Kid took air horn to the face (2 Viewers)

[The Commish]

Oh for the love of.... IT'S A DAMN AIR HORN.Look at the thing. It's a can with a trumpet attached. Pretty sure most of us saw what a trumpet does by the age of 6 - something that looks like that makes noise. There was no misuse - you push the button and a loud and instantaneous noise occurs. It worked as intended. My guess is that if you asked the kid (and no I'm not reading 7 pages to find out if this happened) why he pressed the button, he'll say "Looked like it would make noise!" And it made noise. The human ear can endure short loud durations of sound and not incur permanent damage. Will it take a few days for the ringing to stop? Certainly. Permanent? Have him checked by an audiologist after a week or two. Hopefully the kid didn't incur permanent loss due to his actions. As someone who relies on his ears for his part-time work, I hope that his hearing is still perfect years from now.

Actually, her immediate response was confusion and her first words were "why was that so loud?". This thing is intended to be heard for a ####### mile. This isn't a trumpet. It's isn't one of those little air horns you see at a kid's party. I felt it on my ears from 10 feet away. Maybe this is why you guys aren't getting this - this thing is ridiculously dangerous for that packaging and to have inviting "push button" labels all over it. It wasn't reasonable for my kid to believe it would make this insane amount of noise, because it wasn't reasonable for it to be packaged in this fashion.

It's Falcon's "push button" model of their horn. It's not like it's labeling says "push here to test" like a kid's toy. I still don't know why you are harping on the packaging if you say it was open to begin with.

 

[DrJ]

Oh for the love of.... IT'S A DAMN AIR HORN.Look at the thing. It's a can with a trumpet attached. Pretty sure most of us saw what a trumpet does by the age of 6 - something that looks like that makes noise. There was no misuse - you push the button and a loud and instantaneous noise occurs. It worked as intended. My guess is that if you asked the kid (and no I'm not reading 7 pages to find out if this happened) why he pressed the button, he'll say "Looked like it would make noise!" And it made noise. The human ear can endure short loud durations of sound and not incur permanent damage. Will it take a few days for the ringing to stop? Certainly. Permanent? Have him checked by an audiologist after a week or two. Hopefully the kid didn't incur permanent loss due to his actions. As someone who relies on his ears for his part-time work, I hope that his hearing is still perfect years from now.

Actually, her immediate response was confusion and her first words were "why was that so loud?". This thing is intended to be heard for a ####### mile. This isn't a trumpet. It's isn't one of those little air horns you see at a kid's party. I felt it on my ears from 10 feet away. Maybe this is why you guys aren't getting this - this thing is ridiculously dangerous for that packaging and to have inviting "push button" labels all over it. It wasn't reasonable for my kid to believe it would make this insane amount of noise, because it wasn't reasonable for it to be packaged in this fashion.

It's Falcon's "push button" model of their horn. It's not like it's labeling says "push here to test" like a kid's toy. I still don't know why you are harping on the packaging if you say it was open to begin with.

The labeling is part of the packaging so I'm not sure there's a clear distinction. But besides that, the design of the packaging was also a contributing factor to it being open.

 

[The Commish]

Oh for the love of.... IT'S A DAMN AIR HORN.Look at the thing. It's a can with a trumpet attached. Pretty sure most of us saw what a trumpet does by the age of 6 - something that looks like that makes noise. There was no misuse - you push the button and a loud and instantaneous noise occurs. It worked as intended. My guess is that if you asked the kid (and no I'm not reading 7 pages to find out if this happened) why he pressed the button, he'll say "Looked like it would make noise!" And it made noise. The human ear can endure short loud durations of sound and not incur permanent damage. Will it take a few days for the ringing to stop? Certainly. Permanent? Have him checked by an audiologist after a week or two. Hopefully the kid didn't incur permanent loss due to his actions. As someone who relies on his ears for his part-time work, I hope that his hearing is still perfect years from now.

Actually, her immediate response was confusion and her first words were "why was that so loud?". This thing is intended to be heard for a ####### mile. This isn't a trumpet. It's isn't one of those little air horns you see at a kid's party. I felt it on my ears from 10 feet away. Maybe this is why you guys aren't getting this - this thing is ridiculously dangerous for that packaging and to have inviting "push button" labels all over it. It wasn't reasonable for my kid to believe it would make this insane amount of noise, because it wasn't reasonable for it to be packaged in this fashion.

