Kid took air horn to the face (1 Viewer)

[DrJ]

So we go to the outdoors store today, not sure I want to mention the name, end up going through the boating section. We're looking at the oars, and just a little bit away maybe 10 feet are emergency air horns. Our kid walks over there, one of them happened to have an opened package with an inviting "press button" sign. Wife sees her going to press this and shouts no, but before she can do anything she's is taking a blast with the air horn in the face.

Now she's saying her ears are ringing some. A little ticked off about the whole thing for obvious reasons. The thing has a notice to keep out of reach of children on the actual horn itself, but it's down at kid level in this store. The packaging is flimsy and easy to open (kind of little plastic snap buttons in the corner) and this was open with wording inviting someone to press the button.

Hoping this clears up, wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the course of action.

 

[Otis]

Lawsuit imo

 

[Chaka]

Sue everyone...except me.

 

[the moops]

How old is your kid?

 

[DrJ]

How old is your kid?

8 1/2.

 

[TexanFan02]

Life lesson.

 

[Marvin]

Keep a better eye on your kid, Captain Crybaby.

 

[Fennis]

of you, your wife, and your kid who was high at the time?

 

[DrJ]

For reference, I'm pretty sure that the one on the right in the top row is the exact horn in question:

http://www.falconsafety.co.uk/falconsafety/signalhorns/choosingTheRightSignalHorn.aspx

 

[boots11234]

I would advise you to yell at your kid not to do that again but she/he wouldn't probably hear you so I don't know.

 

[DrJ]

And yes, I am aware the situation might have been avoidable if we leashed our children. There's also other ways it could be avoidable though, so I'm not sure that's reasonable.

 

[Marvin]

And yes, I am aware the situation might have been avoidable if we leashed our children. There's also other ways it could be avoidable though, so I'm not sure that's reasonable.

Yep. Leave your ill-mannered kids at home.

 

[Eviloutsider]

Maybe take some accountability.

 

[DrJ]

And yes, I am aware the situation might have been avoidable if we leashed our children. There's also other ways it could be avoidable though, so I'm not sure that's reasonable.

Yep. Leave your ill-mannered kids at home.

Well, she's suggesting she never wants to go there again, so that might be the only way we can continue to frequent their death trap.

 

[TexanFan02]

So we go to the outdoors store today, not sure I want to mention the name, end up going through the boating section. We're looking at the oars, and just a little bit away maybe 10 feet are emergency air horns. Our kid walks over there, one of them happened to have an opened package with an inviting "press button" sign. Wife sees her going to press this and shouts no, but before she can do anything she's is taking a blast with the air horn in the face. Now she's saying her ears are ringing some. A little ticked off about the whole thing for obvious reasons. The thing has a notice to keep out of reach of children on the actual horn itself, but it's down at kid level in this store. The packaging is flimsy and easy to open (kind of little plastic snap buttons in the corner) and this was open with wording inviting someone to press the button. Hoping this clears up, wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the course of action.

Sorry your kid is dumb. Compounded by your choices: "going through the boating section". Maybe it's you that's dumb, probably wrong to blame the child. Try to work on that.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

there's a movie called idiocracy you should watch.

ps

your whole family should take an air horn to the face.

pps

PARENT YOUR ####### KIDS, #######!

 

[Addai's Adidas]

And then she walked over to the archery section and stabbed herself with an arrow. Where did the store go wrong?

 

[DrJ]

And then she walked over to the archery section and stabbed herself with an arrow. Where did the store go wrong?

What's the protocol on arrows? Is it common for arrows to be laying around open package?

