Now That's Funny-- Part 2

While on the subject of playgrounds.

It is a wonder how anyone of us survived the playgrounds designed by adults back then. Like Bill Cosby said, no kid should ever have gone on anything they didn't see adults playing on.

Those old playgrounds could be, and were, dangerous.

First off, many were on asphalt or rocks, which made falling down so much more fun. A few of us were lucky enough to have sand.

I remember burning my butt on those red hot slides on more than one occasion. I also stupidly tried on many occasions to run up the slide. I also fell off the top of the slide while clowning around.

Then, there was that merry-go-round, which just begged for speed. The more speed, the better the centrifugal force. Too much fun trying to walk if you didn't get launched off. Then, there was the occasional throwing up.

Monkey bars were the worst. You just had to hang by your knees and do stupid stuff on these. A slip, and hitting the bottom was just as bad as hitting the bars on the way down.

And, see-saws. Wow!! Nothing like jumping off at the bottom and sending the other person plunging to their doom. That is, if you were able to clear your legs before the upward motion began. If too slow, that was some excruciating pain.

Boy, Those Old Playgrounds!! --RoadDog


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