It's Falcon's "push button" model of their horn. It's not like it's labeling says "push here to test" like a kid's toy. I still don't know why you are harping on the packaging if you say it was open to begin with.

The labeling is part of the packaging so I'm not sure there's a clear distinction.

So your child can read, just not put things into context and deducing the difference for herself? Another reason you shouldn't have had her wandering the isle If you look at the package and then the bottle, it's pretty clear to an adult (which this product is targeted for). You're going backwards here.

 

[The Commish]

But besides that, the design of the packaging was also a contributing factor to it being open.

You mean the packaging was designed so that you could get to the item purchased? It wasn't packaged so that an individual couldn't get to it? Go figure

 

[DrJ]

But besides that, the design of the packaging was also a contributing factor to it being open.

You mean the packaging was designed so that you could get to the item purchased? It wasn't packaged so that an individual couldn't get to it? Go figure

Fixed.

 

[DrJ]

Oh for the love of.... IT'S A DAMN AIR HORN.

Look at the thing. It's a can with a trumpet attached. Pretty sure most of us saw what a trumpet does by the age of 6 - something that looks like that makes noise. There was no misuse - you push the button and a loud and instantaneous noise occurs. It worked as intended. My guess is that if you asked the kid (and no I'm not reading 7 pages to find out if this happened) why he pressed the button, he'll say "Looked like it would make noise!" And it made noise.

The human ear can endure short loud durations of sound and not incur permanent damage. Will it take a few days for the ringing to stop? Certainly. Permanent? Have him checked by an audiologist after a week or two. Hopefully the kid didn't incur permanent loss due to his actions. As someone who relies on his ears for his part-time work, I hope that his hearing is still perfect years from now.

Actually, her immediate response was confusion and her first words were "why was that so loud?". This thing is intended to be heard for a ####### mile. This isn't a trumpet. It's isn't one of those little air horns you see at a kid's party. I felt it on my ears from 10 feet away. Maybe this is why you guys aren't getting this - this thing is ridiculously dangerous for that packaging and to have inviting "push button" labels all over it. It wasn't reasonable for my kid to believe it would make this insane amount of noise, because it wasn't reasonable for it to be packaged in this fashion.

It's Falcon's "push button" model of their horn. It's not like it's labeling says "push here to test" like a kid's toy. I still don't know why you are harping on the packaging if you say it was open to begin with.

The labeling is part of the packaging so I'm not sure there's a clear distinction.

So your child can read, just not put things into context and deducing the difference for herself? Another reason you shouldn't have had her wandering the isle If you look at the package and then the bottle, it's pretty clear to an adult (which this product is targeted for). You're going backwards here.

Or another reason that the manufacturer and vendor of the product should take more care with their packaging and placement. Matter of perspective I suppose, I guess that's why we have people that figure these things out for us.

 

[hutchins929]

We can go to legal-dictionary and we get similar stuff.

Negligence

The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product applies to everyone in the chain of distribution, including a manufacturer who carelessly makes a defective product, the company that uses the product to assemble something else without discovering an obvious defect, and the vendor who should exercise greater care in offering products for sale. These individuals owe a duty of care to anyone who is likely to be injured by such a product if it is defective, including the initial buyer, that person's family members, any bystanders, and persons who lease the item or hold it for the purchaser.

Additionally, the duty to exercise care involves all phases of getting a product to the consumers or users. The product must be designed in such a way that it is safe for its intended use. It must be inspected and tested at different stages, made from the appropriate materials, and assembled carefully. The product's container or packaging must be adequate. The manufacturer must also furnish adequate warnings and directions for use with the product. The seller is proscribed from misrepresenting the safety or character of the product and must disclose all defects.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Product+Liability

I think you're straining a muscle with that stretch.I hope your child is ok, but I hope you lose your lawsuit.

If his child is okay, there won't be much to collect in a lawsuit.

Dammit, now the guy is going to take a screwdriver to the kids ear! bigbottom has a good point, what are the damages in for which you're considering this lawsuit?

 

[hutchins929]

We can go to legal-dictionary and we get similar stuff.

Negligence

The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product applies to everyone in the chain of distribution, including a manufacturer who carelessly makes a defective product, the company that uses the product to assemble something else without discovering an obvious defect, and the vendor who should exercise greater care in offering products for sale. These individuals owe a duty of care to anyone who is likely to be injured by such a product if it is defective, including the initial buyer, that person's family members, any bystanders, and persons who lease the item or hold it for the purchaser.

