do any of you NOT wear seatbelts in the car? (or have family or friends who don't?)

[Lucky1]

Originally Posted by Coupsoup

Not wearing seatbelts is like peak boomer mentality.

My father (Boomer) never wore a seatbelt. Official rationale, the one time he felt compelled to provide one, was that his gut was too big (he’s overweight) and it was too tight on him.

He also grew up in the era where “men were men”, like John Wayne “A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do” type. You don’t wear safety glasses when operating a buzzsaw and slicing wood, if you lost an eye well that’s part of the game son. Wear that eyepatch like a badge of pride (his Uncle did when he lost his eye cutting wood). Worrying about what might happen to you is a weakness that might cause injury, death or worse betray your masculinity.

In addition to not wearing his seatbelt and being overweight he:

-has asthma and doesn’t always fill his puffer prescription
-does not exercise
-smoked until he was in his 50’s
-drank 2L of Coca Cola every day
-got diabetes
-had a bunch of kidney stones
-needs glasses to drive but does not wear them
-uses his cell phone SCREEN TO FACE while driving even though he CANNOT see the cell phone (note: he needs glasses)
-blew out two of his knees and put off surgery because the longer he waits the longer his new knees will last
-uses pool floaties to fall onto the ground on since he can no longer bend over (sadly cannot get up on his own either which makes this even more interesting)
-would rather piss on the side of the road than stop at a McDonalds restroom (he’s incontinent)
-nearly died of heart failure because he needed to wait a few weeks for contractors to fix his roof (because that was more important than seeing his doctor when he suddenly couldn’t breath)
-didn’t bother doing his colon cancer screening years ago and guess what? He now has cancer according to the gigantic tumour the doctor’s pulled out of him
-walked (walkered?) out of his doctor’s office instead of getting his cancer diagnosis and treatment plan because the receptionist was “rude to him”

I’m pretty sure he doesn’t think he’s going to get in a car accident.

[Brandoch]

Originally Posted by Lucky1

My father (Boomer) never wore a seatbelt. Official rationale, the one time he felt compelled to provide one, was that his gut was too big (he’s overweight) and it was too tight on him.

He also grew up in the era where “men were men”, like John Wayne “A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do” type. You don’t wear safety glasses when operating a buzzsaw and slicing wood, if you lost an eye well that’s part of the game son. Wear that eyepatch like a badge of pride (his Uncle did when he lost his eye cutting wood). Worrying about what might happen to you is a weakness that might cause injury, death or worse betray your masculinity.

In addition to not wearing his seatbelt and being overweight he:

-has asthma and doesn’t always fill his puffer prescription
-does not exercise
-smoked until he was in his 50’s
-drank 2L of Coca Cola every day
-got diabetes
-had a bunch of kidney stones
-needs glasses to drive but does not wear them
-uses his cell phone SCREEN TO FACE while driving even though he CANNOT see the cell phone (note: he needs glasses)
-blew out two of his knees and put off surgery because the longer he waits the longer his new knees will last
-uses pool floaties to fall onto the ground on since he can no longer bend over (sadly cannot get up on his own either which makes this even more interesting)
-would rather piss on the side of the road than stop at a McDonalds restroom (he’s incontinent)
-nearly died of heart failure because he needed to wait a few weeks for contractors to fix his roof (because that was more important than seeing his doctor when he suddenly [...]

That's some dedication and determination right thar.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Lucky1

My father (Boomer) never wore a seatbelt. Official rationale, the one time he felt compelled to provide one, was that his gut was too big (he’s overweight) and it was too tight on him.

He also grew up in the era where “men were men”, like John Wayne “A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do” type. You don’t wear safety glasses when operating a buzzsaw and slicing wood, if you lost an eye well that’s part of the game son. Wear that eyepatch like a badge of pride (his Uncle did when he lost his eye cutting wood). Worrying about what might happen to you is a weakness that might cause injury, death or worse betray your masculinity.

In addition to not wearing his seatbelt and being overweight he:

-has asthma and doesn’t always fill his puffer prescription
-does not exercise
-smoked until he was in his 50’s
-drank 2L of Coca Cola every day
-got diabetes
-had a bunch of kidney stones
-needs glasses to drive but does not wear them
-uses his cell phone SCREEN TO FACE while driving even though he CANNOT see the cell phone (note: he needs glasses)
-blew out two of his knees and put off surgery because the longer he waits the longer his new knees will last
-uses pool floaties to fall onto the ground on since he can no longer bend over (sadly cannot get up on his own either which makes this even more interesting)
-would rather piss on the side of the road than stop at a McDonalds restroom (he’s incontinent)
-nearly died of heart failure because he needed to wait a few weeks for contractors to fix his roof (because that was more important than seeing his doctor when he suddenly couldn’t breath)
-didn’t bother doing his colon cancer screening years ago and guess what? He now has cancer according to the gigantic tumour the doctor’s pulled out of him
-walked (walkered?) out of his doctor’s office instead of getting his cancer diagnosis and treatment plan because the receptionist was “rude to him”

I’m pretty sure he doesn’t think he’s going to get in a car accident.

How old is he? 60 or 80+?

[cmyx6go]

I always wear my seatbelt. It's something I don't even have to think about doing, I automatically reach for it the moment I get in the car. Although I think it's silly not to, I won't belittle those that don't. But...

The wife of one of my employees refuses to wear hers. They have a 5 or 6 year old autistic daughter who was non verbal until not long ago. I'm not sure why the conversation came up but I really had to bite my tongue. The wife is the primary driver to school, therapy and whatever else. How irresponsible for her to drive her daughter around and not be belted in? God forbid they have an accident and the mother goes through the windshield. Any child would be traumatized, I can't imagine what it would do to this child.

[Neptune7]

Guys, wear a seatbelt. Your family wants you home alive every day. Your friends do too.

It's as simple as that.

[tekphobius]

Originally Posted by Neptune7

Guys, wear a seatbelt. Your family wants you home alive every day. Your friends do too.

It's as simple as that.

True that. Don't wear one and it may save us some time and effort not having to cut you out of your car. The downside is that your family gets awfully torn up seeing you lying on the side of the road, lifeless.

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

How old is he? 60 or 80+?

I was wondering the same thing. I’m at the tail end of the boomers and my mindset is nothing like that.

[BMWbiker]

I always wear a seatbelt.

I don’t start driving until everyone is buckled. I pull over if someone unbuckles. (That hasn’t happened in years.)

[Lucky1]

Originally Posted by tturedraider

I was wondering the same thing. I’m at the tail end of the boomers and my mindset is nothing like that.

In the middle of that.