soul2share
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Joined: 12/18/2007 From: somewhere out there..... Status: offline
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You are such an angel yourself, Holly......I'm so glad the story had a happy ending. I have seen too many times where if a child had been in the seat like they were supposed to be, the child would have survived what is usually termed a mild crash, but when loose inside the vehicle, the child becomes a missle. And I have seen phtots from accidents where the child survived, still buckled into the carseat, but the seat was thrown out of the vehicle. Maybe a little bruised, maybe some cuts, but alive well enough to be screaming bloody murder! One other thing to remember about seats...make sure the child actually fits in it...my neice was thrown into a windshield during a crash when she was thrown out of the seat because she was too small physically for the seat. My sister thought since she was in the age range, the weight didn't mean anything.....yeah, she's not the brightest bulb in the box! My pet peeve is parent's who buckle all the kids in, and then fail to buckle themselves in! DUH! And those who let them ride in the beds of pickup trucks...they do it all over down here.....and the kids are sitting on the wheel wells, for God's sake...one good bump, and they are bounced right out into traffic..... OK...sorry about the rant....it's a sore spot w/me. But for those who still have wee ones, most police and fire departments will install/check your seats to make sure they are in correctly.....just call the non-emergency number and ask if they have the program. (I mention the non-emergency number only because idiots call 911 for this alot!)
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I have to stop saying "How stupid can you be?"...people are starting to take it as a challenge! *Not a fuck was given.*
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