<sigh> Every summer, children die needlessly because of being left unattended in cars. (I suppose a number of dogs do too, but I didn't look that statistic up).
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_2850832 "...After squeezing his Dodge Ram 2500 into his parking place Saturday afternoon, McKay's exasperation at the awkwardly parked neighboring car turned to horror when he saw a little girl inside. Her eyes were closed and her head was tilted to one side. Hurrying to Mabry's door, he knocked...McKay said Mabry seemed confused when he asked her about the child in the car. They went together to the parking lot. When Mabry lifted the child out, McKay saw that the toddler's back was purple. Mabry "was saying, 'No, no, no, no,"' McKay said Sunday. "You've got to understand. She was just so frantic. She could not believe the little girl was in the car." After Elizabeth was out of the car, McKay called 911 and went to Mabry's apartment, where Mabry told him Elizabeth was dead..." Even in shade and with windows left cracked, the interior temperature rises quickly to dangerous levels. http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/108/108800.htm "...The mercury inside the car soared 40 degrees higher than outside temperatures, on average. Even on a sunny, 72-degree day, temperatures inside the car could reach 117 degrees Fahrenheit in an hour, say the researchers. Eighty-percent of that rise happened in the first 30 minutes..." I can only imagine the horror of realizing that you've forgotten where or when you last saw a child who is supposed to be under your care. Debbi No Malice, Just Massive Stress Maru :( __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
