Down the Park

[Furryanimal]

What was your favourite piece of play equipment down the park as a kid?And have you been tempted to go and try said ride out as an adult?

 

[Aunt Bea]

I always liked these playground spinner contraptions, plenty of steel, sharp edges and peeling lead paint to make survival a challenge.

I have no desire to go back to the local playground.

The old swings would be a close second, they were always good for a clunk on the noggin!

 

[Pappy]

This was always good for a broken bone or two.

 

[hollydolly]

What was your favourite piece of play equipment down the park as a kid?And have you been tempted to go and try said ride out as an adult?
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That was my favourite... but due to H&S they no longer have those, so I couldn't be tempted to go on one even if I had the urge..

 

[moviequeen1]

Sorry,I don't have a picture,but I enjoyed going down a slide
When I was a volunteer at my church's early childhood daycare facility,the kids in my class always laughed when they saw me go down the slide. It took me a bit longer to get up then when I was their age LOL! Sue

 

[Pappy]

Sorry,I don't have a picture,but I enjoyed going down a slide
When I was a volunteer at my church's early childhood daycare facility,the kids in my class always laughed when they saw me go down the slide. It took me a bit longer to get up then when I was their age LOL! Sue

Remember how hot those old metal slides got? Burned your rear and legs all the way to the bottom.

 

[Wren]

I was a real wimp as a kid so the swings would’ve been about my limit, and not too high in case I fell off ! mg1:

 

[RadishRose]

Swings! Yes I have used them several times as an adult.

 

[CeeCee]

I liked the swings, seesaws, and the monkey bars.

Did not like the thing that goes around ...think Bea called it a spinner.

 

[jujube]

Grandma used to save her wax paper bread wrappers for us to take to the park. We'd slide down the metal slide a few times sitting on those wrappers and that slide would be slick as ice for a while. And, yes, I do remember the smell of cooking flesh from sitting on hot metal playground equipment.

 

[Olivia]

The maypole, definitely! I would swing on one again if I could find one. The one I remember was all steal, high, and very sturdy. Loved it.

 

[twinkles]

i remember getting on the merry go round things-- some big kids would come along and keep the thing spinning real fast so we couldnt get off---when we did get off we were pukey sick and dizzy and had to go home

 

[moviequeen1]

Remember how hot those old metal slides got? Burned your rear and legs all the way to the bottom.

absolutely,forgot about that Sue

 

[Furryanimal]

I liked the swings, seesaws, and the monkey bars.

Did not like the thing that goes around ...think Bea called it a spinner.

Yeah-we called them roundabouts.Liked to get them going really fast and then throw ourselves off!Madness...
Twinkles is talking about the same thing.

 

[Furryanimal]

The maypole, definitely! I would swing on one again if I could find one. The one I remember was all steal, high, and very sturdy. Loved it.

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i remember those.Could never hang on for long.

 

[Olivia]

i remember those.Could never hang on for long.

I should probably give it a second thought. I'm no longer eleven.