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Elbee
Zanzibar
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Me
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Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
Please get down to their level tonight and check for dangerous things that can hurt them.
My cousins neighbor's 1-year old pulled a TV down on top of himself on Monday and died. The mother was 30-feet away from him sweeping the floor, and the boy's 6 year old sister was on the floor watching TV with him when it happened.  Please bolt down your furniture in every room, roll up all cords, and put locks on all cabinets. A few seconds is all it takes for something to happen.
Story link http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-cntvdeath-jul9,0,1564926.story
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Posted 7/10/08 11:25 AM  |
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waterspout4
My loves
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Kelly
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
Horrible.  
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:30 AM |
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Diana1215
Living on a prayer!!!
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
OMG - this just made my heart stop.
I do have two TVs that he is hardly ever around but when he is I watch him very closely - but you just convinced me that I NEED to secure them.
How tragic and heartbreaking. That poor family.
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:31 AM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
Kisses
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
All of our playroom furniture (bookcase, entertainment center) is bolted to the wall with heavy duty L brackets (not the ones sold in the baby stores), bolted into the studs... when they get older I'll patch the huge holes in the wall from the brackets and the furniture is old and will be replaced eventually... the furniture and walls I can always repair. DH  at me when I made him go to Home Depot and get the super heavy duty ones but I didn't care... this has always been a fear of mine.
Many to that poor child and the family
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:31 AM |
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Dannigirl
LIF Infant
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Danielle
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
so sad
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:31 AM |
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InShock
life is good
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
OMG how devastating.
I just sent the link to DH - he and I really need to start bolting our furniture to the wall.
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:33 AM |
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Elbee
Zanzibar
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
they 'think' he grabbed a cord and it came flying down. The mother said the TV was sooo heavy she had trouble moving it to clean and that she has no idea how the baby was able to move if she had so much trouble with it. The TV was higher up in an armior on one of those roll out shelves. The only thing I can think of is maybe the roll out shelf when pulled out is unstable toward the front of it.  It's so scary.
Message edited 7/10/2008 12:19:16 PM.
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:33 AM |
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hbugal
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
You have no idea what these little ones can do...
I am fortunately one of the lucky ones....
The twins pulled a 19 inch TV down on top of them, from a chest of drawers, when they werent quite 3. When I went into the room the TV was ON Lexi's head!!!!! Aside from a ton of black and blues on both of them and a broken finger they were OK.
Make sure when you bolt these things to the wall you are bolting into a stud!!!!
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:53 AM |
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LIMOMx2
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
I am always to worried about this. Our TV's are sooo heavy. I need to go home and see what I can do. Maybe put bungies around it and nail them to the wall
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| Posted 7/10/08 11:59 AM |
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
that is soooo horrible. We live in a weird apt, basically studless.
I have my TV on a wide coffee table, very low to the ground so it can't be tipped, but you never know
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:11 PM |
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My4GirlsMyLife
My 4 girlies
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
That is so sad !!
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:15 PM |
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dooodles
When you wish upon a star
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
That poor, poor child. Prayers for the entire family
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:17 PM |
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2BEANS
wow time is going fast.
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
Im soo sorry..
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:22 PM |
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Porrruss
Nya nya nya
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
This is the exact reason that we saved up money and got one of those flat panal TVs mounted on the wall. I was too afraid to have ANYTHING that might topple on DD.
That poor family.
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:22 PM |
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KartveliT
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
OMG
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:27 PM |
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jprimrose
I love my little munchkins!
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
OMG That is so sad. The poor family. :
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:31 PM |
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
ugh, so terrible....I bough TV straps and they were pieces of **** that did not work. I need to buy something that WORKS for this purpose...what is everyone else using????
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:31 PM |
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Leeners
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
OMG Lisa, how terrible MIL just asked us to bolt our big bookcase (the one in the foyer) to the wall. Sounds like she's got a case.
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:39 PM |
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want2beamom
Love my boys soooo much!!!
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
That poor family. My thoughts and prayers go out to them
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:46 PM |
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Moehick
Ready for the sun!
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
A very good reminder to keep all things secure
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| Posted 7/10/08 12:48 PM |
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Diane
Hope is Contagious....catch it
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
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TiggerBounce
The Prince & Princess
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
This is why I was so hesitant to get a new TV when we moved, but we compromised an have one that is affixed to the stand-as well, we have it blocked off so DS cannot reach the TV.
As well, we have any/all bookcase or small dressers screwed into the wall. It's such a sad story.
Message edited 7/10/2008 1:02:14 PM.
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| Posted 7/10/08 1:01 PM |
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littlejoy06
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
Thank you for this post. I'm going home and seeing how I can secure everything that is heavy.
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| Posted 7/10/08 1:05 PM |
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InShock
life is good
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
Posted by stephanief
ugh, so terrible....I bough TV straps and they were pieces of **** that did not work. I need to buy something that WORKS for this purpose...what is everyone else using????
I'd like to know the answer to this as well ...
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| Posted 7/10/08 1:07 PM |
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SuzyQ
Mama to 3!?!?!?
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Re: Ladies, Please get down on their level tonight ....
How awful.
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