Blast from the Past
I need a break from all the seriousness. My friend Angee sent this link to me. It is about how playgrounds used to be vs. how they are built now. It was a nice stroll down memory lane, but also quite entertaining for someone (like me) who grew up in the 80’s and early 90’s. I can relate to much of what is said about the various pieces of playground equipment! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
April 23, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Hey “Monotony,”
I feel your pain on this. While I understand and approve of the efforts to make children’s play spaces safer, in the process it seems that we’ve all either become so hyper sensitive to something like scrapes and bruises, or else become drunk with anticipation of hitting the litigative jackpot.
April 23, 2008 at 7:47 pm
By the way, I finally saw that you had left a response on my blog a couple weeks ago. Sorry I missed that. I finally responded.
BTW (again), where’s your profile? And no link to email you? What gives?
April 23, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Hey Dave,
I’m guessing the “litigative jackpot” is right on the money. As a parent, I’m willing to allow my child to get some bumps and bruises by trying new things. I think most parents are. It’s just those jerks that want to make a buck or 2 million without working for it that have forced us into trading fun equipment in for “safe” equipment!
I’m still “working” on making my page more user friendly. My problem is that I have not figured out exactly what I want my pages to look like. As for my email, if one looks carefully enough through the links, one can find my email address (hint: not anywhere on the blog). You, however, know my email address, so I’m not too concerned.
It’s spam bots and internet crazies that I’m worried about!