From: Stephen Brannan <ozarkcycleworks@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Friday Contribution
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:54:14 -0700 (PDT)
Yes I do agree very strongly that a product should be safe. I guess my
thought was that if I tried to ride a bike off the roof of a house or some
crazy stuff outside the realm of intended use then it would be my fault if
i got hurt. This is where proper parenting should take over. Yes children
are the innocents and more parents should step up and not let video games
raise their kids. If I wasn't so hooked myself, I'd ditch the TV too.
When I look at the accomplishments of people of previous generations who
were my age at the time, I feel lazy.
Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I with ya on everything except
the part about the
responsibility of some toy manufacturers...If they
make (OR IMPORT) a dangerous product, they should have
their feet held to the fire...Its all about corporate
greed and a total disregard for what their actions
cause. Kids are innocents, their safety should be
foremost in the minds of companies who make products
aimed at them...
Yeah, the oldest of my tools are in better shape than
some of the newer ones...
I had to drive my wife's Neon yesterday...I was
missin' the bus as soon as I started it!
--- Stephen Brannan wrote:
> http://www.yesterland.com/
>
> This is a sort of commentary on the over
> commercialization of Disney. It seems a bit sad to
> see some of my childhood memories discontinued. I'm
> feeling very nastolgic today. During a conversation
> about how outdated our 4year old computers are at
> work, several of us were saddened by how cheap stuff
> is getting. It made me feel good my daily driver is
> 15 years old and still going. I almost considered
> trading my Miata for a 60's Sunbeam Tiger that I
> found wedged between a Beetle and a run down shop.
> I'm still pretty young, but I value well made stuff.
> The 2000 Ford Contour and it's 5th fuel pump that
> we walked away from last summer on a road trip will
> be long gone and forgotten, but Busses and other
> classics will continue to be rebuilt over and over
> again. (We were blessed by God and lots of people
> who helped us get home)
> The next generation of kids as a group will have
> lost so much. I played in the streets and skinned
> my knees growing up. Where is the imagination now?
> If I did something stupid it was my fault and not
> the responsibility of some toy manufacturer. I do
> see the need for safe products, but people need to
> take responsibility for their actions.
> In my garage are two table saws. One is a few
> years old and borrowed. The plastic is cracked and
> partly missing. The other is twice my age and is in
> better shape because it wasn't built to be replaced
> with the next year's model.
>
> This is my rant, sorry. Thanks for listening and
> caring about preserving VW's.
>
>
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