A new one year old at that, he still was waddling when he walked. I nearly fell over when they showed me what seat he was in. Holy crap. His godmother was there, but she was definitely receptive to everything I said and took info back to the mom about ERFing. I told her if she doesn't put him back RFing at least put him back in a harness! Poor kid. Just insane.
I checked six seats today at a community helper day and the one that was installed the best was a nearly expired OHS. sigh. I think I went one step too far with that lady. She was eating up what I said until I said her 22 pound 2 year old should be RFing. I hope she doesn't ignore what else I said.
The first family was very happy to have me check their seats. Eight year olds need a booster again, they're fine with that. Their four year old was in a Roundabout made in 2000 and a Century something (STE1000 or something like that? I'll be looking that up later) that expired December 2005. Go them. So they're getting two new seats.
Frustrating. Even more frustrating that working a check because at least at a check the cars who are there generally want to be there. I kept asking people if they wanted their seats checked and a lot said they had it done at the fire station (and I trust them! Yeah, right.). One lady very proudly said she went every couple of months to have them checked and said that she had no idea what to do but the firemen did it and she never touched them. I said I hoped she never needed to install them at 2 a.m. on the side of the road. She said she hoped not and waltzed away. ARGH!
Off to check a Regent in 45 minutes. Someone who I've checked before, but now she's going from LATCH to the seatbelt and wants to be shown how. Someone who wants me there. Someone who knows that a one year old shouldn't be in a BPB. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Wendy
I checked six seats today at a community helper day and the one that was installed the best was a nearly expired OHS. sigh. I think I went one step too far with that lady. She was eating up what I said until I said her 22 pound 2 year old should be RFing. I hope she doesn't ignore what else I said.
The first family was very happy to have me check their seats. Eight year olds need a booster again, they're fine with that. Their four year old was in a Roundabout made in 2000 and a Century something (STE1000 or something like that? I'll be looking that up later) that expired December 2005. Go them. So they're getting two new seats.
Frustrating. Even more frustrating that working a check because at least at a check the cars who are there generally want to be there. I kept asking people if they wanted their seats checked and a lot said they had it done at the fire station (and I trust them! Yeah, right.). One lady very proudly said she went every couple of months to have them checked and said that she had no idea what to do but the firemen did it and she never touched them. I said I hoped she never needed to install them at 2 a.m. on the side of the road. She said she hoped not and waltzed away. ARGH!
Off to check a Regent in 45 minutes. Someone who I've checked before, but now she's going from LATCH to the seatbelt and wants to be shown how. Someone who wants me there. Someone who knows that a one year old shouldn't be in a BPB. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Wendy