picture on my iPod of the wall charger and an outlet.

Hello Joey,
I agree with the suggestion from LYSSA, I read from this forum before, someone suggested to charge it with a car charger. But I must say that I have not tried yet for myself

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