April 14, 2006
When you think "Classy," think Cactus-Fish
One 64-inch baby gate: $140.
Two 42-inch baby gates for $25 and a little creative thinking: fucking priceless.
Posted by Beth at April 14, 2006 03:18 PMyikes. no one's getting out now!
Posted by: laura at April 14, 2006 03:21 PMI love it. You are a genius!
Posted by: Dawn at April 14, 2006 03:35 PMThat's BRILLIANT!
Posted by: Emily at April 14, 2006 03:36 PMMia can unlock and open doors already? Or is this extra protection against putative child abductors?
Posted by: nrp at April 14, 2006 03:37 PMGotta love duct tape!
Posted by: Nicole at April 14, 2006 03:43 PMYou guys are truly gifted. Duct tape is a miracle thing. Truly it is.
Posted by: Melissa at April 14, 2006 03:45 PMAh yes, the handyman's secret weapon comes to the rescue again!
Posted by: Elaine at April 14, 2006 03:58 PMBrilliant!! Way to use your noggin'! :-)
Posted by: Buzz at April 14, 2006 03:59 PMHey, whatever works. I don't know if I would have thought of that, but it's a good idea.
Posted by: Jessie at April 14, 2006 04:00 PMa family after my own heart :)
Posted by: Casey at April 14, 2006 04:04 PMLOVE it. especially the duct tape portion. ;)
Posted by: Sarcomical at April 14, 2006 04:13 PMWhy does corporate America think they can out smart Mothers? Because they CAN NOT!
Posted by: Isabel at April 14, 2006 04:38 PMYeah duct tape!
Posted by: Heather at April 14, 2006 04:39 PMIs there nothing that duct tape can't fix? That's just so awesome.
Posted by: Kerry at April 14, 2006 05:26 PMI think you should now turn around and paint the duct tape pink. You know... so it looks like you just decorated it instead of rigged it.
And it is a great idea. Unless you're short like me and it takes an act of God to climb over the damn thing everytime.
Posted by: Carrisa at April 14, 2006 05:27 PMOh man. I love me some duct tape. There's just absolutely nothing it can't fix!
Posted by: patricia at April 14, 2006 05:42 PMCan it still slide open, or are you going to hop the thing? :)
Posted by: Sara at April 14, 2006 06:09 PMGenius! :)
Posted by: Manda at April 14, 2006 06:33 PMduct tape can fix anything!
we have those same gates. except, you know, they're not duct taped together.
Posted by: crystal at April 14, 2006 08:52 PMLOVE IT. I'm from South Carolina, so I can appreciate the uses of duct tape. It's like the famous saying:
If it moves and it shouldn't, use Duct Tape.
If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40!
Posted by: Stephanie at April 15, 2006 12:27 AMGood thinking, Ms. Fish.
The price of baby items is outrageous.
Check out craigslist for used baby items.
Great use of duct tape! I see a future post about all the uses of duct tape in child rearing.
Posted by: Inga at April 15, 2006 10:47 AMCool! Can you take it apart? If not I always walk over them. I have the same gates plus the swing type. I've done another way by stacking them ontop of each other when my 1st son started climbing the damn things. That'll really piss off a 2 yr old let me tell ya.
Posted by: Sabrina at April 15, 2006 04:27 PMYour not the first lol. Same thing here!!! The only thing I call it is the crotch biter. It gets me everytime cause I am not going to take it down to get past it so I just step over it and at 5'1 I dont quite clear it perfect. Ouch. But it was worth it!
Posted by: Lisa at April 15, 2006 10:07 PMYou two are brillant.
Posted by: Autumn at April 15, 2006 11:16 PMDuck tape rules!
Posted by: Paulette at April 16, 2006 01:43 AMHey, whatever works. I admire both ingenuity and frugality. It's a winning combination.
Happy Easter!
Most of the stuff in my house is like that. Awesome isn't it?
Posted by: Katy at April 16, 2006 01:18 PMWait so, how do you open it and ... I'm confused ... but that's not strange!
Posted by: mrsfortune at April 16, 2006 03:12 PMI admire you! Awesome.
Posted by: Rochelle at April 16, 2006 05:47 PMDamn, why didn't i think of Duct tape?
Posted by: william at April 17, 2006 09:06 AMDuct tape saves the day again. What can't that stuff do?
Posted by: bad penguin at April 17, 2006 10:20 AMLove that the Duct Tape hits right where the open door is...I am sure the neighbors LOVE it! :)
Posted by: Laurie at April 17, 2006 12:08 PMwow. your child is relly effing cute. I bet she probably bites or something because she can make that cute face and get away with it.
Posted by: anita at April 17, 2006 12:17 PMOoooh I never thought of that! We just used the duct tape to hold the KIDS in place!
Posted by: Amber at April 17, 2006 01:45 PMHAHAHAHAHA. Dude, now you totally need a sofa on your front lawn.
(I did nearly the same thing for our Miss M. when she was getting out of the bathroom, viva la GHETTO RIGGING).
Posted by: statia at April 17, 2006 10:52 PMWas there a picture of that? Cuz I give Vincent about another week before I rip every hair out of my head. So I could use the cactus-fish solution to baby gating.
Posted by: HR Mommy at April 18, 2006 07:31 AMLOVE THIS. Mental note has been made. I'm going to need one of these when we move!
Posted by: christina at April 19, 2006 12:19 AMAh, duct tape and mommy spit - that's all you need to cure what ails ya!
Posted by: Irene at April 19, 2006 10:22 AMHaha! Genius!
Posted by: Sweety at April 19, 2006 12:08 PM
