To think swings in public play grounds should be wider?

[LynetteScavo]

We hear so much about child obesity, I thought I would check out the swings, and make sure a large child could fit on. I discovered my size 12 butt wouldn't fit.

I think this is very unfair on larger children.

And me.

I*m with you.
I get bruises on both sides when I sit on them too long :)

Me too

We are getting an adult size swing made in our garden for DS2 who is already 13 and will still want to swing when much bigger.
I can't take him to the playground much longer . He will be in the i-spy paedophile guide in no time so we are getting a great big adult one at home for him and me

I can't wait

Pag - pleased about your swing :) but sad you have to even think that way with DS :( Fucked up world we live in isn't it.

yep, it is a pisser.

There should be adult only playgrounds. That would solve the problem. Wouldn't that be great!

we could knock for each other to go and play.
[sigh]

YANBU, they also shouldn't creak alarmingly when I have a go. Also they seem a bit too safe now, you can hardly get any height at all.

YANBU. I'm a size 10 and I feel uncomfortable on swings.

get this one pagwatch what a bargain!

our borough has pensioners' playgrounds...

Oh they are sweet Cereal!

DS2 would def have to have 'away with the fairies'

The special needs ones are ugly and soooo expensive. That bit of oak almost looks like a bargain

whole other meaning to somewhere for adults to go and swing

Well it must be different in different places in the country. In our local park my size 20 back side fits the swings perfectly! Much to the horror of DD1 who hates when I "do that!"

Cereal - Jesus H Christ - do people actually buy them? I'd pay that much on the condition it came with the little cutie modeling it - other than that.... NAFC.

maryz - great idea :)

I have a really lovely gardener doing a stack of work for me at the mo and he says he can make one for DS2 - yipee!

I am going to get him to engrave 'fuck off, I am having a swing' on it as an homage to Cereals ones

bronze , you are right.
In a way there are playground where adults can swing. Not sure the knocking up is generally welcomed though

What about chutes? I'm fed up of getting wedged in them half way down.

DD is two and a half. Our local park has a lovely helter skelter type slide, which she loves. I usually follow her up the metal, spiral staircase because the slide is about 12ft high and because I like theslide.

Last week she turned around when she was half way up and shouted, 'Mummy! You are too big!'

That told me.

they have taken out the baby swings at the wee park across the road from us, and put in one of those huge round swings loads of kids can climb onto. Even my well proportioned bum fits into that (actually it's really nice & the park is often very quiet & DD & I lie down together on it & swing & talk)

cereal I want to know how many of those £325 + P&P tiny planks of oak they have sold. How can we find out?

we must have obese friendly swings here as i can safely fit into them

Also, DCs, who are now 5 and almost 11 still fit in the baby swings. perhaps I am not feeding them enough

We had a swing at my grandma's, must have been cast iron or something, but it had been around loooooong time.. like since my mum was a child, and when i was about 11, as it peaked at the top of its swing trajectory, one of the iron links broke and it catapulted me across the garden. cue an evening in A&E. not the greatest fun i've ever had.

The swings I nipped my thighs on today (yes, it really hurt) are new. Maybe swings are getting narrower.

Definitely not a case of my bum getting wider!

Oh, I agree, it's a bugger. I have to pry myelf off the seat when I get up.

DH finds the chain-shaped bruises on my thighs unexpectedly erotic though. AIBU to call the police on him? He's clearly a perv.

Or even Myself. I don't take my elf to the playground. He gets overexcited.