Do you ever leave your car running at daycare?

[pinotgrig]

I'm always so surprised when I see people do this, mostly at pick up. In the monthly newsletter (which I'm pretty sure I'm the only reader of) they always ask parents not to do it.

Do you ever do it? Do you see it at your daycare?

[preppy]

No. I stay inside for a while sometimes chatting with the teacher. Even if I was quick I wouldn't.

[pinotgrig]

I'll add that I'm paranoid enough leaving my purse in the car, even though my car is off and locked. I also leave my phone in the cupholder.

I also semi-worry about people stealing stuff like my pump, diaper bag, strollers, or car seats which H teases me about. But those things are expensive! And the daycare crowd knows this - it's their the prime audience! Lol

[sillygoosegirl]

No, but I leave my bike unlocked, does that count?

[closertofine]

No. And we get email reminders what seems like all the time that it is against PA state law to do so.

[motzie]

It was expressly forbidden at our old daycare. If anyone was caught doing it, everyone got a strong reminder email.

[noodleoo]

I've seen cars running in our daycare parking lot. I don't get it! I'm way too paranoid about my car being stolen.

[preppy]

Aug 25, 2016 20:55:33 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

Sometimes I'll see, like, mom is inside dropping off and dad is in the car with the motor running. SO WASTEFUL.

If someone is in the car I don't see the issue. I mean if it's super hot or cold I would want the AC/heat on no? Do you want them to both go in? Or sit in a car that isn't on?

[speckledfrog]

Aug 25, 2016 21:07:57 GMT -5 @this said:

Aug 25, 2016 20:55:33 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

Sometimes I'll see, like, mom is inside dropping off and dad is in the car with the motor running. SO WASTEFUL.

Well, TBF if I am waiting in the car in the summer here for anything, we HAVE to leave the car running. Or else, I mean, we die. lol but not really I think we really would die. I wouldn't leave the car empty and running though.

Silly Canadians. 
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[holdingthestars]

Nope! You hear about stealing from cars running at daycares on the news a lot. It always surprises me that people do at our daycare regularly...even when it's not 90 degrees out.

[VillainV]

I see people do this, but I honestly don't understand the benefit. I mean, I'm not inside long enough for the car to get super-hot in the summer, or to get super-cold in the winter (and we have fairly extreme temps here). I know I only have one kid, and people picking up multiple kiddos are inside a lot longer than I am...but really, 10-15 minutes of having your car off isn't going to make it hard to heat back up or cool back down when you get back in.

The only time one of us has stayed in the car with the motor running while the other went in to get C was when H was on crutches and had a hard time getting in and out of the car a lot.

[miamigirl]

No, I never leave my car running.

[stealthmom]

Nearly every day in the morning. The front door of the house was less than 10 feet from the car. I never went inside the house- just dropped the kid off and signed in. It took less than 2 minutes. Meanwhile my oldest was cool and happy listening to the radio.

[linz]

Yes, but I go to an in home. She stands at the front door and I drop off kids right there. I wouldn't if they were at a center.

[dcn]

No. People in Alaska did this everywhere. I hated it.

[starlily]

I see one person do this consistently in the mornings. She also parks in the disabled, even though she doesn't have a disabled placard. :/

[CloudBee]

Even when a friend watched DS for 2+ yrs I never once did this. Not even in the heat of summer or dead of winter.

[boxerdog]

Everyone at my daycare does it.

[kkfeb04]

I hate when people do this. The last daycare stated state law, cars have to be off in reminders quarterly. New daycare sends reminders weekly but everyone seems to do it. There is also a lot of leaving kids of various ages in the car to get a child, some younger than my 2. The 10 year old in me wants to take the keys and put them in other cars like musical cars, I won't because I'm not 10, my RBF says it all. Sadly, the classrooms are all over the place, 3rd floor, basement, 2nd floor. No one is in and out in under 5 minutes. The lot isn't visible from the daycare.

[nextbigthing]

no way!

About a month ago a grandmother pulled in the circle drive and went inside to get her grandson. A guy pulled up in a pickup truck, hopped out, smashed her front window, grabbed her purse and phone and was gone in a flash. I got there about 2 minutes after and pulled up behind her car in the circle drive to find the glass everywhere.

Don't leave your cars running and don't leave any valuables in sight, this is a big target for thieves bc they figure youre running in quickly and won't take all your stuff. DS daycare is in a nice area too.

[demofea01]

Not a chance. It would take a good car prowler maybe five minutes to go through a handful of cars if they've all been left unlocked. Plenty of time for morons to have all of their shit and/or their car stolen.

[west]

British Columbia has No Idling Engine laws so it's rare to see idling vehicles here. I do not and would not. Too many vehicle thefts for me to leave my car vulnerable anywhere.

[Velar Fricative]

No, and I've never seen anyone do it either.

[biogirl21]

I do if it's super cold or I'm running super late. Though I'm sure not having to start the car doesn't save me much time.

[JRo]

No, but I'm definitely in the minority at my daycare. My h used to do it until I realized he did it and told him not to (I was with him for pick up one day).

[jackie011]

People do it at our center from time to time and I just don't get it. The building is large and sprawling, and it takes a bit to get from the front door to any of the rooms. If someone's in a big hurry, we encourage them to call the front desk and we'll bring their child out to the car.

I'm always surprised when I see pricey purses full of valuables sitting on the front seats of luxury cars in our lot. Everyone feels very safe, but as a staff member, I'm well aware of parking lot thefts and have seen the surveillance videos. It's scary to watch someone slink in, amidst parents and children, break into a car, grab items, and be on their way I less than 1 minute.

[cherry1111]

Never. I also always take my purse in. There are way too many reports about thieves targeting daycare parking lots for this exact reason. Though I do leave my work laptop on the floor.

[HitchedIn2006]

No. I felt it was too easy for someone to steal my car. Amazed how many other parents leave their car running.

[sookie]

If it's crazy hot or crazy cold I will since I have to go to two different buildings for pickup and the teachers usually chat with us quickly. However I have remote start so I turn off the car, get out, lock it, and remote start it just to get the AC running but it isn't fully turned on. It's rare that I do it, but it's so hot here that there have been days where I just feel like I need to still have AC blowing while I grab the kids so it isn't crazy hot when they get in.

[luckyno7]

Yes I see it at my daycare and it's a center where you go far into a building. I have a car starter so when it's super cold I can restart my car without a key and it's locked.

It blows my mind when people leave their purses in their car or leave their car running with the keys I. It.