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07/23/2006 13:13 #29017

How did this relic survive?
No my title does not refer to Joan Rivers. I was driving home from church and drove by Mang Park (the local like park in Kenmore). The first thing I noticed was that the wood exercise ara is gone. It was like balance beams and bars and stuff. It had pictures with how to do all these different exercises. Why would tihs part be taken down? Well I guess in actuality it was rather dangerous as it was just really high bars that kids tried to swing and hang upside down on. Plus it was all made of wood and full of splinters.

Anywho what I am really wondering is how did the tube slide survive. It is this orange completley closed in tube slide. So like if you get in you cannot see the bottom. This leads to numerous people being at the bottom of the slide when someone flies out and smacks right into them. Or people climbing up the inside and then someone goes down and they all fall. In this age of everything has to be safe and impossible to get injured on I have no idea how this made it. They have removed everything else from the playground that was there in my day, how did this survive? Remember the rolling pin slide where your fingers and sticky skin alwyas got caught in between the roles? That's gone but someone this thing survived. It sticks out like a sore thumb with the new plasticy safe looking equipment cuz it is made of metal and rusty looking.

here is a picture of a similar slide



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and here is a kid about to be plowed down by the person coming down the slide without realizing




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twisted - 07/23/06 19:10
That kid is toast.

I read an interesting article :::link::: about how playgrounds are undergoing a renaissance these days. The new thing is "cushioned rubber flooring," which makes sense considering sand can get pretty nasty. Still, whatever happened to grass?

The only first-hand experience I've had with local playgrounds was when my niece and nephew visited in 2002. We hit every damn playground we could in four days, and even fit in a few tourist attractions. You do meet some interesting people at playgrounds, like the Asian family taking their disabled bunny for an outing. I had to take a picture of the bunny in the home-made wheelchair :::link::: they fashioned for him.
mike - 07/23/06 16:50
oddly enough...Mang Park with all its hazards was much safer than our school park which was completely on blacktop and included just this spiderwebby cube thing you climb to the top adn then just fall to the ground from....but we all survived...it made us tougher i think..i know when you think kids from kenmore you think tough!
mk - 07/23/06 15:53
long live mang park and its many, many safety hazards! i'm surprised we all still have ten fingers from the rolly slide! that exercise area was the best...and did anyone ever see anyone ACTUALLY using it for exercise?

07/20/2006 19:26 #29016

Long time No Post
So my name has traveled way down the Read the Latest list. Probably the farthest down it has ever been. It is mainly because my dad got a new casino game and is on the computer all the time and I am too tired to wait up til he is done. Life is pretty good lately. I saw the Strangers with Candy Movie. Me and (e:jill) loved it. It was really funny. If you liked the show you will definetely like it. I definetely think though that it is one of those things that you either hate or love. I think it would be hard to be like "eh , its ok" about it.

Me and (e:jill) are hopefully going to look at some apartments this weekend. I really realized I need to move out now because my dad is giving up OTB. That is where he goes all day Friday. I have off on Fridays and so that is my day to myself usually. Even though I usually go out and am not home, its just nice to know I can just sit around and not have anyone bothering me or being like "why aren't you dressed, its 4 o'clock". But now he will be home....i need to move out...asap!

Hmm what else...? I guess not much else has happened lately. I just wanted to be back on "the list"!

07/15/2006 12:50 #29015

and so it goes....
just when it seems like it is getting a little better....things have to get worse
maureen - 07/15/06 16:03
I love you mike, hang in there.

07/14/2006 11:07 #29014

Black is the new black Part II
So if you read my other post about green no longer being the new black but now black is the new black this is a little addendum. Like two weeks ago when we went out to like Brick Bar I believe, everyone was wearing green and I remember at least two situations where we went out and realized like me, paul, terry were all wearing green. Then like a few days ago we went to Brick Bar and I noticed everyone was wearing black. Its crazy....like people don't even realize how much Cosmo and fashion magazines control their life....
mojomoose - 10/03/06 01:05
Hey! I was more like 6'6" and 280 - but I digress.

Imagine my amusement when googling myself (yeah yeah) and Buffalo to find this!

For the record: 'Twas a glass half full of Bacardi and I was not informed of the contents prior to chugging. Though it was pretty freakin funny to find you standing behind me in the bathroom stall cackling :)
iriesara - 07/14/06 11:41
All I have to say is that there is no reason to go to the Prick bar....is it still all frat boys??? if so, than my comment stands alone - although I do recall having a double bacardi 151 shot there, hummmmm, with Alex Wolfe and some other dude, and then Alex ran to the bathroom and heaved while I giggled....It's always heartwarming to an 18 year old 125-pound girl to be able to outdrink a 6'5" 300lb dude, that's for sure...

07/12/2006 00:06 #29013

Pulled Back In
So I was getting fed up with Eckerd, readying myself to find a new job ...... and now they gave me back the training thing I wanted. My district manager called and said he heard that I really wanted to do it, and he really was just trying to prevent me from having to do all that extra work but if I want it the job is mine. So I took it. So I tihnk I am excited. But now I am just recommited to Eckerd which really provides me with no future. But at least I think this training thing will be good on a resume.

I am so angry all the time the last few days. Like constantly all day I am tense and angry but not at anyone in particular, just situations and it is driving me crazy. I can't sleep well, I am miserable at work and I just can't enjoy things cuz its so weighing on my mind. I wish it was something where I could just be mad at someone, like yell at them ,or not even that but just be mad at them and then get over it. I get over things really easily usually after I get really mad usually wihtout the other person even having to know I was mad. But without anyone to get mad at , I am just in this constant angry stage I can't get over....grr....
nejifer - 07/12/06 18:20
Hey Mike! Independant Health is hiring. The job is boring as sin, but the money and the benefits are great!!
iriesara - 07/12/06 12:27
Welcome to the good times baby!
jenks - 07/12/06 10:38
hmm... so it's not just me...
wish i could help but i'm in the same boat...

But congrats on the training. Enjoy RI!