or DOA from DUI.... On Jan 9, 2008 9:34 AM, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If he's popped for DUI, it would most definitely be a public thing.. > > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > > SSTWebworks > 4405 Oakshyre Way > Raleigh, NC. 27616 > (919) 874-6229 (home) > (703) 220-2835 (cell) > > -----Original Message----- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:04 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: It's about time some parents started acting like parents > > I'm torn man. Seriously. > > I don't have any problem with her being strict. If she made it clear that > there was to be NO alcohol in the car, and that breaking this rule would > result in stiff consequences, then I applaud her for following through. > > What bugs me is making this a public thing. I'm not really sure what her > motivation is. Is it so everyone can look and see what a great parent she > is? Is it to publicly humiliate her 19 year old son? Neither reason seems > very smart to me. > > On Jan 9, 2008 8:35 AM, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I'm so happy to see this. Too often these days I see shitty parenting > all > > around me and wonder what kind of adults these kids are gonna be. This > > kid's pretty pissed off, but I know that someday he's going to get over > it, > > see his mom's side and thank her for it. > > > > *Mom sells rule-breaking son's car* > > > > DES MOINES, Iowa - Jane Hambleton has dubbed herself the "meanest mom on > > the planet." > > > > After finding alcohol in her son's car, she decided to sell the car and > > share her 19-year-old's misdeed with everyone - by placing an ad in the > > local newspaper. > > > > The ad reads: "OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents who obviously > > don't love teenage son, selling his car. Only driven for three weeks > before > > snoopy mom who needs to get a life found booze under front seat. > > $3,700/offer. Call meanest mom on the planet." > > > > Hambleton has heard from people besides interested buyers since recently > > placing the ad in The Des Moines Register. > > > > The 48-year-old from Fort Dodge says she has fielded more than 70 > > telephone calls from emergency room technicians, nurses, school > counselors > > and even a Georgia man who wanted to congratulate her. > > > > "The ad cost a fortune, but you know what? I'm telling people what > > happened here," Hambleton says. "I'm not just gonna put the car for > resale > > when there's nothing wrong with it, except the driver made a dumb > decision. > > > > "It's overwhelming the number of calls I've gotten from people saying > > 'Thank you, it's nice to see a responsible parent.' So far there are no > > calls from anyone saying, 'You're really strict. You're real overboard, > > lady.'" > > > > The only critic is her son, who Hambleton says is "very, very unhappy" > > with the ad and claims the alcohol was left by a passenger. > > > > Hambleton believes her son but has decided mercy isn't the best policy > in > > this case. She says she set two rules when she bought the car at > > Thanksgiving: No booze, and always keep it locked. > > > > The car has been sold, but Hambleton says she will continue the ad for > > another week - just for the feedback. > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_fe_st/odd_car_ad > > > > -- > > Ray Champagne > > Web Developer, Dolan Media Company > > 612.215.6497 :: 612.718.8852 (m) > > ray.champagne [at] dolanmedia [dot] com > > GTalk: raychampagne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:250276 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
