tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post4338700580709063516..comments2024-01-04T19:29:46.884-06:00Comments on The Not-Writing Spectacle: Warning LabelsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-18052777194344723602013-05-14T14:51:29.648-05:002013-05-14T14:51:29.648-05:00I can indeed verify that she would have killed me ...I can indeed verify that she would have <i>killed</i> me if I tried to climb the bookshelves. And not just bookshelves either, she was pretty much against the climbing of anything unstable and/or covered in heavy things. (She can so strict, right?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14996814972547385732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-84625066124052878712013-05-14T12:21:15.385-05:002013-05-14T12:21:15.385-05:00Uhm...Does doing a swan dive off the roof of the h...Uhm...Does doing a swan dive off the roof of the house count? My brother and I earned Coke-n-candy money that way. Seven years older, he'd make the bet, I'd make the dive. And then we'd go up to the gas station a block away to get our goodies. What can I say? Stupid is as stupid does.<br /><br />Unfortunately, Maria is right. All those warning labels came about because lawyers figured out there was money to be made in stupidity. I always figured stupidity was how the gene pool evened out. <i>*shrug*</i><br /><br />You can tell a kid that fire is hot but until they get burned, they probably aren't going to believe you. That said, a parent needs to mitigate the burn and be ready with first aid.Silver Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606837105470988646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-16891076910854418242013-05-14T12:21:08.098-05:002013-05-14T12:21:08.098-05:00Warning labels provide me endless hours of amuseme...Warning labels provide me endless hours of amusement. I always find them funny.<br /><br />However, I would suggest you attach your bookshelves to the wall... lol. That one is serious. It just takes a mounting bracket (I believe it's called), and they come off easily enough so you can move the shelves around later. But seriously, I've had bookshelves that were so full they would tip forward precariously. Natalie Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116611923169722657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-1740419477632931242013-05-14T11:17:08.527-05:002013-05-14T11:17:08.527-05:00Most of those warnings come about because someone ...Most of those warnings come about because someone brought a lawsuit to court--and won, or cost the company money to defend.<br /><br />Not that some products don't need warnings, but we shouldn't replace common sense for a label on a machine.<br /><br />Re: parenting<br />I totally agree. Protect your child, but don't insulate him. That only creates a weaker generation of crybabies who go to court for every stupid thing they do.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-23001096984644757012013-05-14T10:53:27.923-05:002013-05-14T10:53:27.923-05:00LOL, JB. That sounds like something I'd do. ...LOL, JB. That sounds like something I'd do. I was always lighting candles and cooking things (or burning things) over them. And if I tried to count the scars from all the burns I've had... Sheesh.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-72140803138898156472013-05-14T10:39:56.181-05:002013-05-14T10:39:56.181-05:00I made my parents breakfast before they got up whe...I made my parents breakfast before they got up when I was five. Toast (not too dangerous) and hot chocolate...since this was before microwaves I had to stand on a chair and heat it over an open flame.<br />I've been burning myself in the kitchen ever since....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com