Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:44:44 -0800
Reply-To: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
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From: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject: Re: Non-Family Hauler (NVC)
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Since we are on the topic of carseats for children. How many of you are aware that 80% of carseats inspected(in the U.S.) are found to be installed incorrectly. There is a week long course complete with a text book the size of a midsized phonebook to get certified for carseat installation. Any of you with children should have your carseats installation checked to verify that it is correct. The wrong seat, or incorrectly installed one is as dangerous as no seat at all.
Mark in AK
(my spouse owns a childrens store and is certified)
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Schneider <Tim.Schneider@SYNOPSYS.COM>
Date: Thursday, June 3, 2004 5:03 pm
Subject: Re: Non-Family Hauler (NVC)
> ** At 01:30 PM 6/3/2004, swalker72@KNOLOGY.NET wrote: **
>
> >I am glad that we are having this discussion/recollection at this
> time. My
> >wife and I just found out that we are going to be parents and were
>
> congratulations! :-)
>
>
> >discussing how increased technology over the past 30-40 years had
> added to
> >the cost of pregnancy/child birth/child safety in this country.
>
> dude, you think car seats are expensive, just wait.. braces, school
> (even public schools cost more these days.. remember
> extracuriccular (sp?)
> activites? well ya gotta pay for em now!) then there is
> college.. if you
> think gas prices have jumped.. just go look at the inflation rate of
> college tuition these days. save up..! :-)
>
> but they *are* worth it.. do not get me wrong, there is something
> very special/magical about becoming a parent. It's scary, fulfilling,
> joyous, and amazing, all at the same time.
>
> >When we got to the subject of child seats in cars, I was stumped.
> Can
> >anyone tell me approximately when these became
> mainstream/required by law?
>
> have no idea, other than you wont be able to take the
> critter home from the hospital unless you have one properly
> installed in your vehicle!
>
> ob: science experiment
> ===================
> place a bag of groceries on the back seat, strap it in with lap
> and or
> shoulder belt.. get up to about 40mph and slam on the brakes..
> watch what happens to the paper bag and the contents therin.
> (if the head of lettuce and cantalope doesnt wack you upside the
> head in the process)
>
> now imagine that being an infant and or small child (30lbs or
> less) not a pretty sight. Priced seats at the local Target last
> night. there was a Cosco brand seat that went from infant
> (seat rear facing) to toddler and it was $49.99 the cadillac
> ran you $140.
>
> Diapers will set you back more my friend :-)
>
> cheers
>
> -tim
>
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