Family Car Stickers...Love Them or Hate Them?

by **TRAGChick** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:42 am

THANK GOD somebody else has what I think is COMMON SENSE about this! :shock:

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parentin ... em-2531076

Family Car Stickers...Love Them or Hate Them?

I went to my son's Back to School Night last week, (yes, he's already back!) and the car parked next to me had this family car sticker on the back window. If you thought these were bad, how about driving around town with the names of everyone in the family plastered on your car for everyone to see. And underneath...the name of your kid's school. And if that's not bad enough, look closely. They've even provided mom and dad's first names. Unbelievable!

I'm sure the driver has the best intentions and is showing family pride, but the stickers are dangerous. They provide enough information for a stranger to use and trick a kid into believing s/he's friends of the family. God forbid it should ever happen, but I can just see the following scenario:

:arrow:

"Hey, Kayleigh. Your mom, Alison, and dad, Thomas, asked me to pick you up because they had to take your little brother, Hudson, to the doctor. Don't worry, I'll take you there right now."

Scary, right?

Needless to say, I don't understand the appeal of these car decals. Sure, the stick figures are cute, but to put your family at risk? Umm, no thanks!

And if you really can't live without them, you can stick take them home and stick them on a back window or if you have one, a sliding back door. That way, you don't have to worry about someone walking into the door when it's closed.

Website · by **steveo777** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:45 am

I like the one that says my kid kicked the crap out of your honor student. :lol:

by **TRAGChick** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:51 am

steveo777 wrote:I like the one that says my kid kicked the crap out of your honor student.

Or the one that says, "My (Dog) is smarter than your Honor Student" :twisted:

by **Shawn Of Fire** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:52 am

Hate them for the reason stated in the poll...

by **TRAGChick** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:56 am

Shawn Of Fire wrote:Hate them for the reason stated in the poll...

Thank you!! \~/

Website · by **steveo777** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:57 am

Speaking of letting people know you have kids..... What about the vans that said "follow me to Kindercare"?

I used to think those looked like a dinner bell for pedophiles. :shock:

by **brandonx76** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:57 am

The same people that put their political affiliations on their car...friggen stupid - what are people thinking...We're civilized but there's still plenty of sick, crazy SOBs out there

by **Babyblue** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:05 am

brandonx76 wrote:The same people that put their political affiliations on their car...friggen stupid - what are people thinking...We're civilized but there's still plenty of sick, crazy SOBs out there

Agree

by **JRNYMAN** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:08 am

The school district we're in has what's called a modified year-round schedule. They get out of school on June 4th and go back August 4th, so they've already been back for a month! Imagine going out for football and having practices twice daily starting in July here... :shock:

Anyway back to the topic...
There is a HUGE Mormon populous here... HUGE! Add to that the even larger Catholic sector with the numbers of Latinos and you've got the makings for some extensive family stickers - it's not uncommon to see stickers go from one side of the Suburban's back window to the other - I shit you not! :lol:

I'm not a fan of stickers on a car period - in fact I de-emblem and de-sticker my cars as soon as I get them. It's not that I don't like families... I just don't like MY family. :lol:

Just Kidding! A few years back, I had just bought a TrailBlazer and had spent quite a bit of time attending to its curb appeal. One evening the wife and kids come home from grocery shopping where the kids had talked Mom into getting a package of those stickers and just had to put them on right there in the parking lot before heading home. Apparently, the excitement about the stickers wore off about halfway home since it was not even brought up when they got home. The following morning, I got in the truck and headed to work. A couple miles down the road I noticed them. They were gone before I got home from work that same day. :evil:

This is that truck.

by **Pelata** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:05 pm

Shawn Of Fire wrote:Hate them for the reason stated in the poll...

Why the hell was I logged in with that name...haha!! I forgot I even made that name...sheesh.

So yeah, hate the stickers...

by **conversationpc** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:41 pm

The stickers are annoying. No one else cares if you have three kids two cats and a dog.

by **Moon Beam** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:16 pm

Some say it's family pride but I protest, it's arrogant and stupidly.

by **SteveForever** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:05 am

It seems like you are in a competition to show off how many people and pets you have under one roof, so what!

by **Don** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:30 am

Who the fuck actually has the ambition to critique what is stuck on the back of someone's car, why sitting at a light or stuck in traffic?

Losing!

by **Saint John** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 3:51 am

Any sort of bumper or window sticker pretty much means you're a fucking moron.

by **brandonx76** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:04 am

Don wrote:Who the fuck actually has the ambition to critique what is stuck on the back of someone's car, why sitting at a light or stuck in traffic?

Losing!

Don, that fucking guy on your Avatar is hilarous - what's with that hair...come on now :lol:

by **Joe Vana** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:05 am

Saint John wrote:Any sort of bumper or window sticker pretty much means you're a fucking moron.

