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kimbutgar

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26. I used to love these as a kid

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 09:55 PM

Oct 2014

But I got a nasty bruise from one.

Maybe all these type of things makes one fearless instead of being a republican wimp.

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School Districts Getting Rid of 'Dangerous' Swings, Merry-go-rounds also [View all] Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 OP

And then there are complaints that our children aren't active enough. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 #1

yes, I didn't grow up with a swingset at home, if it wasn't for the one at the playground Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #2

Life leads to death. nt LiberalElite Oct 2014 #3

yep. here is the type we played on in the late 60s / early 70s Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #8

Those can be dangerous Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #21

I used to love these as a kid kimbutgar Oct 2014 #26

In so many ways we lived during the best times this country ever provided. With whom Oct 2014 #52

There has to be ways to learn limits Jim Beard Oct 2014 #54

Agreed. It begins with taking care of a newborn child in a positive way. With whom Oct 2014 #59

There was always some moron who had to lick the metal TBF Oct 2014 #55

Well, some of us morons were naive and intelligent. With whom Oct 2014 #71

I loved those!!!!! savalez Oct 2014 #58

remember this type of "swing" - the double swing Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #95

Heck ya. savalez Oct 2014 #97

... and before that it seems to lead to a lawsuit... Oktober Oct 2014 #38

I remember a kid in my elementary school getting his chin split Capt. Obvious Oct 2014 #4

Tell me how I'm supposed to even attempt to raise a free-range kid, Volaris Oct 2014 #5

Just tie the kids to the tether ball pole Capt. Obvious Oct 2014 #7

^ TBF Oct 2014 #56

Raise your hand if you've ever been stabbed with a pencil or dropped a book on your foot NightWatcher Oct 2014 #6

You know those sci-fi films where people are just kind of floating in empty white rooms, KurtNYC Oct 2014 #72

When the kids don't get recess, I suppose they don't need much equipment. Arkansas Granny Oct 2014 #9

It's amazing that as many of us Boomers Sopkoviak Oct 2014 #10

check out old style monkey bars. I wonder how we survived the 1970s. lol Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #14

Yep, monkey bars set on concrete BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #19

I remember PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #31

Monkey bars were my favorite. I remember blazing hot metal sufrommich Oct 2014 #35

At Noon Recess gladium et scutum Oct 2014 #37

Yes!!!! I'm the parent that brings the roll of wax paper to the playground! nt msanthrope Oct 2014 #74

Thank You for the Good Times. N/T gladium et scutum Oct 2014 #82

Ours were "Jungle G(J)yms." We had very high swings Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #36

No shit, right? pipi_k Oct 2014 #32

Ain't it the truth. hifiguy Oct 2014 #50

Hell, us Gen X'ers as well. TM99 Oct 2014 #64

You can't even have tether ball. DamnYankeeInHouston Oct 2014 #11

Don't blame the schools. Blame the insurance companies who bleat about "risk" and refuse coverage Brickbat Oct 2014 #12

No, blame the lawyers who sue the insurance companies FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #25

The insurance companies instill the "Fear of lawsuits" to gouge more money. Jim Beard Oct 2014 #57

"We had a perfectly good playground." johnp3907 Oct 2014 #13

I was born in 1951. My friends and I... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #15

Back during my fabulous 80's childhood, I fell off the monkey bars Jake Stern Oct 2014 #34

The Giant Stride was one of my favorites Kaleva Oct 2014 #16

We had one of those at my elementary school. MineralMan Oct 2014 #44

During winter, we made slides down the hill right behind the school Kaleva Oct 2014 #83

never heard of such a thing Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #88

I love the irony that a teeter-totter is still the sign for a playground likesmountains 52 Oct 2014 #17

They can always have them march around the playground BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #20

No kidding, what's left? likesmountains 52 Oct 2014 #27

Cut down all the trees in parks too! A kid might try to climb one and fall. Baclava Oct 2014 #18

I knew it was over when they banned "Dodgeball". n/t cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #22

They banned dodgeball? malthaussen Oct 2014 #48

They did in my school district in So. Cal. cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #65

There's irony for you. malthaussen Oct 2014 #68

long time ago... lining kids up against the wall and throwing a ball at them? Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #91

Earth To Be Made Child-Safe - Now "Sportin' Kids Family Fun Play Globe" hatrack Oct 2014 #23

Our grade school went against the grain and installed MissB Oct 2014 #24

Seesaws are the real danger wheniwasincongress Oct 2014 #28

forgot out the seeswaw... yeah, experienced the "bump" when it hit the ground suddenly Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #89

It was diving boards when I was a kid Egnever Oct 2014 #29

I think every time I took my daughter to a playground, at that age bhikkhu Oct 2014 #30

7 year old girl in Vancouver WA died on Friday. dilby Oct 2014 #33

swings are safe Jim Beard Oct 2014 #61

How about this for a deal: swingsets, monkey bars and merry go rounds will be returned hedgehog Oct 2014 #39

or if YOU don't want YOUR kid on the swingsets YOU get to make that determination. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #43

sorry, I'm a big one for letting kids take physical risks. cali Oct 2014 #73

When I was a kid,, I used to jump out of swings while in mid air... MrScorpio Oct 2014 #40

Same here. It was like being Superman flying through the air. hifiguy Oct 2014 #51

I'm glad shit is safer now, personally. Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #41

Lawn darts... My Pet Goat Oct 2014 #79

End of another era. MerryBlooms Oct 2014 #42

but football is OK. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2014 #45

I used to loop-the-loop on those things. malthaussen Oct 2014 #46

Swings probably are the most dangerous at this point because gollygee Oct 2014 #47

The only thing I see dangerous about this photo Jim Beard Oct 2014 #62

Rubber tire... looks like safety features were beginning to be incorporated Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #92

Hell, some playgrounds won't let you run. malthaussen Oct 2014 #49

i love how we're all indignant about taking away our nostalgic childhood playground, unblock Oct 2014 #53

Maybe it is because, accidents happen. TM99 Oct 2014 #66

except that there are still playgrounds and kids still have plenty of fun on them. unblock Oct 2014 #70

Older kids don't really play on playgrounds much anymore gollygee Oct 2014 #90

not around here anyway. mini-unblock is 8, and we see plenty of older kids there. unblock Oct 2014 #96

Agreed, these type of threads are usually 95% filled with My Pet Goat Oct 2014 #78

I agree Jim Beard Oct 2014 #85

not totally indignant. Glad for the safey if activities that include climbing, jumping, running Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #93

Derp. KamaAina Oct 2014 #60

some examples Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #94

Maybe we could have softer concrete. Jim Beard Oct 2014 #63

NYC kids had the STREET as a playground HockeyMom Oct 2014 #67

This thread reads like the old RW "I remember my childhood" one jmowreader Oct 2014 #69

New is not always better. TM99 Oct 2014 #84

Cars kill a lot of people every year. When are we getting rid of those too? nt TeamPooka Oct 2014 #75

But bring as many guns as you like to school! nt valerief Oct 2014 #76

Aww, man shenmue Oct 2014 #77

First, they came for the pump-bar swings, then..... woodsprite Oct 2014 #80

so, little Oskar was right Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #81

Many on DU protest any criticism of trial lawyers. former9thward Oct 2014 #86

We're gonna wrap all the kids in bubble rooms lindysalsagal Oct 2014 #87