Things We Miss About Old-School Playgrounds

Health experts say schools need to provide students with more recess. Which got me a little nostalgic for playground equipment from bygone days. You know, the playground equipment that definitely made us tougher. Basically anything from today’s list of . . . The Top 5 Things We Miss About Old-School Playgrounds:

#5) Merry-go-rounds that spun so fast it would launch you through the air like tomahawk.

#4) Slides that reflected the sun, and sizzled our thighs like bacon.

#3) Exposed rusty screws that turned the jungle gym into a tetanus wonderland.

#2) Swings that screeched like a witch experiencing difficult childbirth.

#1) Hard concrete ground that turned a simple fall into concussion protocol.