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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 7:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Why/how are the Gaghan children scary?

I didn't like how the 2 littlest kids were not in boosters. I thought a kid is supposed to be 80 lbs before they don't need a booster. Am I wasting my time/money on my 6 year old/45 lb son in a booster? Anyone know???

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
I didn't expect to like the show as much I did. I knew that the Black family would leave early. Like others said, there was no sense of urgency, but like others I was hoping the Paolo family would be the first out. They sure were able to make up a lot of time.

I was quite surprised that the Wheeler family was able to complete the build it project before the other team that was close to them (Can't remember who) was able to complete the buggy challenge.

The Gaghan family had an advantage with the buggy in that they had a lighter load, but it was also a disadvantage because they couldn't trade off pushers.

I like the Linz family for some reason...put they really need to start pulling together and pick up the pace. That father-in-law is really lucky to have such fine young men in his family. They are always looking out for him.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Jb, my kids stopped being in booster seats when they started kindergarden.

I kept waiting for the Paolo mom to backhand the son. He was getting on my nerves. Oh and I also think this game is too much pressure for young kids.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
the law in california for boosters is 4 years and 40lbs. you have to satisfy both requirements by law. holly was in a booster till the middle of second grade, because she couldn't make the 40lbs. limit.

Maris
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03-28-2002

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I think in NY the law is older. When my son was little it was 4 years and 40 lbs.

just checked:

all back seat passengers of such vehicle who are age four or older but under age seven are restrained in an appropriate child restraint system as defined in subdivision four of this section;

So a seatbelt is not enough for children under seven and older than four in NY

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I am pretty sure the law in IL is a lot stricter. If I am right, it is 8 years and 80 lbs.

Also, I don't think this is a law, but I think it is recommended that a kid not sit in the front seat til they are 13. That may oly be for vehicles with airbags.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I think this means it is 8 years old here in IL:

(625 ILCS 25/2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1102)
Sec. 2. Legislative Finding - Purpose. The General Assembly finds that a substantial number of passengers under the age of 8 years riding in motor vehicles, which are most frequently operated by a parent, annually die or sustain serious physical injury as a direct result of not being placed in an appropriate child passenger restraint system. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children of every age from 4 to 14 years old. The General Assembly further finds that the safety of the motoring public is seriously threatened as indicated by the significant number of traffic accidents annually caused, directly or indirectly, by driver distraction or other impairment of driving ability induced by the movement or actions of unrestrained passengers under the age of 8 years.
It is the purpose of this Act to further protect the health, safety and welfare of motor vehicle passengers under the age of 8 years and the motoring public through the proper utilization of approved child restraint systems.
(Source: P.A. 93-100, eff. 1-1-04.)


Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Lol I never said I went by the law.

Iheartkaysar
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08-16-2005

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Iheartkaysar a private message Print Post    
I thought the kids singing "She'll be Coming Round the Mountain" was funny, especially when they passed the young men, who then said, "That was embarrassing."

I suspect that, as long as there are children on the show, the tasks will balance, in that there will be advantages and disadvantes to having childre (as we saw in the buggy race).

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Besides Carissa (I think that is the youngest Gaghan kid), what other kids are there and how old are they? There is the Gaghan boy and a Weaver boy looks a little young...

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 8:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Oh, I also agree with Maris that one 2 hour show to go from NY to PA & NJ was boring...

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 9:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
According to the contestants page...The Gaghan children are 12 and 9, the boys of the Black family are 8 and 11, and the Weaver boy is 14.

Kimmy_1
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05-12-2004

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kimmy_1 a private message Print Post    
I loved, loved, loved last night's show!!! I loved seeing Kevin and Drew. As a Canadian watching the AR, I will thoroughly enjoy watching this race take place across America. The places they visit and do tasks in, will be more accessible for me to take my family to. And I'm learning more about American history.

If the Gaghan children are anything like my son, they will outdo the parents. My son can outrun, outlift anything I can and he is 9. Hats off to them.

It's funny that before the season started people were worried about the whiney little "brats".......and it is the older kids that should be totally ashamed of themselves. (As should the parents who allow this behaviour.)

I saw the Black family being interviewed this morning on the Early Show. CLASS with a capital C!!! They make many many former contestants look pathetic. They definately have a fan in me!!

I can not wait until the next episode and can only keep my fingers crossed hoping for a Paolo elimination!!

Woooohoooooooo AR has started again!!

