tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post3590415938886329720..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: People in $500,000 HousesJenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-17620084674718834602011-05-27T10:44:38.595-04:002011-05-27T10:44:38.595-04:00Ok - that makes sense I guess. But yeah, I'd g...Ok - that makes sense I guess. But yeah, I'd give it more than 7 years. Especially the infant ones that get carried into the house and not left to bake in the car.Caranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-13770128340118555382011-05-27T09:25:51.235-04:002011-05-27T09:25:51.235-04:00(Also, as I'm sure you've deduced, this wa...(Also, as I'm sure you've deduced, this was a 7-bedroom McMansion, not a run-down 50s ranch.)Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-48492540428130822532011-05-27T09:25:04.952-04:002011-05-27T09:25:04.952-04:00Anon: Well do I know. Also: why I will never live...Anon: Well do I know. Also: why I will never live in the Northeast again.Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-69671517593509197682011-05-26T22:14:35.393-04:002011-05-26T22:14:35.393-04:00Funny, in the boston area $500,000 gets you a 1280...Funny, in the boston area $500,000 gets you a 1280 sq ft dilapidate, 3 bed room, 1 bathroom 1952 ranch that I bought less than a year ago. As an added delight- that single bathroom and the kitchen have never been updated! Although I love living 'round here, I would also loooovvvvveeee the space and luxuries 500K would buy elsewhere in the country!<br /><br />Hopefully the carseat was leftover at the end of the day....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-56392593965935631972011-05-26T18:35:50.557-04:002011-05-26T18:35:50.557-04:00Well, the theory is that material fatigue could ca...Well, the theory is that material fatigue could cause the plastic to crack more easily, especially since they sit in the hot car/sun all day. And, having left elastic in a hot attic for years only to see it die a crunchy death, I can believe it. Probably the margins are exaggerated though: if they say 7 years, I'd guess the truth is more like 10 + liability.Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-51304258021261816522011-05-25T13:05:22.291-04:002011-05-25T13:05:22.291-04:00Why do you think carseats expire (I mean besides t...Why do you think carseats expire (I mean besides the obvious that manufacturers tell you so)? This is something that makes no sense to me. I understand that perhaps newer generation carseats are safer because of enhanced technology or something, but I cannot imagine what could possibly happen to a carseat that hasn't been in an accident that could cause it to suddenly not be able to protect a child.Caranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-42578754753624626192011-05-23T09:27:08.530-04:002011-05-23T09:27:08.530-04:00I have actually bought one used carseat, but it wa...I have actually bought one used carseat, but it wasn't from someone in a half-million dollar house. Out here people are pretty honest (also, a half million will buy you a seven-bedroom McMansion) so I did, in fact, trust the woman. But anyhow, people who live in McMansions are going straight to Hell.Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-91983282817215275662011-05-22T18:04:00.805-04:002011-05-22T18:04:00.805-04:00This is why, when Husband suggested we buy a used ...This is why, when Husband suggested we buy a used carseat, I said Absolutely Not! I know that they expire, so that would be something I'm capable of checking, but you have no idea if that car seat had been in an accident at some point and no idea if the seller is telling the truth when you ask them about it. I'm willing to buy just about everything else used, but the carseat will be new.Mrs Whatsithttp://ilovesciencereally.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com