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So, what's next? Mandatory classes to in assembling flat pack furniture? Can't go into Ikea without a certificate of proof that you completed the class?
So, what's next? Mandatory classes to in assembling flat pack furniture? Can't go into Ikea without a certificate of proof that you completed the class?
...the CPSC blamed a flawed crib design and hardware that allowed parents to install the drop rails upside down, which can cause the rail to detach from the frame.
Pretty much all flat-pack furniture is like that -- the instructions and parts are such that it's easy to mess up. It might be a better idea for the CPSC to mandate better instructions/different hardware.
I know my husband (who's pretty bright) did a real number on our bathroom storage, which now has half of its shelves upside down. He didn't realize until he installed it, and we didn't really care enough to take the whole damn thing apart. I guess at least it's not killing any babies. (I'll make sure not to have the same \"oh, the hell with it\" attitude when assembling a crib).
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Nice job Maurice Possley and the Chicago Tribune for doing that thing called \"journalism.\" Maybe some other newspapers will give it a try. More reporters could \"investigate\" and \"report,\" and possibly regain some respect that has been lost in the last few years of asleep-at-the-wheel stenography.
I'm surprised that nobody mentioned the instructions for assembling the crib directed the assembler to install the railing upside-down. If assembled per the manual, the product is dangerous. For those people who don't typically read the manual and assemble it based on what looks right, they're probably in less danger. Go figure.
Hey, just like Brownie at FEMA and Chartoff at DHS, they are doing a heck of a job. You liberals want all this expensive regulations. The cost of that is much greater than a few lives are worth, come on.