Pumps' Perplexities

In my 72 years many things have changed.....Most
for legal reasons and safety concerns....Someone
is still searching for the "perfect world".....

A New York TV station is reporting today a
problem with the playgrounds in the city
when it gets hot........It seems now that the
equipment in the playgrounds can now exceed
140F........

The latest reported case of burns was to a
5 year old child's feet, not wearing shoes,
when he walked on a rubber mat underneath
a swing set........

Rubber mats were not there 50 years ago......
The mats were placed under the swing set
as to prevent a young child from getting a
scrape on his/her knees or elbows as a result
of a fall on the SAND.......

Sand may get hot but it does not retain heat
as does a rubber mat......What will be the
next "safety material" for a playground?.....
Some lawyer will demand one be found,
I suspect, and soon.......Pumps