Car Seat Confession :o

StillThankful

New member

• Oct 29, 2012

• #1

I'm not into self degradation but I do poke fun at myself so here it goes.

Eventhough I've been a member on here for a long time, I SUCK at car seat placement recommendations.

It reminds me of the LSAT logic game questions!!

I'm in confused mode when I started reading posts like this:

"Hi there, I have 4 kids and drive ______ van. I also have _____ who I pick up from now and then. My kids are _____ ages and one is in a booster. A and B cannot sit by each other because they fight. I have C and D rearfacing. The middle 3rd row doesn't have a headreast.. etc..."​

I start getting so confused and give up. If anyone knows about the LSAT logic games, you will totally get this. Those questions are very similar--

ABCDEFG have a class to attend. A and B have to sit in consecutive order, F has to be before A but can't sit next to E. E has to be last. G must go before D, etc...​

I am amazed that some of you are great at recommending seat placements--I scratch my head in awe of you guys. Keep up the good work! If it weren't for you guys, where would these kids be placed! lol

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Oct 29, 2012

• #2

I suck too. I am better IN the car. FFing radian can not sit by RFing radian, due to kicking. Well, RFing radian can't sit next to anyone due to kicking. Go! Yeah, I can handle that IN PERSON.

 

StillThankful

New member

• Oct 29, 2012

• #3

Judi said:

I suck too. I am better IN the car. FFing radian can not sit by RFing radian, due to kicking. Well, RFing radian can't sit next to anyone due to kicking. Go! Yeah, I can handle that IN PERSON.

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I'm a visual person too.

 

hrice

New member

• Oct 29, 2012

• #4

Judi said:

I suck too. I am better IN the car. FFing radian can not sit by RFing radian, due to kicking. Well, RFing radian can't sit next to anyone due to kicking. Go! Yeah, I can handle that IN PERSON.

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Give yourself some credit. You helped me with my Civic 3 across. I had no idea how well the Myride and Radian puzzled RF until you told me.

 

Brianna

New member

• Oct 29, 2012

• #5

I don't even read those threads anymore

I'm not a tech so I don't have hands on experience with seats and what will puzzle together.

I'm glad there are enough people here to handle those threads!

 

Judi

CPST/Firefighter

• Oct 29, 2012

• #6

hrice said:

Give yourself some credit. You helped me with my Civic 3 across. I had no idea how well the Myride and Radian puzzled RF until you told me.

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Well thanks. I still think I failed at your car, or maybe your car failed me....

 

amelia222

New member

• Oct 29, 2012

• #7

I love those logic problems! When I was a kid I would do books full of them.

As for threads like that I don't often answer since you guys have so many more seats than we to op here and I'm not familiar enough with most vehicles to be helpful.

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LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Oct 29, 2012

• #8

I love real logic puzzles, but I, too, have a really hard time with the hypothetical vehicles and seat placements.

 

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jnamommy

New member

• Oct 29, 2012

• #9

Yep, I never even attempt to answer posts like those. I am familiar with MY seats and MY vehicles, but don't get a chance to play with other seats. So I usually feel totally lost and clueless with those questions.

 

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Kac

Ambassador - CPS Technician

• Oct 29, 2012

• #10

Sometimes I have to write it all down to help figure it out.. LOL.

 

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careynj

New member

• Oct 29, 2012

• #11

When I was trying to figure out the set up for my bother's van which includes 5 seats I wrote all the kids names on little squares of paper and drew the van set up and tried out the diffferent options lol

 

StillThankful

New member

• Oct 29, 2012

• #12

careynj said:

When I was trying to figure out the set up for my bother's van which includes 5 seats I wrote all the kids names on little squares of paper and drew the van set up and tried out the diffferent options lol

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Good idea!! :thumbsup:

BTW, glad I'm not alone in this

 

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careynj

New member

• Oct 29, 2012

• #13

That idea came after HOURS in the van, I finally figured there had to be a better way! There are definite "this kid can't be beside this kid" issues lol

 

scariestone

New member

• Oct 29, 2012

• #14

Brianna said:

I don't even read those threads anymore

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:yeahthat: I know I'll have nothing useful to add so I don't even read. The one exception would be people asking specifically about subarus and their weirdo belt geometry or dainty middle seat. Those I've dealt with so I can sometimes contribute. Logic problems hurt my brain and always have. I've never been able to do them for some reason. I'm a total right brain. Awesome at languages, horrid at math.

 

Carrie_R

Ambassador - CPS Technician

• Oct 30, 2012

• #15

I don't think *most* people are good at arranging those type of setups! I know I posted several times for help with my Pilot and got few or no responses. I try to go out of my way to answer those threads when I see them, because I know firsthand the trials that they entail. I have a good amount of experience with those challenges, plus I love logic puzzles, and they STILL don't always go well! Sometimes there is no good or "correct" answer.