Not sure you can paint with such a wide brush. I don't understand the phenomena either, but I agree totally that a sensor of some kind that alerts is a good idea, though obviously not fool-proof.
Tom C. On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 12:02 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone thought about the fact that, just maybe, the parents that do this > might subconsciously want to forget about their children? > > On 5/29/2010 10:56 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> >> >> Paul Sorenson wrote: >> >>> Excellent and timely article. It doesn't take a very warm outside >>> temperature to turn a vehicle into an oven. The suggestion to put a >>> "reminder item" in the back seat is a good low tech solution, but it's also >>> a pretty sad commentary on our society that it's easier to remember to take >>> your cell phone than it is to remember your child is sitting behind you. >>> >>> -p >> >> What Paul 2 said about Paul 1's article :) >> >> I was about to cut and paste the line about the reminder in my reply.... >> It leapt off the page, er, screen. >> ann >> >> >>> >>> >>> On 5/29/2010 7:04 AM, paul stenquist wrote: >>> >>>> Most of my writing is, well, frivolous. Not this time. Kids are dying in >>>> cars at an unprecedented rate. As unbelievable as it sounds, those deaths >>>> are often caused by a simple memory lapse. The Times asked me to look into >>>> it. The article appears in tomorrow's paper, and it's up on the web now. >>>> >>>> Our own Ken Waller served as a very valuable resource, and he's quoted >>>> in the article. You'll find it here: >>>> >>>> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/automobiles/30HEAT.html?pagewanted=1&ref=automobiles >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>>> Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2902 - Release Date: 05/28/10 >>>> 15:17:00 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 > Courier New;}} > \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just upgraded to Thunderbird 3.0 and the > interface subtly weird.\par > } > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