Additionally, the duty to exercise care involves all phases of getting a product to the consumers or users. The product must be designed in such a way that it is safe for its intended use. It must be inspected and tested at different stages, made from the appropriate materials, and assembled carefully. The product's container or packaging must be adequate. The manufacturer must also furnish adequate warnings and directions for use with the product. The seller is proscribed from misrepresenting the safety or character of the product and must disclose all defects.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Product+Liability

I think you're straining a muscle with that stretch.I hope your child is ok, but I hope you lose your lawsuit.

Better call Saul

http://www.bettercallsaul.com/

 

[hutchins929]

PLEASE

:IBTL:

NOW

 

[DrJ]

We can go to legal-dictionary and we get similar stuff.

Negligence

The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product applies to everyone in the chain of distribution, including a manufacturer who carelessly makes a defective product, the company that uses the product to assemble something else without discovering an obvious defect, and the vendor who should exercise greater care in offering products for sale. These individuals owe a duty of care to anyone who is likely to be injured by such a product if it is defective, including the initial buyer, that person's family members, any bystanders, and persons who lease the item or hold it for the purchaser.

Additionally, the duty to exercise care involves all phases of getting a product to the consumers or users. The product must be designed in such a way that it is safe for its intended use. It must be inspected and tested at different stages, made from the appropriate materials, and assembled carefully. The product's container or packaging must be adequate. The manufacturer must also furnish adequate warnings and directions for use with the product. The seller is proscribed from misrepresenting the safety or character of the product and must disclose all defects.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Product+Liability

I think you're straining a muscle with that stretch.I hope your child is ok, but I hope you lose your lawsuit.

If his child is okay, there won't be much to collect in a lawsuit.

Dammit, now the guy is going to take a screwdriver to the kids ear! bigbottom has a good point, what are the damages in for which you're considering this lawsuit?

Emotional distress.

 

[hutchins929]

We can go to legal-dictionary and we get similar stuff.

Negligence

The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product applies to everyone in the chain of distribution, including a manufacturer who carelessly makes a defective product, the company that uses the product to assemble something else without discovering an obvious defect, and the vendor who should exercise greater care in offering products for sale. These individuals owe a duty of care to anyone who is likely to be injured by such a product if it is defective, including the initial buyer, that person's family members, any bystanders, and persons who lease the item or hold it for the purchaser.

Additionally, the duty to exercise care involves all phases of getting a product to the consumers or users. The product must be designed in such a way that it is safe for its intended use. It must be inspected and tested at different stages, made from the appropriate materials, and assembled carefully. The product's container or packaging must be adequate. The manufacturer must also furnish adequate warnings and directions for use with the product. The seller is proscribed from misrepresenting the safety or character of the product and must disclose all defects.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Product+Liability

I think you're straining a muscle with that stretch.I hope your child is ok, but I hope you lose your lawsuit.

If his child is okay, there won't be much to collect in a lawsuit.

Dammit, now the guy is going to take a screwdriver to the kids ear! bigbottom has a good point, what are the damages in for which you're considering this lawsuit?

Emotional duress.

My daughter witnessed a thread about the running over of a rabbit, with a lawn mower, in this forum a couple of months ago. Should I seek an attorney for a potential lawsuit against FBG's?

 

[DrJ]

We can go to legal-dictionary and we get similar stuff.

Negligence

The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product applies to everyone in the chain of distribution, including a manufacturer who carelessly makes a defective product, the company that uses the product to assemble something else without discovering an obvious defect, and the vendor who should exercise greater care in offering products for sale. These individuals owe a duty of care to anyone who is likely to be injured by such a product if it is defective, including the initial buyer, that person's family members, any bystanders, and persons who lease the item or hold it for the purchaser.

Additionally, the duty to exercise care involves all phases of getting a product to the consumers or users. The product must be designed in such a way that it is safe for its intended use. It must be inspected and tested at different stages, made from the appropriate materials, and assembled carefully. The product's container or packaging must be adequate. The manufacturer must also furnish adequate warnings and directions for use with the product. The seller is proscribed from misrepresenting the safety or character of the product and must disclose all defects.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Product+Liability

I think you're straining a muscle with that stretch.I hope your child is ok, but I hope you lose your lawsuit.