But what about my "St. John for President - 2012" Sticker???

by **Don** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:06 am

brandonx76 wrote:
Don wrote:Who the fuck actually has the ambition to critique what is stuck on the back of someone's car, why sitting at a light or stuck in traffic?

Losing!

Don, that fucking guy on your Avatar is hilarous - what's with that hair...come on now

by **Michigan Girl** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:21 am

JRNYMAN wrote:The school district we're in has what's called a modified year-round schedule. They get out of school on June 4th and go back August 4th, so they've already been back for a month! Imagine going out for football and having practices twice daily starting in July here...

Anyway back to the topic...
There is a HUGE Mormon populous here... HUGE! Add to that the even larger Catholic sector with the numbers of Latinos and you've got the makings for some extensive family stickers - it's not uncommon to see stickers go from one side of the Suburban's back window to the other - I shit you not!

I'm not a fan of stickers on a car period - in fact I de-emblem and de-sticker my cars as soon as I get them. It's not that I don't like families... I just don't like MY family. Just Kidding! A few years back, I had just bought a TrailBlazer and had spent quite a bit of time attending to its curb appeal. One evening the wife and kids come home from grocery shopping where the kids had talked Mom into getting a package of those stickers and just had to put them on right there in the parking lot before heading home. Apparently, the excitement about the stickers wore off about halfway home since it was not even brought up when they got home. The following morning, I got in the truck and headed to work. A couple miles down the road I noticed them. They were gone before I got home from work that same day.

This is that truck.

That's a TB?!? Did you doctor up the front end?!? It looks FordisH ...the headlight
looks somewhat Envoyish, though!! :wink:

Unfortunately, this is an inspection sticker state ...only fucking morons drive around without them ... :wink:

by **Melissa** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:26 am

Saint John wrote:Any sort of bumper or window sticker pretty much means you're a fucking moron.

What about license plates, like "JRNY4EVR"? :lol:

I agree advertising your kids is lame, too many wack jobs in the world who want to hurt kids.

by **JRNYMAN** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:50 am

Michigan Girl wrote:
JRNYMAN wrote:The school district we're in has what's called a modified year-round schedule. They get out of school on June 4th and go back August 4th, so they've already been back for a month! Imagine going out for football and having practices twice daily starting in July here...

Anyway back to the topic...
There is a HUGE Mormon populous here... HUGE! Add to that the even larger Catholic sector with the numbers of Latinos and you've got the makings for some extensive family stickers - it's not uncommon to see stickers go from one side of the Suburban's back window to the other - I shit you not!

I'm not a fan of stickers on a car period - in fact I de-emblem and de-sticker my cars as soon as I get them. It's not that I don't like families... I just don't like MY family. Just Kidding! A few years back, I had just bought a TrailBlazer and had spent quite a bit of time attending to its curb appeal. One evening the wife and kids come home from grocery shopping where the kids had talked Mom into getting a package of those stickers and just had to put them on right there in the parking lot before heading home. Apparently, the excitement about the stickers wore off about halfway home since it was not even brought up when they got home. The following morning, I got in the truck and headed to work. A couple miles down the road I noticed them. They were gone before I got home from work that same day.

This is that truck.

That's a TB?!? Did you doctor up the front end?!? It looks Fordish!!

Unfortunately, this is an inspection sticker state ...only fucking morons drive around without them ...

Haha! Good eye MG!

The simple answer is yes and no.

It began its life at the GM plant in Canada like all the other 360/370 chassis GM products. However, when it rolled out of the factory it was an Isuzu Ascender (Shhhh! It doesn't know that! :lol:

) I then proceeded to to alter its looks vastly from what it originally looked like removing the door mouldings, roof rack, replaced the rear gate with an Envoy gate, leveled the rear end, replaced side mirrors with TB mirrors, replaced exhaust system.... just a bunch of little things like that. Then I Limo tinted it, put some sweet rims & tires on it, detailed the shit out of it (for about a week. Seriously! :shock:

) At one point my wife said, "If you wanted a different truck why didn't you just get one that looked that way?" :roll:

I did very little to the interior with the exception of replacing all 11 of the interior bulbs with blue LED's which look awesome, and installed the kind of stereo you'd expect from a rock music enthusiast. Loud, crisp, clean, lots of bass, lots of speakers, couple of amps, filters, etc.

Then, without warning, I got T-boned waiting to turn left (classic scenario...) and my insurance company totaled it. :evil:

It was pretty and very comfy. She'll be missed. :lol:

by **Saint John** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:56 am

Michigan Girl wrote:Unfortunately, this is an inspection sticker state ...only fucking morons drive around without them ...

