The contest ends tomorrow, people, and it looks like none of you will be getting a shirt at this pace. My followers are up to thirty, but as there have been no referral claims made, I can only assume that these new followers are the result of my own pathetic and self-pitying pleas for attention.
Moving on...
Six years ago I assembled a cheap wooden swing-set in our backyard. Every year since, it has threatened to fall over unless fastidiously maintained. A few years ago I added several extra boards in the hopes that it would strengthen the structure. It totally worked. But gravity works better and the structure is sagging once more.
My new plan is this: cover the sand box with a deck-like surface (I flippin' HATE the sand box) and add low walls to create a breezy clubhouse, move the climbing wall to one end to help prop the dangerously leaning upper level and place the utterly useless slide on the side where it can't do any more damage. Add additional support wherever possible and, perhaps, add an additional set of monkey bars to one end.
"What are your carpentry credentials," you ask? None. "How do you know this will work?" I'll just keep adding wood until it becomes physically impossible for the structure to fall over. How can it NOT work? "What if someone gets hurt?" What if you stop asking questions and do something helpful?
Thank you,
Matt Beers
Okay, since I am commenting on an old post, you may realize I have been slacking at reading...but here I am now with something to say. Sandboxes do suck. I HATE them. So last summer I had my hubby fill ours in, the kids now have a lovely brick patio area to hang-out on. They have a rope ladder in the middle leading up to the rocking club house. I am now much happier with the whole playset and the kids are also. I have no flippin clue what they do in their clubhouse but as long as they are not killing each other I'm good.
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