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  1. chaoticoctopus

    Question Need recommendations for a friend...

    Hi folks! Long time no see! I'll have to post an update over in the Coffee Break forum later... This posting is for a friend of mine though. She's expecting her 3rd child, owns a small vehicle ('07 Hyundai Elantra) with no option to upgrade to a larger vehicle at this point. We're trying to...
  2. chaoticoctopus

    But how *do* you put the seat down??

    Dd5 told me the other day that the Titan looks like a potty! :ROTFLMAO: Evenflo Titan Deluxe
  3. chaoticoctopus

    If you had to choose-- Combi Centre or Graco Snugride?

    I had the pleasure of helping out an older woman today while shopping at the local Base Exchange (BX). She was shopping for a co-worker's newborn grandchild, which was very kind; the co-worker was deployed and called her early in the morning to ask the favor. The grandbaby was still in the...
  4. chaoticoctopus

    AOE in Blue Glacier-- Hampton Roads, VA area

    (See photo of my 3 yr. old, on the left below) I'm probably going to list this on CL if nobody here needs it, or knows someone fairly locally who could use a great Eddie Bauer AOE in Blue Glacier. I know this seat is not one of the preferred seats here, but honestly for a FF convertible I have...
  5. chaoticoctopus

    Local article re: new VA law!

    Came across this article in our local base newspaper: :love: This gave me the perfect reason to discuss booster seats with a couple more of my neighbors, and at least one of them is interested in having me show her some of the boosters on the market for her < 8 child. :thumbsup:
  6. chaoticoctopus

    Minivan shopping-- 8 seaters

    Ok, I've been searching and finding it difficult to come up with the info I need online. I'm too lazy to get on the phone and make a dozen calls to dealers (plus have to listen to a dozen sales pitches along with any info I might receive :rolleyes: ). We are considering ditching our '03...
  7. chaoticoctopus

    Warning-- more senseless death in today's news

    From the info in the article, it seems possible this was a suicide. :( http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_128185617.html
  8. chaoticoctopus

    Myth Busters can't escape a sinking car!

    Did anyone else see this episode? They put to the test the commonly held notion that you can't open the door of a sinking vehicle until the water level inside the car is equal to the water level outside of it (basically, once it's almost full of water). They found this was TRUE. The door...
  9. chaoticoctopus

    It's official-- I've been assimilated...

    I am now one of the carseat safety Borg... While in BRU today buying my 7y/o son's Parkway, the lady behind me in line commented on what a nice seat it looked like (or rather sounded like) from the description on the box of its safety features. So I told her a little about it; that I already...
  10. chaoticoctopus

    Any crash test videos of child in vehicle belt only?

    I've been trying to pass along the word about extended RF, FF/harnessed, and booster use. The crash test videos in the seats are all fantastic, but I'd like a video of a crash testing a child (dummy) in only the vehicle belt. Anyone out there know of one?
  11. chaoticoctopus

    Rodney Atkins (country) video shows extended harnessing!

    I don't know what the recommendations are in jeeps, but in his new country music video, "Watching You", singer Rodney Atkins is driving along in his jeep with what looks like a 4-5 year little boy (supposed to be his son in the video) strapped in a harnessed safety seat in the front passenger...
  12. chaoticoctopus

    Help with AO 3-in-1 RF!

    Ok, so I know the AO isn't the favorite carseat around here (too bad I found this site *after* buying it... ::) ). But I bought it to use FF for my 2 y/o dd, who is petite at 34 to 34.5", and between 24-25#, and for that purpose, in my vehicle ('03 Chevy Astro) it has been just fine so far...
  13. chaoticoctopus

    Carseat video playing at store...

    I was shopping at the BX (Base Exchange) yesterday, and when I went through the electronics section, I saw a carseat installation video playing on all of the screens! I could tell the seat was one of the Britax conversion seats, so it may have been one of theirs that comes with the carseat. I...
  14. chaoticoctopus

    Dd's Radian came yesterday!

    I am very impressed so far. It's simple to operate, very comfy, and I got a rock-solid LATCH install in just a few minutes. Dh nearly gave himself a hernia over how heavy it is, but I explained that it's frame is sturdy metal rather than flimsy plastic. My 4.5 y/o, 35 lb., 41 in. dd is at...
  15. chaoticoctopus

    FYI: Chevy Astro LATCH wt. limits

    Just FYI, I spoke with Chevrolet this morning to find out about the LATCH weight limits on my '03 Astro, since I'd read here that many vehicles' LATCH systems were only designed for children up to 48 lbs. or so. The answer I received was, the Astro vans' LATCH system was designed to secure up...
  16. chaoticoctopus

    Regarding the Apex...

    Well, I am in a quandary then. I can't afford the higher-end Britax seats, although I could swing a Parkway or Bodyguard. But then she'd be in a BPB still, and I'd prefer to get her back into 5-pt. for another year or two. My kids are mostly pretty petite, and this particular child has a...

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