 

[shuke]

So we go to the outdoors store today, not sure I want to mention the name, end up going through the boating section. We're looking at the oars, and just a little bit away maybe 10 feet are emergency air horns. Our kid walks over there, one of them happened to have an opened package with an inviting "press button" sign. Wife sees her going to press this and shouts no, but before she can do anything she's is taking a blast with the air horn in the face. Now she's saying her ears are ringing some. A little ticked off about the whole thing for obvious reasons. The thing has a notice to keep out of reach of children on the actual horn itself, but it's down at kid level in this store. The packaging is flimsy and easy to open (kind of little plastic snap buttons in the corner) and this was open with wording inviting someone to press the button. Hoping this clears up, wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the course of action.

Sorry your kid is dumb.

Jesus, dude.

 

[DrJ]

there's a movie called idiocracy you should watch.psyour whole family should take an air horn to the face.ppsPARENT YOUR ####### KIDS, #######!

Kids do dumb stuff, often in an instant, that's unavoidable. I'm making an assumption when I take them to a public place that they've taken reasonable precautions to prevent things that are labeled "keep away from children" from being easily accessible to them.

 

[TexanFan02]

So we go to the outdoors store today, not sure I want to mention the name, end up going through the boating section. We're looking at the oars, and just a little bit away maybe 10 feet are emergency air horns. Our kid walks over there, one of them happened to have an opened package with an inviting "press button" sign. Wife sees her going to press this and shouts no, but before she can do anything she's is taking a blast with the air horn in the face. Now she's saying her ears are ringing some. A little ticked off about the whole thing for obvious reasons. The thing has a notice to keep out of reach of children on the actual horn itself, but it's down at kid level in this store. The packaging is flimsy and easy to open (kind of little plastic snap buttons in the corner) and this was open with wording inviting someone to press the button. Hoping this clears up, wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the course of action.

Sorry your kid is dumb.

Jesus, dude.

You left out the part where the parents are dumb.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

yeah, it's kind of hard to fault a kid raised by this guy.

here's an idea --- teach your ####### kid not to grab everything in the ####### store like it's his ####### toybox.

when I read this story I had assumed he was 4 or 5 --- he's 8????

sounds like maybe both you and your kid learned a lesson that day, so maybe it's for the best.

looking forward to your thread about the cactus display at the greenhouse, and your lawsuit against internet porn.

does your kid rummage through the liquor cabinet and the gunsafe?

 

[DrJ]

yeah, it's kind of hard to fault a kid raised by this guy.here's an idea --- teach your ####### kid not to grab everything in the ####### store like it's his ####### toybox.when I read this story I had assumed he was 4 or 5 --- he's 8????sounds like maybe both you and your kid learned a lesson that day, so maybe it's for the best.looking forward to your thread about the cactus display at the greenhouse, and your lawsuit against internet porn.does your kid rummage through the liquor cabinet and the gunsafe?

No, they actually take precautions with their guns and liquor there. Which seems to indicate they bear some responsibility for the safety of their environment.

 

[East Coast Bias]

They should have made you buy it. Now someone else is going to get a used air horn.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

maybe you should crusade for tougher air horn legislation.

lifetime pays good money.

 

[DrJ]

maybe you should crusade for tougher air horn legislation.lifetime pays good money.

Pretty sure there's someone on the case already, hence the keep out of reach of children fine print. Unfortunately the place that is distributing it didn't seem to get the memo, and it's possible that my daughter has permanent ear damage as a result. I know you guys find this to be some amusing life lesson and all, but this is potentially a serious situation.

 

[East Coast Bias]

maybe you should crusade for tougher air horn legislation.lifetime pays good money.

Pretty sure there's someone on the case already, hence the keep out of reach of children fine print. Unfortunately the place that is distributing it didn't seem to get the memo, and it's possible that my daughter has permanent ear damage as a result. I know you guys find this to be some amusing life lesson and all, but this is potentially a serious situation.

Maybe you should have kept it out of the reach of your children.

 

[DrJ]

maybe you should crusade for tougher air horn legislation.lifetime pays good money.

Pretty sure there's someone on the case already, hence the keep out of reach of children fine print. Unfortunately the place that is distributing it didn't seem to get the memo, and it's possible that my daughter has permanent ear damage as a result. I know you guys find this to be some amusing life lesson and all, but this is potentially a serious situation.

