tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793818.post109855540153351052..comments2007-04-15T14:10:05.786-10:00Island Recreationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16806752567297958507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793818.post-1099532574088093172004-11-03T15:42:00.000-10:002004-11-03T15:42:00.000-10:00Julie said: <br /><br />I enjoyed reading your blog. It's nice to read an expert's views on Hawaii playgrounds. :)<br /><br />I have fun memories of being on the swings while growing up. In fact, whenever I see a swing set now, I still want to get on it. It's unfortunate that fewer kids have the pleasure of being on swings nowadays because there are fewer swings around.<br /><br />When I visited California, I saw swings on two new playgrounds that I visited. In your opinion, are there more swings in California than in Hawaii? And if that's the case, why do you think Hawaii has less swings on its playgrounds? Is it purely economic reason?<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Hi Julie,<br /><br />You're feelings about swings are not abnormal. In fact, I think it is a sad day when a person stops wanting to swing on the swings in the playground ;).<br /><br />In answer to your question, it's economic. I don't know where you were in Calfornia but I am going to wager the the surfacing on the swings you were oogling wasn't rubber. If it was in a public park that needed to be ADA compliant, I'll wager the surfacing was woodchipss.<br /><br />Woodchips are used quite a bit in Calfornia because it is a drier climate and they don't have the problems with mold and bugs that we do here in the tropics. I am sure that swing probably cost less than 7 thousand dollars to install where the same swing would be more than twice that in Hawaii using the rubber surface.<br /><br />Never stop playing!<br /><br />MikeIsland Recreationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16806752567297958507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8793818.post-1098919280907369192004-10-27T13:21:00.000-10:002004-10-27T13:21:00.000-10:00Hi Mike,<br /><br />I enjoyed reading your blog. It's nice to read an expert's views on Hawaii playgrounds. :)<br /><br />I have fun memories of being on the swings while growing up. In fact, whenever I see a swing set now, I still want to get on it. It's unfortunate that fewer kids have the pleasure of being on swings nowadays because there are fewer swings around.<br /><br />When I visited California, I saw swings on two new playgrounds that I visited. In your opinion, are there more swings in California than in Hawaii? And if that's the case, why do you think Hawaii has less swings on its playgrounds? Is it purely economic reason?<br /> <br />JulieJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15600851128699450283noreply@blogger.com