We were over there this afternoon, and I wouldn't let my daughter play on it. Awful stuff. Seems dirty. What is wrong with light colored (and much cooler) sand? Or those nice soft solid playground surfaces?
What ever happend to plain old dirt, for a playground base? Raven, maybe your message, if directed specifically to management at Sandestin will make them aware of some of the dangers and their risk exposure regarding their playground. I wonder if it would do any good for you to contact the SWFD (fire dept) and ask for their input on the potential fire hazard, which could also be shared with Sandestin Mgt.
I do like the idea of people trying to reuse the wasteful tires which we roll on today. I've seen prototypes of new tires, which never go flat, cannot puncture and have no sidewalls, thereby reducing the the weight and waste of excess rubber. Oh yeah, the tire is also the wheel. It is pretty cool. Maybe the reuse of old tires needs to be limited to other things like bumper guards on tugboats and docks.
I love that they are aware enough of the issue that they put up a sign........but didn't FIX the problem!
Another example of how we in America are a symptom solver and not a problem solver. The signs are probably erected to reduce liabilty.
"Well, mam, we posted a sign saying that the tires are hot. Now why did you let your kid play on the playground, knowing that the tires were hot? We warned you."
The interesting part is that IMO, they are exposing themselves to greater risk because posting the signs, informs us that Sandestin is aware of the problem, yet they still allow the playground to remain open, even though there is potential danger.
I recall a case where a thief won a bunch of money, after jumping a fence surrounding a property. The fence had many signs, warning would-be thieves of the danger of the guard dog. The thief was attacked and badly wounded by the dog, which in court, was proven to be purchased for the sole purpose of attacking thieves. The thief won based on the fact that the owner had posted the signs, basically admitting that the owner intentionally put the attack dog on the property to destroy any tresspassers. Had the owner not posted the signs, warning of the attack dog, it is likely that the thief would have walked away injured, and without substantial award from the jury because it would have been difficult to prove that the owner was aware that the dog was a vicious attack dog.
Thankfully, it looked like parents were staying away from it yesterday. I can't imagine why Sandestin can't scoop up this stuff and re-do the surface!
