Mixed feelings day....

[Matt]

Jake, "how much for the little girl?"

PT Owner, "Free, she gave my car a door ding."

[Merrickj2000]

I TRIED to find that pic for an earlier thread but had no success.
That is such a great line!

[JOEM]

Originally posted by kdude
Jake, "how much for the little girl?"

PT Owner, "Free, she gave my car a door ding."

Elwood: Try this crab!

Jake: A moment, while I sample this delicacy.



Jake: Munch, munch.

Elwood: Munch, munch.

Elwood: Have a shrimp ball.

Jake: Don't mind if I do.



Jake: Munch, munch.

Elwood: Munch, munch.

Jake: (belches).

Elwood: (belches).

Jake: Now, back to business. Forget the little girl. How much for the Cruiser?

[Matt]

(Elwood & Jake in the new PT Cruiser)
ELWOOD: You don't like it?
JAKE: No I don't like it.
(Elwood floors it and jumps over an open drawbridge)
JAKE: Of course it's got a lot of pickup.
ELWOOD: It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Blues Mobile or what?
(Jake after lighting a cigarette)
JAKE: Fix the cigarette lighter.






While in Chicago the other week for the block party, I could not help but be reminded of a couple of my favorite movies. Blues Brothers, Risky Business, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

[lisa]

Sorry to hear about your PT. Gus scratched both of the fenders on the cranbaby with his bike-$245 to get it fixed-twice!! He gave up his allowance til it was paid off AND he had no video games or computer priviledges for a week (both times). He learned his lesson. My opinion is that it is OK to be sorry, but kids need consequences or they think they can get by with anything. Then what good are rules? They don't think they have to abide by any rules if there are no consequences if they break them. Yes, it was an accident, but if you hit someone in your PT and have an accident, don't you have to pay the price???? Just my .02.

[ponaboy]

Originally posted by Wendy
Sometimes it's easier to say "it's just a car" than "sorry"

My point exactly! These days our children are bombarded with images of people NOT taking responsibility for their actions. There is _such_ a lack of accountability with people these days...it is never ANYone's fault...I think that is a great big load of crap!!!!

Instead of calling people to account for their mistakes - then correcting them - we all seem to be afraid to confront them. Instead THEY make excuses, WE make excuses and EVERYone gets a little more frustrated or out-of-touch with the world.

When it comes right down to it, your daughter made a mistake...she was careless and caused damage to your vehicle. At the very least, she should be called to reasonably account for her actions. This sets a precendent in her head that her actions (good or bad) have consequences and she'll be more careful. We all have to set expectations with our children so that they grow up to be more responsible and respectful of one another.

Just because you apply reasonable consequences for her actions doesn't mean you don't love her. On the contrary, it shows that you care enough about her to help her learn some core values which will help her interact with others as she becomes an adult.

...just my 0.02 cents.

[Fujmon]

I agree that children need to be taught accountability for their actions, intentional or otherwise. We have too many adults who have not learned that lesson, and along with too many unscrupulous lawyers who take advantage of our litigious society, too many claims in court.
Here in Hawaii, the parents of an idiot are suing the state after their Darwinian award winner stood over the Makapuu blowhole and got tossed into the air and sucked into the craggy hole and swept out to sea. The fool climbed over locked gates and past warning signs to do this foolish act. The boy died as a direct consequence of his actions. The parents should take responsibility for raising an imprudent individual and give the courts a break and keep a lawyer unemployed (albeit for a short time).
Anyway, I digress. As for the contention that "it's just a car"...aarrggh. There are two types of people in the world: people who operate a motor vehicle to transport themselves from place to place, and those who worship the conglomeration of beauty, art and engineering that is the automobile. God, I love being the latter. Kill me if I ever lose the passion....~Fujmon

[Capt_Dan]

Could be worse...........

[ponaboy]

Originally posted by Capt_Dan
Could be worse...........

Bueller.......Bueller.....Bueller....