[reagan_fanatic]

When I was a kid in the late sixties and early seventies, we played on things like this:


And this


and this



We had these things that looked like huge metal slides tilted on their sides. There was a metal rail along the top, and you climbed to the top using that rail. Kids by the millions played on this so-called 'dangerous' equipment and very few of them got hurt. Now they're gone. All gone. All gone in the name of 'safety'. The safety nazis have effectively neutered the playground and ruined them for generations of kids. How sad that today's kids will never know the enjoyment and thrills we had on our old playgrounds.

[semantic]

Ain't no fat kids in this group. Check out the requirements just to get in:

Open to boys and girls ages 9 through 17. Applicants must possess a basic swimming ability to be able to pass the following prerequisite exam:

o Swim 100 yards in less than 1 minute & 50 seconds
o Tread water or five minutes
o Swim underwater for approximately 10 yards

[luckystarmom]

Don’t forget the metal merry-go-rounds. Those were the best. The big kids would push the little kids. Great fun!!