If his child is okay, there won't be much to collect in a lawsuit.

Dammit, now the guy is going to take a screwdriver to the kids ear! bigbottom has a good point, what are the damages in for which you're considering this lawsuit?

Emotional duress.

My daughter witnessed a thread about the running over of a rabbit, with a lawn mower, in this forum a couple of months ago. Should I seek an attorney for a potential lawsuit against FBG's?

Review the Terms of Service link at the top of the page. I don't believe the manufacturer or vendor of a dangerous product has similar limitations in their liability, however.

 

[Raider Nation]

PLEASE

:IBTL:

NOW

Irony?

 

[flapgreen]

Horn

 

[hutchins929]

PLEASE

:IBTL:

NOW

Irony?

My link

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

We can go to legal-dictionary and we get similar stuff.

Negligence

The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product applies to everyone in the chain of distribution, including a manufacturer who carelessly makes a defective product, the company that uses the product to assemble something else without discovering an obvious defect, and the vendor who should exercise greater care in offering products for sale. These individuals owe a duty of care to anyone who is likely to be injured by such a product if it is defective, including the initial buyer, that person's family members, any bystanders, and persons who lease the item or hold it for the purchaser.

Additionally, the duty to exercise care involves all phases of getting a product to the consumers or users. The product must be designed in such a way that it is safe for its intended use. It must be inspected and tested at different stages, made from the appropriate materials, and assembled carefully. The product's container or packaging must be adequate. The manufacturer must also furnish adequate warnings and directions for use with the product. The seller is proscribed from misrepresenting the safety or character of the product and must disclose all defects.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Product+Liability

I think you're straining a muscle with that stretch.I hope your child is ok, but I hope you lose your lawsuit.

If his child is okay, there won't be much to collect in a lawsuit.

Dammit, now the guy is going to take a screwdriver to the kids ear! bigbottom has a good point, what are the damages in for which you're considering this lawsuit?

Emotional duress.

My daughter witnessed a thread about the running over of a rabbit, with a lawn mower, in this forum a couple of months ago. Should I seek an attorney for a potential lawsuit against FBG's?

ew

 

[bigbottom]

We can go to legal-dictionary and we get similar stuff.

Negligence

The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product applies to everyone in the chain of distribution, including a manufacturer who carelessly makes a defective product, the company that uses the product to assemble something else without discovering an obvious defect, and the vendor who should exercise greater care in offering products for sale. These individuals owe a duty of care to anyone who is likely to be injured by such a product if it is defective, including the initial buyer, that person's family members, any bystanders, and persons who lease the item or hold it for the purchaser.

Additionally, the duty to exercise care involves all phases of getting a product to the consumers or users. The product must be designed in such a way that it is safe for its intended use. It must be inspected and tested at different stages, made from the appropriate materials, and assembled carefully. The product's container or packaging must be adequate. The manufacturer must also furnish adequate warnings and directions for use with the product. The seller is proscribed from misrepresenting the safety or character of the product and must disclose all defects.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Product+Liability

I think you're straining a muscle with that stretch.I hope your child is ok, but I hope you lose your lawsuit.

If his child is okay, there won't be much to collect in a lawsuit.

Dammit, now the guy is going to take a screwdriver to the kids ear! bigbottom has a good point, what are the damages in for which you're considering this lawsuit?

Emotional distress.

Good luck with that.

 

[Sputnikv8]

Glad to hear it is likely temporary. Kids should be taught to never point anything with a barrel/opening at their face...and further never push a button in that case.

 

[TxBuckeye]

So your child can read, just not put things into context and deducing the difference for herself? Another reason you shouldn't have had her wandering the isle

Have to agree, if the child was wandering an isle by herself, that is definitely some bad parenting. Bora Bora? Guam?

 

[Addai's Adidas]

Does the place have security cameras?

 

[DrJ]

We can go to legal-dictionary and we get similar stuff.

Negligence

The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product applies to everyone in the chain of distribution, including a manufacturer who carelessly makes a defective product, the company that uses the product to assemble something else without discovering an obvious defect, and the vendor who should exercise greater care in offering products for sale. These individuals owe a duty of care to anyone who is likely to be injured by such a product if it is defective, including the initial buyer, that person's family members, any bystanders, and persons who lease the item or hold it for the purchaser.

