I've ordered the Side-Rider for our MA but

Suzibeck · Mar 15, 2007

It says it is back ordered until 01/01/1900.

That would be interesting. I sure hope that doesn't mean it is no longer available. My dd was upset that I returned the Generations because it had a cup holder and her MA doesn't have one. I guess we will see what happens and she will have to hold her own cup for a while longer.

CAEKWILSON · Mar 15, 2007

Susan in MI said:
It says it is back ordered until 01/01/1900. That would be interesting. I sure hope that doesn't mean it is no longer available. My dd was upset that I returned the Generations because it had a cup holder and her MA doesn't have one. I guess we will see what happens and she will have to hold her own cup for a while longer.

what kind of cup do you use, that wouldnt be considered a projectile?
i wont let my dd use a cup in the car, but i am sure they would be happy if they had one!
thanks

Splash · Mar 15, 2007

Oh dear. I certainly hope your covered wagon has LATCH.

arly1983 · Mar 15, 2007

Splash said:
Oh dear. I certainly hope your covered wagon has LATCH.

ROFL

I needed that today!

Suzibeck · Mar 15, 2007

Actually, most of the time now, we use cheap water bottles, like what you get buying water at the gas station. When they are full, I suppose they would hurt making contact, but they don't stay full for long, my kids drink lots of water. I confess to using sippy cups when the dc were younger however. We have a van that has no way to secure things. I put groceries behind the 3rd row seat, but they could become projectiles too. There are cargo hooks back there, but they are not rated for holding things in a crash. There is no way I can eliminate all projectiles. I've toyed with the idea of putting a storage box in the back and hooking it to the cargo ties but I don't have any assurage they would hold in the event of a crash.

Suzibeck · Mar 15, 2007

Splash said:
Oh dear. I certainly hope your covered wagon has LATCH.

Oh yes! We have the most modern covered wagon avaiable, only the best! ROFLOL!

What am I saying? LATCH? What is that? Just kidding, but we drive two 1997 vehciles with no newer one in sight.

trailrunnermom · Mar 15, 2007

Susan in MI said:
I confess to using sippy cups when the dc were younger however.

We use sippy cups, too...although I may have to re-think it. Shortly after this picture was taken yesterday, the orange sippy was used as a projectile by the adorable child in the photo, and hit me (as I was driving) right on the shoulderblade somehow. OUCH. I know now that sippy cups can hurt.

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s77/trailrunnermom/?action=view&current=000_0238.jpg
(Disclaimer: He doesn't ride in the Scenera, except for the one time yesterday; this was just to take a photo for size comparison in different seats. Normally my great-niece rides in the Scenera RF.)

The child in question, after wailing even more because I wouldn't return the sippy cup to him, fell asleep about 3 minutes later. For 13 hours.

(This is why I put him in his jammies *before* we pick up big sis at H.S. track practice at 6 pm.)

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s77/trailrunnermom/?action=view&current=000_0244.jpg

Jewels · Mar 15, 2007

trailrunnermom said:
We use sippy cups, too...although I may have to re-think it. Shortly after this picture was taken yesterday, the orange sippy was used as a projectile by the adorable child in the photo, and hit me (as I was driving) right on the shoulderblade somehow. OUCH. I know now that sippy cups can hurt.

OUCH! I imagine that would hurt.

We allow sippy cups in the car and we have a side rider. I haven't been using the side rider but I figured there wasn't much of a difference if I used that or his cup just sat beside him, I also like the side rider for his books (usually soft cover ones). My only concern on the side rider is it clasps on so tight I am worried it might wreck the seat cover

I am wondering if two safety pins might be better

broken4u05 · Mar 15, 2007

I couldn't fit cupholders if i wanted to lol. With 3 across no cupholders here. But i dont want think drinking in my car anyway so i dont care

arly1983 · Mar 15, 2007

broken4u05 said:
I couldn't fit cupholders if i wanted to lol. With 3 across no cupholders here. But i dont want think drinking in my car anyway so i dont care

So true. Jackson threw a cup in floorboard one time. At our destination, I picked up the "spill proof" cup and didn't think anymore about it. About 3 days later, we drove somewhere again. There was a horrific smell. I couldn't see anything anywhere. Once I lifted up the floor mats where his cup had fallen I saw IT. There were maggots under my floor mat where milk had leaked out of the cup

Not a fun experience.

Suzibeck · Mar 15, 2007

Ok, you gals have me really glad we are too old for sippy cups now! I generally do not allow food or anything other than water in the car. We do break the rules on long, cross country drives however. I am not one who cleans stuff, so if my kids ate in the car, it would be really gross in there.

trailrunnermom, I hope your shoulder feels better. You gotta watch out for those tired kiddo's, they can be downright dangerous!

tjham · Mar 15, 2007

Jewels said:
OUCH! I imagine that would hurt.

We allow sippy cups in the car and we have a side rider. I haven't been using the side rider but I figured there wasn't much of a difference if I used that or his cup just sat beside him, I also like the side rider for his books (usually soft cover ones). My only concern on the side rider is it clasps on so tight I am worried it might wreck the seat cover I am wondering if two safety pins might be better

Yes, that's how I do it! I use diaper pins so a child can't undo them and also pin them horizontally UNDER the cover so just the two thin lines of metal shows. Then I clip the SideRider to the metal. Looks nice and saves the fabric!

broken4u05 · Mar 15, 2007

arly1983 said:
So true. Jackson threw a cup in floorboard one time. At our destination, I picked up the "spill proof" cup and didn't think anymore about it. About 3 days later, we drove somewhere again. There was a horrific smell. I couldn't see anything anywhere. Once I lifted up the floor mats where his cup had fallen I saw IT. There were maggots under my floor mat where milk had leaked out of the cup Not a fun experience.

EWWW yup that is one reason i hate it. one time i was with my 3 godchildren and their mom. and we went somewhere after church and went to the drive through thing and i never let the kids eat in my car i always wait till we get somewhere or give them something that they can not make a mess of. Well the mom got the food and gave it all to them. The milk, fries, nuggets and cheeseburgers before i could say anything and i was picking cheeseburger and fries from my car for weeks

Jewels · Mar 15, 2007

tjham said:
Yes, that's how I do it! I use diaper pins so a child can't undo them and also pin them UNDER the cover so just the two thin lines of metal shows. Then I clip the SideRider to the metal. Looks nice and saves the fabric!

That is a great idea! I'll have to get some safety pins and try that out

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