Mario Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 GRASS GOT CUT TODAY. WONDERFUL JOB - GOLDERS NOT IN SIGHT WILL BE OPEN SOON I HOPE Yes, my night is sorted! I'm off on the chute & swings. In fairness to the council, I've seen workers working pretty late on the park and it has come on leaps and bounds in the past week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Been on to Community Development who have assured me that the Park will be ready Mid August. Just in time for the bairns going back to school. "Pea and ham soup, from a chicken, now thats clever!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Park is open and they've done a splendid job. The place was heavin' with kids today and the peerie ice cream man was cockahoop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriesooky Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 disna really seem tae cater fir da peerier bairns dat much. hoo mony o dem are gonna want tae go right tae da back, past aa da unsuitable stuff dat'll look mair appealing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Maybe so but that boggin bus and delapidated hoose that used to be there did my head in. The boat and truck there now are geared towards 3 + i would say, any younger and they're eating the stones rather than playing on the equipment anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriesooky Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 it is good stuff dey've got for da peerie bairns, but i've always thought dey should've had da peerier bairns stuff at da front o da park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Aye you're maybe right, just hope it ain't all vandalised a la Hayfield. Dunno why they persist with that high tech bouncy flooring stuff, it's already being lifted up around the edges from sheer exuberance. Grass was good enough for us as kids although some Shirt and Tie from the council probably carried out a risk assessment and found otherwise. Damn good stuff for bairns 5+ i would say though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriesooky Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 i'll hae to find an excuse tae get oot sum nite and try it oot fir myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 Just say you work for the council and you're conducting "weight tolerance" tests. Hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Just say you work for the council and you're conducting "weight tolerance" tests. Hehe. I went out a few nights ago after a few pints at Baroc. I had a cracking time! Good to see the chute has a bit of pace. I remember the 'chute of death' - where the empty quarter is. It was red, really really easy to fall off and damn high. Does anyone remember that? I am so glad I was an 80s kid. No health and safety regulations - well little of them. When you went out for a play, you knew you'd end up with, at the very least, a badly skinned knee/or challenged to a scrap in the playpark. Not to mention 'deathrides' on the swings. Nowadays, those playparks are just too safe. I broke my collarbone on the ol' chute and it was brilliant fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Just say you work for the council and you're conducting "weight tolerance" tests. Hehe. I went out a few nights ago after a few pints at Baroc. I had a cracking time! Good to see the chute has a bit of pace. I remember the 'chute of death' - where the empty quarter is. It was red, really really easy to fall off and damn high. Does anyone remember that? I am so glad I was an 80s kid. No health and safety regulations - well little of them. When you went out for a play, you knew you'd end up with, at the very least, a badly skinned knee/or challenged to a scrap in the playpark. Not to mention 'deathrides' on the swings. Nowadays, those playparks are just too safe. I broke my collarbone on the ol' chute and it was brilliant fun. I remember that chute! It really did look menaceing when I was peerie. I remember it being scarey on it as well! seemed so high and steep, took ages to climb up and sure it had no side defenders near the bottom! Great days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I remember that chute! It really did look menaceing when I was peerie. I remember it being scarey on it as well! seemed so high and steep, took ages to climb up and sure it had no side defenders near the bottom! Great days! They barely had any side defenders! I seem to think they were maybe about half a foot hight and the actual chute was about 30 cm wide. I did enjoy it... it was ridiculously fast if you put ur jumper under your bum. I also loved the stone foundations it had, so if u did fall, you'd really hurt urself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WineFairy Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 We used to put candle wax on the old chute (the one with the cage on the top) so we could go faster. The ideal was to go flying off the end with out stopping. Head down on your stomach was the best method. Ah - the 70's wasn't a bad time to be a child (in some ways!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickB Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Yeah I remember that chute. I also remember getting to the top of those steps only for some younger kid deciding he or she was to scared to go down. The amount of times I had to walk back down because of that! Can anyone remember if anyone got hurt on that chute? i remember kids crying because they slid off the end, but I cant remember anyone actualy getting hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickB Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Nowadays, those playparks are just too safe. I broke my collarbone on the ol' chute and it was brilliant fun. I didnt notice the above coment, Sorry Mario.(':oops:') So did anyone else get hurt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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