Re:The war against today's dangerously dull playgrounds
by WalterBright on Friday November 01, 2019 @10:01PM
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Back when I was a boy, the local park had an old steam locomotive set up for the kids to play on and around. It was quite popular. Being all iron, angles, and sharp corners, there was nothing safe about it, but I don't recall anyone getting hurt on it.
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Re:The war against today's dangerously dull playgrounds
by jchallis on Friday November 01, 2019 @10:53PM
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Dennis the Menace in Monterey? Now the train is fenced off...
Re:The war against today's dangerously dull playgrounds
by m_mueller on Saturday November 02, 2019 @04:17AM
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They still have one in Tokyo, in a playground called Higashi-choufu. My son played there from age 1 to 2.5 when we had to move. It was quite well done with sharp pieces removed from the conductor stand. Children could play there or climb back in the coal wagon and slide down its angled floor. He never hurt himself, but I banged my head a couple of times due to low overhangs...