Additionally, the duty to exercise care involves all phases of getting a product to the consumers or users. The product must be designed in such a way that it is safe for its intended use. It must be inspected and tested at different stages, made from the appropriate materials, and assembled carefully. The product's container or packaging must be adequate. The manufacturer must also furnish adequate warnings and directions for use with the product. The seller is proscribed from misrepresenting the safety or character of the product and must disclose all defects.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Product+Liability

I think you're straining a muscle with that stretch.I hope your child is ok, but I hope you lose your lawsuit.

If his child is okay, there won't be much to collect in a lawsuit.

Dammit, now the guy is going to take a screwdriver to the kids ear! bigbottom has a good point, what are the damages in for which you're considering this lawsuit?

Emotional distress.

Good luck with that.

Yeah, I wasn't serious. While the thread wasn't a fishing trip, a good portion of my responses were less than serious and intended for the jackasses.Seems like everything is all good today. She says she has no pain or anything anymore. Very glad.

 

[DrJ]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

now try not to get her blinded.

 

[Pick]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear the kid is ok. If you went to a similar store tomorrow with your kid would you change your approach in any way?

 

[DrJ]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear the kid is ok. If you went to a similar store tomorrow with your kid would you change your approach in any way?

It should already be apparent to you, I'm not answering your stupid questions.

 

[TLEF316]

I hate how everything I buy is packaged like a nuclear weapon. Pretty soon I'm going to need a crowbar and a power drill to open a box of oreos

 

[Pick]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear the kid is ok. If you went to a similar store tomorrow with your kid would you change your approach in any way?

It should already be apparent to you, I'm not answering your stupid questions.

I don't blame you I wouldn't want to answer them either. But you are answering them even if you don't want to. It's very apparent there was no introspection on your part. I'm sure this is nothing new. Good luck with all that. Hate to be the first teacher that gives your kid an A-.

 

[DrJ]

I hate how everything I buy is packaged like a nuclear weapon. Pretty soon I'm going to need a crowbar and a power drill to open a box of oreos

There's actually liability suits on your end of the spectrum. People get cut on the clam shell they have to have a giant pair of scissors to open and win money...

 

[DrJ]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear the kid is ok. If you went to a similar store tomorrow with your kid would you change your approach in any way?

It should already be apparent to you, I'm not answering your stupid questions.

I don't blame you I wouldn't want to answer them either. But you are answering them even if you don't want to. It's very apparent there was no introspection on your part. I'm sure this is nothing new. Good luck with all that. Hate to be the first teacher that gives your kid an A-.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a teacher. You should probably find a line of work more rewarding for you.

 

[Pick]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear the kid is ok. If you went to a similar store tomorrow with your kid would you change your approach in any way?

It should already be apparent to you, I'm not answering your stupid questions.

I don't blame you I wouldn't want to answer them either. But you are answering them even if you don't want to. It's very apparent there was no introspection on your part. I'm sure this is nothing new. Good luck with all that. Hate to be the first teacher that gives your kid an A-.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a teacher. You should probably find a line of work more rewarding for you.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a parent. You should probably adopt out your kids and then cut off your wang and throw it in a bowl of vinegar.TIA,Society

 

[DrJ]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear the kid is ok. If you went to a similar store tomorrow with your kid would you change your approach in any way?

It should already be apparent to you, I'm not answering your stupid questions.

I don't blame you I wouldn't want to answer them either. But you are answering them even if you don't want to. It's very apparent there was no introspection on your part. I'm sure this is nothing new. Good luck with all that. Hate to be the first teacher that gives your kid an A-.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a teacher. You should probably find a line of work more rewarding for you.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a parent. You should probably adopt out your kids and then cut off your wang and throw it in a bowl of vinegar.TIA,Society

Might be the only way to alter the direction our society is taking thanks to how much your profession is failing us.

 

[TLEF316]

I hate how everything I buy is packaged like a nuclear weapon. Pretty soon I'm going to need a crowbar and a power drill to open a box of oreos

There's actually liability suits on your end of the spectrum. People get cut on the clam shell they have to have a giant pair of scissors to open and win money...