I guess expecting you to decipher between mandatory state ordered inspection stickers and voluntary bumper/window stickers was too much to ask. Apologies. I'll be more specific next time, including pictures when possible. :wink:

by **JRNYMAN** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:56 am

Melissa wrote:
Saint John wrote:Any sort of bumper or window sticker pretty much means you're a fucking moron.

What about license plates, like "JRNY4EVR"?

I agree advertising your kids is lame, too many wack jobs in the world who want to hurt kids.

Vanity plates are one of those things that you have to take on a case by case basis - IMHO, anyway. We've all seen some that are very clever, many that are just super stupid or so sweet they're stupid, etc. I thought I was announcing to the world a clear and concise statement of exactly how I felt about Journey when I got mine (see my sig). Unfortunately, I get more people asking what "Jr. New York Rocks" means.... :roll:

by **JRNYMAN** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:59 am

Saint John wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Unfortunately, this is an inspection sticker state ...only fucking morons drive around without them ...

I guess expecting you to decipher between mandatory state ordered inspection stickers and voluntary bumper/window stickers was too much to ask. Apologies. I'll be more specific next time, including pictures when possible.

Hey Dan, if you're needing help with a "How To" manual or an instruction manual type of thing to go along with that, I could use the extra work.

by **Rick** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:00 am

JRNYMAN wrote:
Melissa wrote:
Saint John wrote:Any sort of bumper or window sticker pretty much means you're a fucking moron.

What about license plates, like "JRNY4EVR"?

I agree advertising your kids is lame, too many wack jobs in the world who want to hurt kids.

Vanity plates are one of those things that you have to take on a case by case basis - IMHO, anyway. We've all seen some that are very clever, many that are just super stupid or so sweet they're stupid, etc. I thought I was announcing to the world a clear and concise statement of exactly how I felt about Journey when I got mine (see my sig). Unfortunately, I get more people asking what "Jr. New York Rocks" means....

by **Michigan Girl** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:00 am

Saint John wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Unfortunately, this is an inspection sticker state ...only fucking morons drive around without them ...

I guess expecting you to decipher between mandatory state ordered inspection stickers and voluntary bumper/window stickers was too much to ask. Apologies. I'll be more specific next time, including pictures when possible.

No, no ...I was being a smartass, much like ^^^^^^^ :wink:

by **Saint John** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:04 am

Michigan Girl wrote:
Saint John wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Unfortunately, this is an inspection sticker state ...only fucking morons drive around without them ...

I guess expecting you to decipher between mandatory state ordered inspection stickers and voluntary bumper/window stickers was too much to ask. Apologies. I'll be more specific next time, including pictures when possible.

No, no ...I was being a smartass, much like ^^^^^^^

Oh. Either I'm dumber than I thought or, well, I guess that's the only possibility. :oops:

by **Michigan Girl** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:23 am

Saint John wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:
Saint John wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Unfortunately, this is an inspection sticker state ...only fucking morons drive around without them ...

I guess expecting you to decipher between mandatory state ordered inspection stickers and voluntary bumper/window stickers was too much to ask. Apologies. I'll be more specific next time, including pictures when possible.

No, no ...I was being a smartass, much like ^^^^^^^

Oh. Either I'm dumber than I thought or, well, I guess that's the only possibility.

Dumb is the last adjective I'd use for you. You are definitely a smartass ...not a bad
thing at all!!

J~man ...sorry about the truck!! You sure that isn't an Envoy front end minus the grill?!?
Love the color ...Sapphire?!?

by **JRNYMAN** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:46 am

Michigan Girl wrote:
Saint John wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:
Saint John wrote:
Michigan Girl wrote:Unfortunately, this is an inspection sticker state ...only fucking morons drive around without them ...

I guess expecting you to decipher between mandatory state ordered inspection stickers and voluntary bumper/window stickers was too much to ask. Apologies. I'll be more specific next time, including pictures when possible.

No, no ...I was being a smartass, much like ^^^^^^^

Oh. Either I'm dumber than I thought or, well, I guess that's the only possibility.

Dumb is the last adjective I'd use for you. You are definitely a smartass ...not a bad
thing at all!!

J~man ...sorry about the truck!! You sure that isn't an Envoy front end minus the grill?!?
Love the color ...Sapphire?!?

Uh huh, I'm positive. The front end was the next mod I was going to do. I was going to put an Envoy grill on it which looks very different than the Ascender's (or AssEnder as I referred to it...). Everything about the Envoy was much cleaner and sleeker for the most part.
Now.... if you want to talk about one of the TB's siblings that just freaking rocks in the looks dept. straight from the factory, the Saab 9-7x Aero just oozes style. You'd never know by looking at it there's a TB underneath. :lol:

MR