Note to parents:

DO NOT TRY THIS TOY AT HOME:
One of our children all have a toy that us parents cringe about every time they want to play with it. If you ignore them and try to revert attention, it starts a major toddler breakdown. Let me tell you about the little red cheap fire truck. The little red cheap fire truck has said his goodbyes to the Teplin humble abode. As a family, we donated it to the weekly Wednesday Onyx trash pick up. This toy has been meaning to see the inside of the Onyx truck for over 2 years now. But the unfair part is: Sam loves this toy, but his parents will differ. You ask, what can be so wrong with a little red cheap fire truck? Answer...it was abused by the user and the manufacture forgot to put a '"on/off" switch on the bottom. For some reason this truck was only played with when someone was sleeping. Someone being, Erin, Brad, Sam or Matthew. This toy had a mind of it's own and LOUD LOUD sirens would flash and BRIGHT BRIGHT lights surrounded the 4 wheels. This little red cheap fire truck has made numerous attempts to scare the *&%^*# out of us. Another rather annoying feature was: just when you thought the loud sounds were over, 2 minutes later it would start up again, and again scare the (*&#*@! out of us. We apologize to the family that purchased the little red cheap fire truck for us, but we hope you understand.

So, for now, we've retired what used to sit on the toy shelf.

Next toy to see the inside of the Onyx truck: The roaring talking animal puzzle. This one will be another post by itself. But I'll just say, this roaring talking animal puzzle goes off when the lights turn on and off?

Who thinks of these things?