I know this is partially tongue in cheek, but as an insurance underwriter, I've seen far worse. Most recent example : a grown woman in her 40's sued a condo association I insure after her clumsiness sent her over the handlebars of her bike. Her reasoning : the ramp up from the street to the curb was "uneven". The gap was less than an inch. I can't imagine how fast she had to have been going in order for a gap that small to cause an adult to go over the bars and cause the damage she did. Personal responsibility be damned

 

[Pick]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear the kid is ok. If you went to a similar store tomorrow with your kid would you change your approach in any way?

It should already be apparent to you, I'm not answering your stupid questions.

I don't blame you I wouldn't want to answer them either. But you are answering them even if you don't want to. It's very apparent there was no introspection on your part. I'm sure this is nothing new. Good luck with all that. Hate to be the first teacher that gives your kid an A-.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a teacher. You should probably find a line of work more rewarding for you.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a parent. You should probably adopt out your kids and then cut off your wang and throw it in a bowl of vinegar.TIA,Society

Might be the only way to alter the direction our society is taking thanks to how much your profession is failing us.

Might be the only way to alter the direction our society is taking thanks to how much your parenting is failing us.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

thx for the jerry springer thread, anyway.

I've always wondered how those people go on tv just to turn themselves into clowns doing and saying things most people would never want on camera.

sounds like hearing loss wouldn't even be a blip on the radar for your daughter.

 

[DrJ]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear the kid is ok. If you went to a similar store tomorrow with your kid would you change your approach in any way?

It should already be apparent to you, I'm not answering your stupid questions.

I don't blame you I wouldn't want to answer them either. But you are answering them even if you don't want to. It's very apparent there was no introspection on your part. I'm sure this is nothing new. Good luck with all that. Hate to be the first teacher that gives your kid an A-.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a teacher. You should probably find a line of work more rewarding for you.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a parent. You should probably adopt out your kids and then cut off your wang and throw it in a bowl of vinegar.TIA,Society

Might be the only way to alter the direction our society is taking thanks to how much your profession is failing us.

Might be the only way to alter the direction our society is taking thanks to how much your parenting is failing us.

We do the job that your kind isn't capable of.

 

[The Kerminator]

I hate how everything I buy is packaged like a nuclear weapon. Pretty soon I'm going to need a crowbar and a power drill to open a box of oreos air horn

fixed for you (if DrJ gets his wish)

 

[The Kerminator]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear she is doing better.When was the last time you had her hearing tested? How will you know if any possible hearing loss is from the air horn blast to her face or whether it was from her listening to you and your wife yelling at each other all the time?

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear she is doing better.When was the last time you had her hearing tested? How will you know if any possible hearing loss is from the air horn blast to her face or whether it was from her listening to you and your wife yelling at each other all the time?

or maybe she jammed a pencil in there.

 

[Pick]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear the kid is ok. If you went to a similar store tomorrow with your kid would you change your approach in any way?

It should already be apparent to you, I'm not answering your stupid questions.

I don't blame you I wouldn't want to answer them either. But you are answering them even if you don't want to. It's very apparent there was no introspection on your part. I'm sure this is nothing new. Good luck with all that. Hate to be the first teacher that gives your kid an A-.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a teacher. You should probably find a line of work more rewarding for you.

I'm guessing you just hate accepting the responsibility of being a parent. You should probably adopt out your kids and then cut off your wang and throw it in a bowl of vinegar.TIA,Society

Might be the only way to alter the direction our society is taking thanks to how much your profession is failing us.

Might be the only way to alter the direction our society is taking thanks to how much your parenting is failing us.

We do the job that your kind isn't capable of.

We (teachers) do the job that your kind (bad parents) isn't capable of.

 

[bigbottom]

We can go to legal-dictionary and we get similar stuff.

Negligence

The duty to guard against negligence and supply a safe product applies to everyone in the chain of distribution, including a manufacturer who carelessly makes a defective product, the company that uses the product to assemble something else without discovering an obvious defect, and the vendor who should exercise greater care in offering products for sale. These individuals owe a duty of care to anyone who is likely to be injured by such a product if it is defective, including the initial buyer, that person's family members, any bystanders, and persons who lease the item or hold it for the purchaser.

Additionally, the duty to exercise care involves all phases of getting a product to the consumers or users. The product must be designed in such a way that it is safe for its intended use. It must be inspected and tested at different stages, made from the appropriate materials, and assembled carefully. The product's container or packaging must be adequate. The manufacturer must also furnish adequate warnings and directions for use with the product. The seller is proscribed from misrepresenting the safety or character of the product and must disclose all defects.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Product+Liability

I think you're straining a muscle with that stretch.I hope your child is ok, but I hope you lose your lawsuit.