Stopjustwatchin
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08-19-2005

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 10:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Stopjustwatchin a private message Print Post    
I thought last night's show was great! The Gaghan kids singing in the buggy was absolutely hilarious, I thought - especially as they "made the pass". But, it did give them a slight advantage with less weight in the buggy.

However, a whole lot more singing on their part could get seriously annoying, but as long as they don't do it all show, every week...it can be funny.

We just need to lose the annoyance that is the Paolo family - or there may be a civil war in that family next week. Hmm, that could be interesting. "The families find themselves in the middle of a civil war" could have more than one meaning....

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Yeah they did have an advantage with the weight.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
OMG did we all watch the same show? Though to be honest I didn't real all the posts. But this is the most bored I've ever been with a TAR. I nodded off twice and turned it off for awhile (taped it) to take a needed break.

My fav family lost, most of the others gave me a headache between the yelling and the praying. And I thought those with little kids were at SUCH a disadvantage given the physical stuff they had to do. I thought they should have made the tasks more even, especially initially, for a family edition.

To me the only real highlight was seeing my beloved Kevin & Drew again. Was so glad one family finally acknowledged them...none of the others even seemed to know who they are. To me they are the biggest overlooked talent to come out of reality TV and not be utilized.

I'm hoping it gets better, but not counting on it.

BTW I missed most of the detailed into's as my VCR was giving me grief setting it up (hate when that happens). Did they mention if the Louisiana families were ok??

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 10:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
OH will mention I did enjoy the scenery since I grew up in NY and we used to vacation in Amish country every year, so I was seeing lots of places I knew well. Which was actually VERY interesting because I saw editing that was soooo out of order, and I wouldn't have known it had I hadn't known exactly where they were.

For example well into the show when most folks were in PA they showed one family lost in Ft. Lee, NJ asking for directions. It would appear in the show like they were lost in PA, but Ft. Lee is the town you hit when you go over the George Washington bridge (how funny was it hearing someone call it the Washington bridge--I was suprised the person they asked immediately knew what they meant since everyone calls it the GW or at worst the full name LOL).

But made me wonder how much editing on the show is out of order for drama and we don't know it cause it's in countries and places we are not familiar with?!

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
Mocha -- Yes, when the mom said 'I guess Pennsylvania is a state" I cracked up! But the other one was when they were looking for the bridge, and one person said, "Brooklyn Br -- I guess B-R means bridge." HAHA


Naja
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06-28-2003

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
I sorta understood where the families were coming from when she didn't know if they meant Pennsylvania the state..LOL I live in the KC area and we have towns called Mexico and Nevada. So we really do ask "Do you mean the state/country or the town"..LOL

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 11:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
That makes sense, Naja, and I'm sure it's how she meant it -- but I still got a chuckle out of it! I grew up with friends who lived in California, Maryland, so I can relate! :-)

Marysafan
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08-07-2000

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 11:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Marysafan a private message Print Post    
Hubby noticed that on the bottom of the clue that told them to go to Pennsylvania...it said, "Yes, drive there."

Naja
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06-28-2003

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Yankee, yes, it was definitely chuckle worthy :-) and probably even a little bit more for those of having wonder the same thing in our real lives.LOL

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 11:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
the ratings weren't too bad, considering it was up against tough competition...it was 2nd for the timeslot in the 18-49's which are the big demos, even tho it was 4th overall, and got about the same ratings as it did first ep last season.

Next week should be a little easier, as House is off for most of the next month (baseball playoffs), and we'll have to see what the retention is from Commander-in-chief on ABC.

Landslide305
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08-15-2005

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 12:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landslide305 a private message Print Post    
I really enjoyed last night. Yay, I'm so glad it started so soon after BB ended. I loved the Black family and was sorry to see them go. The boys were just too cute and the parents seemed really loving.

The Paolo family - who is the boss in the family, the parents or the kid? I can't believe how the parents let that older son talk to them. Absolutely disgraceful. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree because that remark the mother made about the flag was classless.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 - 12:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
i think we did see one 'ritual' in this episode, when they folded the flags...
i am liking this better than i thought, and i still think the gaghan family is great.
i really want to like the weavers, but they bother me a little. i can understand their 'preaching'--they probably became much closer to God after the father/husband's death-- because my cousin and his wife survived a plane crash and became born again christians. it just gets a little unnerving to hear everything end with, 'thank the Lord' or 'we'll see you for eternity' or have my cousin's wife speak in tongues in the middle of a white sale at macy's, etc. JMHO