These climbing frames are death traps and should be banned.
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'These climbing frames are death traps and should be banned' was Sara from Birmingham's redponce in the Mail to the tragic news that a little lad died after falling from a climbing frame in his school playground.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2038175/Sa...
It's very sad and there should be a full investgation to this accident. But I hope it dose not result in more cotton wool wrapping of kids in this country.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2038175/Sa...
It's very sad and there should be a full investgation to this accident. But I hope it dose not result in more cotton wool wrapping of kids in this country.
Kays vRS said:
Oakey said:
when I was A kid we had those big slides, the ones about 20ft high
Yep. And climbing frames that were essentially multicoloured scaffolding.
They were great. I remember making to to the top of the "big" climbing frame when I was about six and being too scared to come down. Anyone remember those iron roundabouts?
They were so heavy it would take 2 of you to get it turning and once spinning you couldn't stop it with a tank.
Of course just leaping on and off of it wasn't dangerous enough so we would spin it up really fast, lie face down on the thing and play Tin Can Tommy. You throw a can under it and then shove your arm underneath (they were about 6 inches of the ground) and grab the can. Then you dropped it and somebody else had a go. Hours of fun.
I completely agree that kids are way too molly-coddled these days but even so, thinking back to some of the stuff we did as kids does make me shudder!
They were so heavy it would take 2 of you to get it turning and once spinning you couldn't stop it with a tank.
Of course just leaping on and off of it wasn't dangerous enough so we would spin it up really fast, lie face down on the thing and play Tin Can Tommy. You throw a can under it and then shove your arm underneath (they were about 6 inches of the ground) and grab the can. Then you dropped it and somebody else had a go. Hours of fun.
I completely agree that kids are way too molly-coddled these days but even so, thinking back to some of the stuff we did as kids does make me shudder!
t a brick if she saw this:br d said:
I completely agree that kids are way too molly-coddled these days but even so, thinking back to some of the stuff we did as kids does make me shudder!
Well, riding my BMX down a slide may or may not be the reason why I have 2-3 scars on my chin..........But yes, people are stupid (I know I am) and kids do silly, dangerous and often painful things..... In some respects it's a way to learn really....
glazbagun said:
Kays vRS said:
Oakey said:
when I was A kid we had those big slides, the ones about 20ft high
Yep. And climbing frames that were essentially multicoloured scaffolding. They were great. I remember making to to the top of the "big" climbing frame when I was about six and being too scared to come down. 
Tycho said:
Kays vRS said:
glazbagun said:
Kays vRS said:
Oakey said:
when I was A kid we had those big slides, the ones about 20ft high
Yep. And climbing frames that were essentially multicoloured scaffolding. They were great. I remember making to to the top of the "big" climbing frame when I was about six and being too scared to come down. Tycho said:
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