Red Squirrel
No Lifer
I was cruising around my city now that the street view works, and went to places I have not really been in since my child hood since I don't really have much reason to drive by there. This one park really went deep as I remembered my childhood, but now has been totally changed. It was a fairly big park with lot of free space, I still remember round posts sticking out at the perimeter and the small opening at the back leading to another road, basically a bike shortcut. All that is still there, but the playground equipment is nothing like it used to be. My mom used to bring me and the kids she babysat, there. I might of been like 3. There was this huge metal slide, like easily 15 feet high. It was green and had checker steel ladder style steps, and the rest was made with metal tubing, the very thick stuff. It was in cement round blocks at the feet. That thing could survive a hurricane, and oh yes, could be dangerous if you're not careful.
There was a large swing set, 3 or 4 swings on each side, can't recall think it was 3. One side had baby swings the other side had regular swings. It was probably the highest swing set in town. Easily 15 feet or so as well, was slightly less high then the slide.
A bit further down was a small but wider metal slide, then next to that slide was 3 spring type thingies, a duck and two horses (as if I still remember this!).
Even in my later childhood I always went to that park with friends, even in my late preteens and maybe even in my teen years. We'd normally just go on the swings and go super high and stuff and also played this game called crocodile on that wide slide. Climbing up on the big slide the wrong way after throwing sand on it was fun too, it would be very sliperly! From the point I was maybe like 3, to late preteens and maybe even beyond, that park had simply not changed, and it was pretty much a place I grew up at and a great hang out spot with friends. Same goes with other parks such as one that had a circular metal slide. But the park with the very high metal slide is where I spent my very early childhood. One of my friends actually lived right across it.
I noticed that every single of these parks has been totally changed to very basic plastic playsets. They're ok I suppose, but it just shows how wimpy today's kids are and how lawsuit happy people are. It has safety all over it.
Man, while I would not want to go back, I miss my childhood, and I miss those parks I grew up with. Some of these were dangerous, and that's what made them fun. Get hurt? Then be more careful next time. That's how it worked, and thats how it should work imo.
Ok, too much nostalgia for a day. 😛 Anyone else sometimes just think back of childhood places that are no longer the same?
There was a large swing set, 3 or 4 swings on each side, can't recall think it was 3. One side had baby swings the other side had regular swings. It was probably the highest swing set in town. Easily 15 feet or so as well, was slightly less high then the slide.
A bit further down was a small but wider metal slide, then next to that slide was 3 spring type thingies, a duck and two horses (as if I still remember this!).
Even in my later childhood I always went to that park with friends, even in my late preteens and maybe even in my teen years. We'd normally just go on the swings and go super high and stuff and also played this game called crocodile on that wide slide. Climbing up on the big slide the wrong way after throwing sand on it was fun too, it would be very sliperly! From the point I was maybe like 3, to late preteens and maybe even beyond, that park had simply not changed, and it was pretty much a place I grew up at and a great hang out spot with friends. Same goes with other parks such as one that had a circular metal slide. But the park with the very high metal slide is where I spent my very early childhood. One of my friends actually lived right across it.
I noticed that every single of these parks has been totally changed to very basic plastic playsets. They're ok I suppose, but it just shows how wimpy today's kids are and how lawsuit happy people are. It has safety all over it.
Man, while I would not want to go back, I miss my childhood, and I miss those parks I grew up with. Some of these were dangerous, and that's what made them fun. Get hurt? Then be more careful next time. That's how it worked, and thats how it should work imo.
Ok, too much nostalgia for a day. 😛 Anyone else sometimes just think back of childhood places that are no longer the same?
