OLD STOMPING GROUNDS!

     MONDAY, AUGUST 20TH., 2018
        OLD STOMPING GROUNDS!

    Two of our grandsons accompanied us
to church Sunday and, afterwards, the 3
year old said he'd like to go to a playground.
His older cousin agreed which meant we'd
have an extra hand to try to keep up with
the little guy!
     Since we were already in Mountaintop
my wife suggested one of the playgrounds
she used to use "back in the day." That
took us to the Fairview Township Municipal
Park.
     The road in was as she remembered as
was the stream and the old swimming pond.
The playground equipment, however, has
all been updated, When you see how safe
playgrounds like this are these days you've
got to wonder how the rest of us survived
the "old days."
       There was a time when a fall from
a swing or slide meant landing on rocks
and dirt. Now-a-days you can almost
bounce when you hit the shredded
rubber that coats the ground.
        Don't get me wrong. I'm very
pleased the playgrounds are being made
as safe as possible. I'd probably have a
couple less scars had they been built this
way 60 some years ago!
         And it's nice to see some old
stomping grounds preserved and
improved!
           Hope you've got some great
playground memories and that all your
NEWS is good!