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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 451741" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>that may have been the year of the recall. They are available everywhere now. "New" Ultimate model is available this year. have no idea what makes it so different and EXPENSIVE.</p><p></p><p>As for making things safer, I'm all for it, but lets get real. At two of our local playgrounds there are these strange climbing ramps. One of them I think is crazy dangerous because it is really wide and has distinct ledges for kids to sit on, but there is NOTHING to keep them from getting knocked off the side. Multiple kids are on this thing at once, and kids will be kids and they start horsing around and pushing each other. Well, it turns out that it used to be a slide, but some kid broke an arm on it, so they flipped it over to make it "safer" - NOT. UHG!</p><p></p><p>I'll admit that I used to be much more of a "bubble" parent. No, I didnt' want my kids to get hurt, but I also didnt' have insurance, so if they did get hurt, how would they get the care they needed. Now that they have insurance, I'm much more relaxed. I still cringe and lecture about things like wearing closed toed shoes when riding bikes or scooters, but I figure if we end up in the ER, the lesson might sink in more, so I take a deep breath and just let it go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 451741, member: 11965"] that may have been the year of the recall. They are available everywhere now. "New" Ultimate model is available this year. have no idea what makes it so different and EXPENSIVE. As for making things safer, I'm all for it, but lets get real. At two of our local playgrounds there are these strange climbing ramps. One of them I think is crazy dangerous because it is really wide and has distinct ledges for kids to sit on, but there is NOTHING to keep them from getting knocked off the side. Multiple kids are on this thing at once, and kids will be kids and they start horsing around and pushing each other. Well, it turns out that it used to be a slide, but some kid broke an arm on it, so they flipped it over to make it "safer" - NOT. UHG! I'll admit that I used to be much more of a "bubble" parent. No, I didnt' want my kids to get hurt, but I also didnt' have insurance, so if they did get hurt, how would they get the care they needed. Now that they have insurance, I'm much more relaxed. I still cringe and lecture about things like wearing closed toed shoes when riding bikes or scooters, but I figure if we end up in the ER, the lesson might sink in more, so I take a deep breath and just let it go. [/QUOTE]
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