The old liability question in every area of our life in the States is so ingrained that we are in absolute shock when we see the opposite end of the scale. I have not had a day at school yet when I didn't nearly have a heart attack because of the lack of safety standards. The first five pictures show a farvorite play activity for boys at school. It's called "load up the wheel barrow and dump the passenger out"The passenger may wish to be a real dare devil and stand up as you see above.
Now which one of us ought to take the chance this time? We are still alive and have no broken bones from the last trip. Why not go for another ride?
Possibly we have a moment of prayer in the middle of this trip. "Oh no, I can't look!"
A good bracing position will insure that the ride lasts a little longer. That driver is all hot and worn out from trying to dump me. His coat is sagging. No harm, no foul!"
If you survive school yard wheel barrow, you grow up to really test fate. When the bus was used as a ladder to paint the side of the school, paint was splattered on the side of the bus. The solution to cleaning was simple. Take a wheel barrow, place a small student chair in it, and climb on top of everything to do the necessary scraping. The entire project was a success. Moreover, nobody got hurt and the bus was clean. Now somebody tell me why we need a silly thing like OSHA in the USA!I didn't get a picture of two boys "sword fighting" with narrow sharp sections of metal today. I saw them on the bus after school. They both could still see with both eyes and there was no sign of blood. And we waste money on playground supervision in the US!!!
2 comments:
I will speak to Duane. Maybe we can put some more excitement into the Friday AM work; a better use for a wheelbarrow Best to you both. Signed, Bob (who else?)
Oh, if we could only return to the good old days. We grew up doing things like that and we lived in houses and barns painted with lead paint, we drank unpasterized milk warm from the cow and we played with simple toys or tools. Some of us were injured but personmal responsibility was taught. Hope you are enjoying the fredom.
Don B
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