If his child is okay, there won't be much to collect in a lawsuit.

Dammit, now the guy is going to take a screwdriver to the kids ear! bigbottom has a good point, what are the damages in for which you're considering this lawsuit?

Emotional distress.

Good luck with that.

Yeah, I wasn't serious. While the thread wasn't a fishing trip, a good portion of my responses were less than serious and intended for the jackasses.Seems like everything is all good today. She says she has no pain or anything anymore. Very glad.

Good to hear. (no pun intended)

 

[DrJ]

Also, we have a hearing test this week so we'll see what the final results are. Assuming we're good I won't be filing suit, but I will still file a complaint with both the store and manufacturer. The packaging for this product is simply unacceptable and they need to do something about it.

Glad to hear she is doing better.When was the last time you had her hearing tested? How will you know if any possible hearing loss is from the air horn blast to her face or whether it was from her listening to you and your wife yelling at each other all the time?

I'm not a hearing expert, I guess we'd need to let the lawyers call one.

 

[Biabreakable]

Word is spreading fast, and moms around the neighborhood are outraged. They agree that this place makes an active attempt to attract kids and they end up there a lot as a well. They also feel that this aggression simply cannot stand.

So now a air horn loose in its packaging is = to Saddam Hussein invading Kuwait. The whole neighborhood is up in arms over this when not a single person here seems to share your outrage about what happened. Ok have it your way. 1. I don't think so many posters here would so quickly jump to conclusions and be so rude to you if their prior experiences with you were positive. I think most people would get the benefit of the doubt. Do you have a history of trying to sue often that people here may be aware of? Because I got that impression from the way the first 10 or so people responded. If they know you are trigger happy to sue that would explain their crassness. 2.Maybe if you did not over shelter your child in home school they might learn something of the outside world and think before they put foreign objects right in their face without first finding out what they do. When I was 8 years old I wasn't stupid enough to do something like this unintentionally. I leaned my lesson blasting a fire cracker in my ear when I was 6 or 7. The reason this happened is because my uncle told me to count to 3 before throwing it. I was cranking it back to throw but it went off on 2. I very much doubt this air horn could be more damaging than that to ones ear. No one in my family thought to sue the fireworks manufacturer.3. Your unwillingness to see this as an accident or take responsibility for what happened is the main problem here.

 

[Biabreakable]

Also, the ringing in the ears seems to have subsided and only one of the two ears has pain right now. So it seems to be slowly progressing back to normal. Awesome, awesome news. But what about the next kid? There's still my civic duty.

Then why didn't you take the air horn to the manager or someone so they could re-shop it? It sounds like your wife was sneaking around to check if it was still there after the fact. If you really think this is your civic duty that would have been the 2nd thing you did after making sure your kid was ok.

 

[DrJ]

Also, the ringing in the ears seems to have subsided and only one of the two ears has pain right now. So it seems to be slowly progressing back to normal. Awesome, awesome news. But what about the next kid? There's still my civic duty.

Then why didn't you take the air horn to the manager or someone so they could re-shop it? It sounds like your wife was sneaking around to check if it was still there after the fact. If you really think this is your civic duty that would have been the 2nd thing you did after making sure your kid was ok.

We did. The accident report was filled out in front of the open air horn. They elected to just leave it there as-is. But of course they exercised their due diligence as a company here, no matter.

 

[DrJ]

Word is spreading fast, and moms around the neighborhood are outraged. They agree that this place makes an active attempt to attract kids and they end up there a lot as a well. They also feel that this aggression simply cannot stand.

So now a air horn loose in its packaging is = to Saddam Hussein invading Kuwait. The whole neighborhood is up in arms over this when not a single person here seems to share your outrage about what happened. Ok have it your way. 1. I don't think so many posters here would so quickly jump to conclusions and be so rude to you if their prior experiences with you were positive. I think most people would get the benefit of the doubt. Do you have a history of trying to sue often that people here may be aware of? Because I got that impression from the way the first 10 or so people responded. If they know you are trigger happy to sue that would explain their crassness. 2.Maybe if you did not over shelter your child in home school they might learn something of the outside world and think before they put foreign objects right in their face without first finding out what they do. When I was 8 years old I wasn't stupid enough to do something like this unintentionally. I leaned my lesson blasting a fire cracker in my ear when I was 6 or 7. The reason this happened is because my uncle told me to count to 3 before throwing it. I was cranking it back to throw but it went off on 2. I very much doubt this air horn could be more damaging than that to ones ear. No one in my family thought to sue the fireworks manufacturer.3. Your unwillingness to see this as an accident or take responsibility for what happened is the main problem here.