Maybe you should have kept it out of the reach of your children.

Had I actually purchased and took control of the product, I'd definitely feel that was my responsibility. They were in possession and control of the product at the time of the incident.

 

[TexanFan02]

So we go to the outdoors store today, not sure I want to mention the name, end up going through the boating section. We're looking at the oars, and just a little bit away maybe 10 feet are emergency air horns. Our kid walks over there, one of them happened to have an opened package with an inviting "press button" sign. Wife sees her going to press this and shouts no, but before she can do anything she's is taking a blast with the air horn in the face.

Now she's saying her ears are ringing some. A little ticked off about the whole thing for obvious reasons. The thing has a notice to keep out of reach of children on the actual horn itself, but it's down at kid level in this store. The packaging is flimsy and easy to open (kind of little plastic snap buttons in the corner) and this was open with wording inviting someone to press the button.

Hoping this clears up, wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the course of action.

Sorry you're kid is dumb. Probably wrong to blame the child. Try to work on that.

Fixed. Jesus.

 

[Chaka]

Good Lord. In 30 years America is going to be covered in bubble wrap and you'll need to sign a waiver every time you leave your home.

 

[Ursa M]

there's a movie called idiocracy you should watch.psyour whole family should take an air horn to the face.ppsPARENT YOUR ####### KIDS, #######!

Kids do dumb stuff, often in an instant, that's unavoidable. I'm making an assumption when I take them to a public place that they've taken reasonable precautions to prevent things that are labeled "keep away from children" from being easily accessible to them.

For a devotee of the party of personal responsibility, you sure are sounding like a whiny liberal.

 

[DrJ]

there's a movie called idiocracy you should watch.psyour whole family should take an air horn to the face.ppsPARENT YOUR ####### KIDS, #######!

Kids do dumb stuff, often in an instant, that's unavoidable. I'm making an assumption when I take them to a public place that they've taken reasonable precautions to prevent things that are labeled "keep away from children" from being easily accessible to them.

For a devotee of the party of personal responsibility, you sure are sounding like a whiny liberal.

Not getting the connection. The party that should take responsibility would depend on the party that's responsible.

 

[TexanFan02]

there's a movie called idiocracy you should watch.psyour whole family should take an air horn to the face.ppsPARENT YOUR ####### KIDS, #######!

Kids do dumb stuff, often in an instant, that's unavoidable. I'm making an assumption when I take them to a public place that they've taken reasonable precautions to prevent things that are labeled "keep away from children" from being easily accessible to them.

For a devotee of the party of personal responsibility, you sure are sounding like a whiny liberal.

Not getting the connection. The party that should take responsibility would depend on the party that's responsible.

Responsible for what?

 

[johnadams]

Myy daughter got so pissed at her cousin in an REI, she nearly brained him with one of the mountaineering ice picks. If I hadn't been right on top of her, there would have been major brainage all over the joint. Kids are dumb. That's why they have parents. Personally, I fight the temptation to run amok every time I go to a well stocked sporting goods store myself. I mean, who doesn't want to run around in just a jockstrap and roller blades throwing swiss army knives at mannequin boobies with one of the mohawk snowboard helmets on while screaming "That was for Frodo, you effin Orc!"

 

[Mario Kart]

Two options:

1) talk to your kid by moving your lips and making no sound. If she can't read your lips, this talk is lesson one of many more to come.

2) buy her a brail book so when you do go into the arrow section, you will have bypassed lesson one above.

 

[AAABatteries]

I'm sorry that your kid is having trouble with their hearing but tbh I don't think the store should be liable.

 

[Ignoramus]

Ever been to a grocery store? I'm pretty sure there are all sorts of cleaning products, beer, batteries, toiletries, small choking hazards and a million other things that your dumb kid shouldn't ingest that are within reach of her precious little hands. Do you think all of these things should be on shelves 5' off the ground?

