Clash at Coffee and Cars

[phattyhales]

I know we don't want kids climbing all over our cars but it does sound to me like you may have been rude. or at least I can see why the father may have felt that way. Instead of arguing with him you perhaps should it happen again just say something more like I'm sorry I thought he was, just trying to keep both him and the car safe. And you could throw in that the pipes can be quite hot.

[OnyxRider]

Originally Posted by phattyhales

I know we don't want kids climbing all over our cars but it does sound to me like you may have been rude. or at least I can see why the father may have felt that way. Instead of arguing with him you perhaps should it happen again just say something more like I'm sorry I thought he was, just trying to keep both him and the car safe. And you could throw in that the pipes can be quite hot.

Phatty,

We need to be responsible parents and protect our children. It only takes a split second for something to happen, whether an accident or something done on purpose. At that age his child should not have been out of reach for such things to take place. 601HP is expressing his feelings mildly here and could have easily escalated the parents attitude if he matched his disposition at the event.

[601HP]

I'm good with all the responses. I put up the thread for this reason!

Here's a situation that happened at the same Coffee and Cars location. A month ago I saw my first Kirkham, brightly polished, hand rubbed stripes, stainless frame. A very nice car. The owner walked up and introduced himself.

During our conversation, he mentioned that when he first brought his car to this location last year, someone (he didn't say child or adult) leaned against his car in the rear quarter area. His out of pocket expense for repair $1,100.00.

David

[phattyhales]

Originally Posted by OnyxRider

Phatty,

We need to be responsible parents and protect our children. It only takes a split second for something to happen, whether an accident or something done on purpose. At that age his child should not have been out of reach for such things to take place. 601HP is expressing his feelings mildly here and could have easily escalated the parents attitude if he matched his disposition at the event.

I totally agree with you and I'm not arguing that the parent is in the right. I was just saying for the sake of not creating a scene and not being contentious.

Originally Posted by 601HP

I'm good with all the responses. I put up the thread for this reason!

Here's a situation that happened at the same Coffee and Cars location. A month ago I saw my first Kirkham, brightly polished, hand rubbed stripes, stainless frame. A very nice car. The owner walked up and introduced himself.

During our conversation, he mentioned that when he first brought his car to this location last year, someone (he didn't say child or adult) leaned against his car in the rear quarter area. His out of pocket expense for repair $1,100.00.

David

Kirkhams are a bit fragile in places. Aluminum is soft and dents easy. You can only really "lean" on the car in certain places without risk of denting the body. Repairing the dent on one can get price because sometimes the metal is replaced altogether or the repolishing job among other things.

[rodneym]

David,

That's my biggest gripe about C&C. The lack of parenting (and dog responsibility).

Years ago a little kid stood on my sidepipes trying to look in. I told him nicely to please get down. His dad was turned around on his cell speaking loudly about something really important I repeated myself so the dad could hear and he looks at me like I'm the a-hole.

Kids will be kids BUT any kid who treats ANYTHING other than a jungle gym as something to climb on...has a lack of parenting, period.
I wasn't mad at the kid. He was doing his job.
The father wasn't doing his.

[Jaydee]

I've mentioned this one before, but if you have an aluminium body, connect a electric fence wire to it. That'll sort them out.
JD

[blykins]

My biggest concern would be rolling in and a kid running up while the pipes are still hot.

[cobrakiwi]

Originally Posted by Jaydee

I've mentioned this one before, but if you have an aluminium body, connect a electric fence wire to it. That'll sort them out.
JD

This brings back a great memory, years ago back in NZ my uncle traveled to may farms for his work, he got sick of the farm dogs peeing on his wheels so he had a small shock box wired to the car. Pull up open trunk push ground rod in ground, turn box on. Sure did the trick. Lol

[mdross1]

Originally Posted by 601HP

I'm good with all the responses. I put up the thread for this reason!

Here's a situation that happened at the same Coffee and Cars location. A month ago I saw my first Kirkham, brightly polished, hand rubbed stripes, stainless frame. A very nice car. The owner walked up and introduced himself.

During our conversation, he mentioned that when he first brought his car to this location last year, someone (he didn't say child or adult) leaned against his car in the rear quarter area. His out of pocket expense for repair $1,100.00.

David

Know all to well what your Kirkham friend felt like. Years ago we had a body off restored Corvette painted the first week out of the paint shop was asked to bring it to a party. We parked the car off to the side to keep it away from the mainstream. A person parked near it set a sixpack in the dirt as they were climbing out of their car, then walked over to admire our car and set the sixpack on the front fender. WOW!!
From that day forward never spent that much money on a paint job and certainly never took one of our cars to parties like that again. We still get concerned about taking our toys to places and leaving them unattended.
We all know there are plenty of people out there that could care less about our passion for these beautiful toys we own.