tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post8208884228378257122..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: Sometimes a picture says it all...The Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-47589339718701982007-03-22T17:24:00.000-05:002007-03-22T17:24:00.000-05:00One of my cousins got nailed in the back with a la...One of my cousins got nailed in the back with a lawn dart by another cousin when he ran in front of the target at the same time the other cousin threw the dart. Luckily he wasn't paralyzed or anything and no one thought to sue the manufacturer or anything. <BR/><BR/>Not sure what that has to do with anything but I thought I'd throw it out there ...Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-10150149270895302472007-03-22T14:49:00.000-05:002007-03-22T14:49:00.000-05:00Said it all on the other post.Frankly amazed at so...Said it all on the other post.<BR/><BR/>Frankly amazed at some of the comments here. <BR/><BR/>Letting kids experience life without being wrapped in cotton wool is one thing, avoiding the risk of a fractured skull in a young child 'cos it looks dorky? Heaven forbid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-52321721239324635152007-03-22T10:09:00.000-05:002007-03-22T10:09:00.000-05:00Kids have to wear bike helmets now, by law.I think...Kids have to wear bike helmets now, by law.<BR/><BR/>I think next helmets for scooters may be required.Lahdeedahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310770349703287189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-9828416947440123862007-03-21T22:07:00.000-05:002007-03-21T22:07:00.000-05:00susan -- hey, we got rid of the lawn darts. Isn't...susan -- hey, we got rid of the lawn darts. Isn't that a start?The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-28269504592209738162007-03-21T21:19:00.000-05:002007-03-21T21:19:00.000-05:00CurmudgeonI'm not sure how long it's been in effec...Curmudgeon<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how long it's been in effect. If I had to guess I'd say it's statewide. A neighbor kid got a ticket recently by a city cop for not wearing a helmet; so it is enforced around here. But I'd have to look up the state law to tell you any particulars.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-65694784691477234792007-03-21T20:18:00.000-05:002007-03-21T20:18:00.000-05:00LOL! You probably let your kids play on death tra...LOL! You probably let your kids play on death traps like swings and teeter-totters, too, didn't you?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and P.S. what camp of dorkiness does it put me in if I admit that my bike helmet matches my bike? Might as well admit that I've never suffered a broken bone while I'm at it...susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01231786641690095728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-74328736333110086452007-03-21T20:06:00.000-05:002007-03-21T20:06:00.000-05:00Hah! Jean-luc...too funny! Yes, California is pro...Hah! Jean-luc...too funny! <BR/>Yes, California is probably one of the most litigious (sp?) states in the union. No, I would risk a ticket before I'd wear a dorky helmet, but only in my neighborhood. I wouldn't push it out on the highway. Fortunately, my children grew up in an era before all of this nonsense and have the scars to prove it. They were not mollycoddled and sissified so they don't fall apart when life throws them a curve ball.Amazing Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12788890988002911896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-39723029470161729612007-03-21T20:01:00.000-05:002007-03-21T20:01:00.000-05:00Here in Ontario there is a helmet law for children...Here in Ontario there is a helmet law for children,has been around for some time. I raised my offspring without helmets and he survived just fine. Today's kids are being wrapped in "cotton wool" so to speak, kind of sad...ciaoRosittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722304052321553692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-35624849832222605522007-03-21T15:13:00.000-05:002007-03-21T15:13:00.000-05:00In Britain they are paranoid about dorky helmets. ...In Britain they are paranoid about dorky helmets. People have to wear one...unless you have a turban on..Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-37728710362920282582007-03-21T14:04:00.001-05:002007-03-21T14:04:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-47836996581805418422007-03-21T14:04:00.000-05:002007-03-21T14:04:00.000-05:00SQT -- Really? When did that law come into effect...SQT -- Really? When did that law come into effect? Is it a State law or just a local ordinance?<BR/><BR/>You know, in Illinois, <I>motorcyclists</I> don't have to wear helmets -- just glasses. (And even I can see that you'd have to be a goof to ride a motorcycle without a helmet... but a 12 year old going to the 7-11 isn't going to travel nearly as fast on his Schwinn as someone on a Harley.)The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-51578337594376053372007-03-21T13:50:00.000-05:002007-03-21T13:50:00.000-05:00I live in Ca and my kids are required by law to we...I live in Ca and my kids are required by law to wear bike helmets. I suppose it's good for my daughter who is not the most coordinated child, but my son could probably do okay without one. But it's a moot point here. The cops in my neighborhood actually cite kids if they don't have their helmets on. *sigh* I guess I should be glad we live somewhere so safe that the police don't have something better to do.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-3089429900080696652007-03-21T09:37:00.000-05:002007-03-21T09:37:00.000-05:00well luckily you still don't need a dorky helmet o...well luckily you still don't need a dorky helmet on a cruiseship! ha.<BR/><BR/>smiles, beeEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.com