 

[tdoss]

I seriously worry for our future

How we've not been taken over by now...I'll never understand. It's time...seriously...our reign has to be coming to an end soon.

 

[John Bender]

Your course of action should be getting your child to the doctor to examine her ears if you're that concerned about hearing damage.

Instead, your first concern seems to be your course of action with the sporting goods store. Which is why I think a few of the guys have lashed out at you.

Why don't you go get her hearing taken care of before you worry about who to sue.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

course of action should be report yourself to dcfs and hope that kid gets placed in a better home.

you are a ####ty parent.

the store's course of action, and hopefully every store and public place, is to place a 14+ requirement for entrance.

 

[Sinn Fein]

there's a movie called idiocracy you should watch.psyour whole family should take an air horn to the face.ppsPARENT YOUR ####### KIDS, #######!

Kids do dumb stuff, often in an instant, that's unavoidable. I'm making an assumption when I take them to a public place that they've taken reasonable precautions to prevent things that are labeled "keep away from children" from being easily accessible to them.

For a devotee of the party of personal responsibility, you sure are sounding like a whiny liberal.

Not getting the connection. The party that should take responsibility would depend on the party that's responsible.

Link to anyone being responsible in this story?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Sue everyone...except me.

"The people you work with and handle, I will probably sue them as well."

 

[Sabertooth]

Sometimes you have to keep an eye on your kids.

 

[Smack Tripper]

@ "inviting"

 

[Godsbrother]

maybe you should crusade for tougher air horn legislation.lifetime pays good money.

Pretty sure there's someone on the case already, hence the keep out of reach of children fine print. Unfortunately the place that is distributing it didn't seem to get the memo, and it's possible that my daughter has permanent ear damage as a result. I know you guys find this to be some amusing life lesson and all, but this is potentially a serious situation.

Maybe you should have kept it out of the reach of your children.

Had I actually purchased and took control of the product, I'd definitely feel that was my responsibility. They were in possession and control of the product at the time of the incident.

Who was in possession and control of your kid?

 

[Zasada]

Maybe take some accountability.

 

[Smack Tripper]

So we go to the outdoors store today, not sure I want to mention the name, end up going through the boating section. We're looking at the oars, and just a little bit away maybe 10 feet are emergency air horns. Our kid walks over there, one of them happened to have an opened package with an inviting "press button" sign. Wife sees her going to press this and shouts no, but before she can do anything she's is taking a blast with the air horn in the face. Now she's saying her ears are ringing some. A little ticked off about the whole thing for obvious reasons. The thing has a notice to keep out of reach of children on the actual horn itself, but it's down at kid level in this store. The packaging is flimsy and easy to open (kind of little plastic snap buttons in the corner) and this was open with wording inviting someone to press the button. Hoping this clears up, wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the course of action.

I would also love to know what is "flimsy and easy to open" regarding the packaging.

 

[Sinn Fein]

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Ever been to a grocery store? I'm pretty sure there are all sorts of cleaning products, beer, batteries, toiletries, small choking hazards and a million other things that your dumb kid shouldn't ingest that are within reach of her precious little hands. Do you think all of these things should be on shelves 5' off the ground?

Keep an eye on your kid if they are allowed to roam free. End of Story. Hope she doesn't have any hearing damage.

 

[SkyRattlers]

Myy daughter got so pissed at her cousin in an REI, she nearly brained him with one of the mountaineering ice picks. If I hadn't been right on top of her, there would have been major brainage all over the joint. Kids are dumb. That's why they have parents. Personally, I fight the temptation to run amok every time I go to a well stocked sporting goods store myself. I mean, who doesn't want to run around in just a jockstrap and roller blades throwing swiss army knives at mannequin boobies with one of the mohawk snowboard helmets on while screaming "That was for Frodo, you effin Orc!"

Temptation levels rising.....