tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post3486590278000404221..comments2023-10-16T04:34:45.322-05:00Comments on CPSIA - Comments & Observations: CPSIA - Consider the Source (Part II)Rick Woldenberg, Chairman - Learning Resources Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10399747363670184131noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-56170608881143663112009-09-23T07:23:10.507-05:002009-09-23T07:23:10.507-05:00I don't know how to get this issue more on the...I don't know how to get this issue more on the radar of the groups that will be impacted. A friend of mine is has been a dance teacher for 30+ years. She is a member of Dancemasters, a professional association of dance instructors. She contacted her chapter in the spring about this law and has never heard back.<br />Since she collects money from parents and orders recital costumes (many covered with sequins, spangles, rhinstones and other shiny bits), it seems like she could well be considered a reseller under the law.<br />Where is the concern and outrage on the part of those who are going to feel the restriction on costuming?Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009107720601931341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-32480418587335039782009-09-21T08:10:29.767-05:002009-09-21T08:10:29.767-05:00Ms. Cowles is SORRY? Sorry as in she is so busy d...Ms. Cowles is SORRY? Sorry as in she is so busy dealing/enjoying her influential spotlight of her life that she is SORRY she doesn't care about the very real detrimental consequences to decent people's livelihood before making irresponsible and deceptive statements that go against facts and data? Ok... ..., Ms. Cowles, you are sorry, we hear you LOUD and CLEAR.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-2102860389923682082009-09-20T20:20:18.135-05:002009-09-20T20:20:18.135-05:00“People will come up with other ways to put [jewel...“People will come up with other ways to put [jewelry] on children's clothing that isn't toxic. Whether the lead [in rhinestones] leaches out fully, it's hard to know, but we don't want lead in our children's products. We will come up with other ways to decorate our clothes,” Cowles said."<br /><br />Perhaps she would like us to decorate children's clothing with food products? What other product would we want our kids to ingest?<br /><br />One of the points that really bothers me with this is that we are taking known products - lead, of which we are fully aware of the risks (or lack thereof in this situation), and telling chemical companies to develop NEW substitutes, say for a ball point pen, for which we have no idea of the risks. <br /><br />Ms. Cowles personally wrote me that while she was sorry that I and others had to close our businesses, in 5 years all the old stuff (you know the dangerous stuff I sell now) will be off the market and we can open again. <br /><br />Too bad we'll be bankrupt by then.. Ms. Cowles, how do you sleep at night when you shut down businesses that help families and have never been shown to cause any harm. Very dangerous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-66066376704803797052009-09-20T16:57:07.372-05:002009-09-20T16:57:07.372-05:00What? Are you suggesting that the powers that be ...What? Are you suggesting that the powers that be would remove something from a park in response to some parents who weren't properly supervising their children? Despite rules in my community about what age children may be at home alone, at the park alone, etc, there are families who interpret "within sight or hearing" to mean that they can be on the sixth floor of their apartment opposite the park and that is good enough. The tire swings were recently removed from all of the playgrounds because of a few incidents. But every tire swing incident I had witness involved children who's parents were not supervising them.<br />The tire swings were my kids' favorites, but too bad for them.<br />In a similar vein, too bad for my kids if they want to read a book that is out of print or if I'd rather have sturdy older hardbound editions or if I'd just like to support used bookstores instead of buying new. Older than 1985 crosses the "bright line" of acceptability.Sebastianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009107720601931341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811142208729284263.post-23284376506174224522009-09-20T15:33:50.018-05:002009-09-20T15:33:50.018-05:00Today at the park I witnessed an 8 month old conti...Today at the park I witnessed an 8 month old continually put berries in his mouth that were dropping from the tree. The mother was busy in a conversation with another mother. I think she wasn't able to recover all so the baby ended up eating a few. Whose fault would it have been if the baby choked on the berries? With the thought process of people like Ms. Cowles, she would likely say it was the fault of the park district for having such trees and would likely ask for the removal of dropping berry trees. We all know in the real world it is the parents responsibility to watch their children. No matter if we are talking about berries or rhinestones, Rick is right...where does it end if the Rhinestone ruling isn't reversed or addressed...? This is just the beginning. We cannot let people like Nancy Cowles run our lives.jennifernoreply@blogger.com