Red Ring Tupperware Party, Autumnal Equinoctal Edition (24)

Chet wrote in post #18542679
My 2 year old, almost 3 year old broke my 55" 4k smart tv tonight by repeatedly hitting it with some pool toy. My wife and I were busy cleaning things in the kitchen as the 17 y.o. and 10 y.o. just yelled at him to stop hitting the tv. Question is, whose fault is it?

Parents for buying the tv last year?
Small child for beating the tv?
2 other children who witness said abuse and did nothing but issue verbal directives that failed?

I'm perplexed.

Ouch!

A toddler doesn't have a whole lot of reasoning, cause/effect skills yet. But should be able to listen to instructions. But instructions from siblings are usually not seen as "important".

The older kids however, are a different story. I'm guessing that the 17 y.o. is well into the "I am my own person, I don't need my parent's input" stage of life. If they want to be allowed freedoms, they need to show themselves as responsible. Prime opportunity to do so was just presented....

Chet wrote in post #18542721

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I feel for you, my boy blew up our 60" plasma screen by cracking the screen a few years back riding a scooter inside >$2000 down the drain

Well and truly parents fault for not supervising a 3-4 year old

Yeah, he was threatened with a spanking as my wife had to tell him several times to stop hitting the already broken tv. The 2 other kids went up stairs feeling the wrath of dad. But I stayed cool. Not much I could do but remind them they have to help out and at least get up and take the striking device away from the wee one. Sometimes you have to take 5 minutes to compose yourself before engaging.

Chet wrote in post #18542679
My 2 year old, almost 3 year old broke my 55" 4k smart tv tonight by repeatedly hitting it with some pool toy. My wife and I were busy cleaning things in the kitchen as the 17 y.o. and 10 y.o. just yelled at him to stop hitting the tv. Question is, whose fault is it?

Parents for buying the tv last year?
Small child for beating the tv?
2 other children who witness said abuse and did nothing but issue verbal directives that failed?

I'm perplexed.

Chet,

I feel for you man... We just bought a new 55 inch 4K TV 2 months ago.

We have a 4 and 5+ year old grandsons my wife babysits everyday here in our home. So far they have not hurt our TV, but the youngest many times wants to touch the TV with his fingers. We tell him not to touch... I think he is getting better at not touching the screen.

1:20 am. I had just gotten into bed, was turning my phone to night mode, when the boss called. Time to head back to work again. He neglected to send out the heads up text earlier in the evening.

A ploughgirl's work is never done.

A 6 hour shift (plus commuting time) on 4 hours sleep just isn’t fun.

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #18542918
A 6 hour shift (plus commuting time) on 4 hours sleep just isn’t fun.

Sounds like all the other plow people I know. Many do 14, 16+ hour shifts when lots of snow comes down all day and they have to keep replowing there contract locations.

Yeah, that hasn’t happened here yet. If I had known that it was snowing in town, I would have gone to bed hours earlier.

Jill-of-all-Trades wrote in post #18542572
The joystick.
Buttons 5 and 7 are transmission control - 5 shifts up, 7 shifts down (1-4), auto clutch.
The other buttons control other hydraulic circuits that aren't used on the plow. I do wish the wing controls were on the joystick instead of on the console.
The part I'm holding back with my finger is the lockout. If it's not open, with the green light on, the joystick will be shutoff. Protects against accidental movements.

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The main info screen. At 5:04 this morning the engine temperature was -9C
This is all touch screen.

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I have GOT to get me one of these things!

Chet wrote in post #18542721

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Tough break. It appears he was trying to carry out a hit on Bill Shatner. Many would reward him for that. I don't have kids, so I rely on a line my mother used often. "This is why we can't have nice things."

I feel for you, man.

jay125 wrote in post #18542930
I have GOT to get me one of these things!

Speak nicely to Mel, she might let you share hers.

jay125 wrote in post #18542934

Chet wrote in post #18542721

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Tough break. It appears he was trying to carry out a hit on Bill Shatner. Many would reward him for that. I don't have kids, so I rely on a line my mother used often. "This is why we can't have nice things."

I feel for you, man.

That does appear it could be Captain Kirk

Inspeqtor wrote in post #18543052
That does appear it could be Captain Kirk

William Shatner ... or should that be Shattered