Vent leaving notes on cars....

amelia222 · Mar 31, 2010

So yesterday I came out of the grocery store and the car beside me had a digusting super old seat in it. I'm pretty sure I remember pics of me in a similar seat in the early '90s! 3-point harness, bar that comes down in front...you get the picture.

I just couldn't leave without doing something so I left a not on their window saying something along the lines of "your carseat appears to be expired, it is unsafe to use an expired carseat. Please go to a carseat check if you need help picking installing or choosing an appropriate seat for your child (dates and contact #)"

If dd hadn't been fussy I would've waited for them to come out and talked to them in person. I can't wait until I am a CPST and people might actally listen to me!!! (26 days

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steph_s · Mar 31, 2010

I have tried to stop looking into strangers cars because of this!

On the opposite side I got a note on my windshield once stating that my seats were not adjusted correctly and to please call this woman. I called her to figure out what on earth she was talking about. Yeah she was on the fire department, was certified and was concerned about the straps on my ma being too tall. I just sort of went with it and met with her. She started by saying that the straps were too high for a child in that seat and that it must be either turned ff or the straps need to be lower. Well my friend showed up with my then only 16m old child and she was horrified. I mean his legs were touching the back, he only had 2in of room above his head (this was an old ma where you were allowed to use it to the top of the seat) and he needed to be ff and how I was endangering him by keeping him rf. I gave her an erf pamphlet and went to leave. This wretched woman threatened to call the police on me for endangering my child!!

amelia222 · Mar 31, 2010

Oh no I'm sorry that happened to you! I told off a public health nurse once for telling a woman her 20lb 12 month old *had* to be ff because she had turned 1yo!!!! Then I told the mama to go do some research on ERF (this site, joelsjourney) before she turned her.

Some so-called authorities are just not willing to listen to reason

idale · Mar 31, 2010

amelia222 said:
Some so-called authorities are just not willing to listen to reason

Unfortunately "authority" sorts of positions do attract some of the people who think very highly of themselves and are out for more of a power trip than actually doing a service to the community.

I've had a run-in with a nurse, too. I've met lots of very nice, helpful nurses, but this one thought she knew everything, and the instance (very very lost dog, presumably a dumped pet, taking shelter in the daycare parking lot from the very busy street outside where it was nearly run over) culminated in her chasing after a defenseless dog with a broom. Not the sort of person I'd like dispensing any sort of advice or "care".

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