sharsachan
New member
Yesterday there was a car seat check in my town, so of course i packed my kids up and went!
They checked my seats first with the kids in, made sure the harnesses were tight [they were] and that the chest clip was on the chest [it was] and checked to make sure the harness was coming out of the correct slots on the myride [below, since she is rear-facing]
Then they checked without the kids in. made sure they were tightly installed [they were] and at the appropriate angles [they were]. took the model numbers and such and checked for recalls, then checked the DOMs and asked me if I knew the seats' histories and if I had bought them new [yes, and yes]
They said it was great that both kids are still rear-facing. They then asked if I had done the installs myself and I proudly answered yes. One of them then asked if I had ever considered becoming a tech!! He said my installs were perfect, they didnt have to fix anything and he was very surprised and said he rarely has perfect installs, and that I had TWO was great. He asked how I had learned, I told him I wanted to keep my kids safe so I did the research. He asked where I had done my research and suggested visiting Safety Belt Safe at http://www.carseat.org/ as well. He finished up saying "good job, and you know, we could really use you at the next check!"
So thank you for helping me keep my kids safe!! And for probably making that tech's day for finding a car with perfect installs
They checked my seats first with the kids in, made sure the harnesses were tight [they were] and that the chest clip was on the chest [it was] and checked to make sure the harness was coming out of the correct slots on the myride [below, since she is rear-facing]
Then they checked without the kids in. made sure they were tightly installed [they were] and at the appropriate angles [they were]. took the model numbers and such and checked for recalls, then checked the DOMs and asked me if I knew the seats' histories and if I had bought them new [yes, and yes]
They said it was great that both kids are still rear-facing. They then asked if I had done the installs myself and I proudly answered yes. One of them then asked if I had ever considered becoming a tech!! He said my installs were perfect, they didnt have to fix anything and he was very surprised and said he rarely has perfect installs, and that I had TWO was great. He asked how I had learned, I told him I wanted to keep my kids safe so I did the research. He asked where I had done my research and suggested visiting Safety Belt Safe at http://www.carseat.org/ as well. He finished up saying "good job, and you know, we could really use you at the next check!"
So thank you for helping me keep my kids safe!! And for probably making that tech's day for finding a car with perfect installs