If I let my kid blow off fireworks by their head they'd have learned their lesson before turning 8. You guys are awesome.

 

[Biabreakable]

Word is spreading fast, and moms around the neighborhood are outraged. They agree that this place makes an active attempt to attract kids and they end up there a lot as a well. They also feel that this aggression simply cannot stand.

So now a air horn loose in its packaging is = to Saddam Hussein invading Kuwait. The whole neighborhood is up in arms over this when not a single person here seems to share your outrage about what happened. Ok have it your way. 1. I don't think so many posters here would so quickly jump to conclusions and be so rude to you if their prior experiences with you were positive. I think most people would get the benefit of the doubt. Do you have a history of trying to sue often that people here may be aware of? Because I got that impression from the way the first 10 or so people responded. If they know you are trigger happy to sue that would explain their crassness. 2.Maybe if you did not over shelter your child in home school they might learn something of the outside world and think before they put foreign objects right in their face without first finding out what they do. When I was 8 years old I wasn't stupid enough to do something like this unintentionally. I leaned my lesson blasting a fire cracker in my ear when I was 6 or 7. The reason this happened is because my uncle told me to count to 3 before throwing it. I was cranking it back to throw but it went off on 2. I very much doubt this air horn could be more damaging than that to ones ear. No one in my family thought to sue the fireworks manufacturer.3. Your unwillingness to see this as an accident or take responsibility for what happened is the main problem here.

If I let my kid blow off fireworks by their head they'd have learned their lesson before turning 8. You guys are awesome.

Hey I throw like a gurl. My bad.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Also, the ringing in the ears seems to have subsided and only one of the two ears has pain right now. So it seems to be slowly progressing back to normal. Awesome, awesome news. But what about the next kid? There's still my civic duty.

Then why didn't you take the air horn to the manager or someone so they could re-shop it? It sounds like your wife was sneaking around to check if it was still there after the fact. If you really think this is your civic duty that would have been the 2nd thing you did after making sure your kid was ok.

he probably wants to give his other kid a crack at it in case there's no demonstrable hearing loss on this one.

 

[mad sweeney]

Oh for the love of.... IT'S A DAMN AIR HORN.Look at the thing. It's a can with a trumpet attached. Pretty sure most of us saw what a trumpet does by the age of 6 - something that looks like that makes noise. There was no misuse - you push the button and a loud and instantaneous noise occurs. It worked as intended. My guess is that if you asked the kid (and no I'm not reading 7 pages to find out if this happened) why he pressed the button, he'll say "Looked like it would make noise!" And it made noise. The human ear can endure short loud durations of sound and not incur permanent damage. Will it take a few days for the ringing to stop? Certainly. Permanent? Have him checked by an audiologist after a week or two. Hopefully the kid didn't incur permanent loss due to his actions. As someone who relies on his ears for his part-time work, I hope that his hearing is still perfect years from now.

Actually, her immediate response was confusion and her first words were "why was that so loud?". This thing is intended to be heard for a ####### mile. This isn't a trumpet. It's isn't one of those little air horns you see at a kid's party. I felt it on my ears from 10 feet away. Maybe this is why you guys aren't getting this - this thing is ridiculously dangerous for that packaging and to have inviting "push button" labels all over it. It wasn't reasonable for my kid to believe it would make this insane amount of noise, because it wasn't reasonable for it to be packaged in this fashion.

So your kid analyzed the packaging and decided it was flimsy enough that it must be benign? That's a pretty smart kid!

 

[Christo]

The old geezer in me says to take it as a life/parenting lesson.The greedy lawyer in me says to sue the store and the manufacturer. It'll likely be a product liability claim for them and you'd get your money.

Which theory? Manufacturing defect, design defect or failure to warn?

 

[Mr. Pickles]

LOL at "took an air horn to the face."