heartosunshine Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 not even once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 DH backed into ours when it broke. He put it up, but it stopped about a quarter down from the top. He looked behind him at the ground and crunch! My mom backed through hers twice when I was a baby. (ETA: She was sleep-deprived, likely had PPD, I was screaming...and she decided to just go back inside.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Do you mean from inside the garage? As in, got in the car, put it in reverse, and forgot to open the door??? Or person was backing into the driveway, didn't stop soon enough and bumped the closed door? The second one I could understand, especially if it was a new driver. Backing into a closed door from inside the garage I would find really bizarre. In fact, I'd think that person was way too distractible to be allowed to drive at all. Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Corraleno Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Is this an elderly person? Is it possible that there are some cognitive issues going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pawz4me Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Nope, I've never done that. Our habit here is that we all hit the garage door button to open it as we step into the garage. But as a newly-licensed teenager I did back into our garage door one time. I was backing into the driveway (a slight uphill) and gave the car a bit too much gas and tapped the closed garage door. Thankfully no damage was done. ETA -- An elderly person? Oh goodness yes. I'd be concerned. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 No never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 One time this happened: we had rented a minivan and it was in the garage with the back hatch up. An argument was in progress. One angry individual decided to back out and forgot the back window, which was higher than the top of the garage door. It shattered. Very loudly. At about 2am. :P I can't say I recall any real life incidents of people trying to back out with the garage door closed. Though with some people, it wouldn't surprise me too much. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Oh, but when my brother was 16, he completely missed the garage door. The garage stood at a tilt for a long time after that. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Yes, this is what I'm wondering. I seem to be the only one concerned about it. I would be very concerned about it, especially since it happened more than once. That person should not be driving, and I would seek help if these issues were occurring in other areas as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I've never had a garage. But yes, I would worry about that, because it suggests that the person could be missing important steps in other processes, too: turning off the stove, taking the medicine, locking the front door, turning off the bath water, mailing the electric bill, verifying that the caller is really from the bank. It's worth a trip to the doctor for some screening for stroke or cognitive decline. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 No. Never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemom Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 This sounds like something I would do! Have you ever walked thru a sliding glass door screen? I have-twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I have yet to do that but I can see iy happening during/after an argument or a sleep deprived parent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 No, but I have crashed into an open garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 We open the garage doors before even getting into the car so that we can see. (There are lights but the car makes shadows). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 No, but I can't even get into my car (driver's side) without opening the garage first and walking around the back of the car. The minivan takes the entire length of the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I haven't, but I'm sure it's just been luck. I do things so automatically, and I could easily see myself doing this. What I have done, repeatedly, is bring the garage door down on the back of my car's bumper--then I wonder, "What's wrong with the garage door?" and I continue to push the button, causing the door to bounce off my bumper several times before I realize, "CRAP, I didn't pull in quite far enough." This has happened on several different occasions, so you can see why I might back my car into the closed garage door. Fortunately for me, I ditched my van for a much smaller car, and my husband hung a tennis ball from the garage ceiling so I know exactly how far to go in. But to be entirely honest here, I have closed the garage door with my back hatch up SEVERAL times, causing the garage door opener to HIT the top of my hatch. :::eye roll::: So my husband also put a tennis ball on THAT to cushion any further blows. Surprisingly, he still lets me drive long distances with my kids in the car, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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73349 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 How do you get someone who's completely independent and very active (physically & socially) to agree to a screen for cognitive decline? I'm really at a loss as to how to broach the subject without her (or family members) getting defensive. Also, I'm the daughter in law so I don't have a whole lot of say. I've never had to do it, so I can't be sure. But I would call her doctor, if you know who it is, and tip him/her off. The office may be able to send her a "reminder card" that she needs her blood pressure checked/flu shot/whatever, and if she makes an appointment, that opens the door for some casual questions. Stroke is a huge women's health risk in general. Meanwhile, I'd be reluctant to leave any small children in her care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 No. Neither has dh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 My mother did this once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I did this once. I was a new driver and I remember something being an "emergency"?? Anyways-- once was all it took. But I can see me doing this again if I was stressed (child going to the ER) or really distracted (children all talking at once or me and DH argueing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I've backed into the not quite open door as it was opening. I just didn't wait long enough and it was so quiet I didn't realize it wasn't fully open. Fortunately I did no damage to either my van or the door. Now I pay closer attention and make sure it's open. It only had to happen once to wake my up. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I've never had to do it, so I can't be sure. But I would call her doctor, if you know who it is, and tip him/her off. The office may be able to send her a "reminder card" that she needs her blood pressure checked/flu shot/whatever, and if she makes an appointment, that opens the door for some casual questions. Stroke is a huge women's health risk in general. Meanwhile, I'd be reluctant to leave any small children in her care. even mini-strokes, re: transient ischemic attack aka: TIAs can be so brief (even just a few minutes) they pass unnoticed/dismissed - however their damage is cumulative. the more they have, the more the damage and it will become noticeable. they also leave the patient at much higher risk of a major stroke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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