tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post3790087192103599034..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: The Never-Ending WhirrPearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-46741735760464892272015-01-29T05:08:32.510-08:002015-01-29T05:08:32.510-08:00Motorways were the deaf knell for looking out of t...Motorways were the deaf knell for looking out of the window.Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-29466604141722479682015-01-28T22:03:20.703-08:002015-01-28T22:03:20.703-08:00The alphabet and the car color game used to keep u...The alphabet and the car color game used to keep us occupied or else we had a nap:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-27660803006848825892015-01-28T20:18:24.389-08:002015-01-28T20:18:24.389-08:00Don't forget the book reading until you're...Don't forget the book reading until you're car sick. That was the best one . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-90035585218125024562015-01-28T20:10:06.765-08:002015-01-28T20:10:06.765-08:00I think they're in there to give the parents a...I think they're in there to give the parents a little peace from the constant "are we there yet?' coming from the back seat. My kids never did that, I think I scared them off with 'whoever says are we there yet gets no ice cream ever again.'<br />I'm surprised that the kids who have these don't spend the whole trip fighting over what to watch and who chooses.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-67924725385512660402015-01-28T16:23:53.427-08:002015-01-28T16:23:53.427-08:00Harumph. We have a portable DVD player for the 5 ...Harumph. We have a portable DVD player for the 5 hour haul to visit grandparents. Otherwise cow poker it is!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-66583492238108510752015-01-28T15:36:19.377-08:002015-01-28T15:36:19.377-08:00Pearl, it's us against them. Face in screen, t...Pearl, it's us against them. Face in screen, that's the extent of it these days, in cars at restaurants, libraries...everywhere.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-45917492538762689382015-01-28T15:05:28.592-08:002015-01-28T15:05:28.592-08:00My grandfather had a camera with film that would t...My grandfather had a camera with film that would take moving pictures. And we would run the film on a projector aimed at the wall and watch the movies. <br /><br />There is an entire reel of cornfields between Adrian Michigan and Lyons Ohio. It is fascinating. fmcgmccllchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184250774341700041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-47367050969607413322015-01-28T13:32:41.712-08:002015-01-28T13:32:41.712-08:00I don't like them either. Most of our grandki...I don't like them either. Most of our grandkids have them or a smartphone to play with. I do think they don't get to exercise their imagination with a DVD or video game playing. I believe the amount of time using playing them needs to be monitored.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-73459676345420383502015-01-28T13:07:58.812-08:002015-01-28T13:07:58.812-08:00There was a Kevin, but no movies on our road trips...There was a Kevin, but no movies on our road trips too. Lots of I spy, and watching for horses in blankets, and ...<br />And a bit of car sickness.<br />All preferable to yet more screen time. In my dinosaur head anyway.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-18912378447616962342015-01-28T12:19:40.672-08:002015-01-28T12:19:40.672-08:00Putting movies in the backseat is better than the ...Putting movies in the backseat is better than the other alternative, locking kids in the trunk. On second thought...sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-43577781022134961522015-01-28T12:01:47.051-08:002015-01-28T12:01:47.051-08:00Hari Om
Was having exactly this debate only yester...Hari Om<br />Was having exactly this debate only yesterday as my sister and I drove The Maestro long miles to her University in another city - we had conversation - real, live, interactive conversation!!! Who'd've thunk it? YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-38167819844323796712015-01-28T11:18:38.473-08:002015-01-28T11:18:38.473-08:00We always used to have the entertainment of a chil...We always used to have the entertainment of a child with carsickness. Personally, I'd rather have a DVD player.<br /><br />I love the line about Kevin not touching you - genius and so friggin' true. Siblings! No one else knows quite how to get under your skin with such finesse :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-2743427228489536402015-01-28T10:36:45.745-08:002015-01-28T10:36:45.745-08:00It's a new world, Pearl, and they're all i...It's a new world, Pearl, and they're all in it together.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-69682854784594713912015-01-28T09:37:33.183-08:002015-01-28T09:37:33.183-08:00We are all, parents and children alike, glued to o...We are all, parents and children alike, glued to our screens so much of the time; a long car ride is an excellent opportunity for parents and children to interact. Boredom often brings out comments like, "Mom, did you Karen .........? Useful information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-60745419062421694242015-01-28T08:17:01.569-08:002015-01-28T08:17:01.569-08:00The alphabet game, white horse, how many miles to ...The alphabet game, white horse, how many miles to that grain elevator? I'm with you on the movies thing.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-61327920519160063882015-01-28T08:05:42.560-08:002015-01-28T08:05:42.560-08:00They put these in public transportation too. I hav...They put these in public transportation too. I have read one or two stories <i>(even though one was one too many)</i> of bus drivers with DVD players in their buses accidentally forgetting switch out the adult movies they left in the players before turning them on for the passengers at the start of the workday.Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-53649104301308563702015-01-28T08:03:59.119-08:002015-01-28T08:03:59.119-08:00The car is a nice place to just "be"--th...The car is a nice place to just "be"--this is true. Perhaps it is the parents who need a little time to just "be," and that's why they play a movie for the little buggers. :DConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-88408758180840408082015-01-28T07:56:05.207-08:002015-01-28T07:56:05.207-08:00Disney is in cahoots with the auto manufacturers t...Disney is in cahoots with the auto manufacturers to enslave your children's imaginations to only Disney products. It's a long term profit plan and world domination scheme that seems to be working. I guess.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-87463910985841969272015-01-28T07:20:15.983-08:002015-01-28T07:20:15.983-08:00Not that I have a dvd of "Debbie Does Dallas....Not that I have a dvd of "Debbie Does Dallas."joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-64506542498276861142015-01-28T07:19:43.718-08:002015-01-28T07:19:43.718-08:00It is distracting to me when I am behind one at ni...It is distracting to me when I am behind one at night. I see TV, I have to watch.<br /><br />I did have one years back and it was nice on a long trip. I once put in a not G rated movie for my little guy and I could not play it because of the rating. I needed a parental code! It was a used car and I had no idea of what the code was.<br /><br />I still don't know why you need a parental code for a VCR playing in the back seat of a car. Do 6 year old's sneak in "Debbie Does Dallas" without a grown-up driver knowing it?joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com