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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 12:31 PM
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I am *thisclose* to going on the Slip N' Slide.
It's so friggin' hot here.
Shu'up southerners; I'm not used to the heat. It's supposed to be ninety here, today.

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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 12:58 PM
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1. Adults have broken their necks and become paralyzed on those.
Don't do it head first, whatever you do!
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 01:21 PM
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2. Duly noted!
I will exercise the utmost caution!
:D
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 02:13 PM
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5. Or feet first. I don't want to spoil your good time, but
once you're no longer a kid, Slip-n-slides are pretty dangerous.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 01:42 PM
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4. no sex threads
wow second time in a week I got to post that
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Rhythm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 01:25 PM
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3. Do it!!! It's fun!
If i had one here, i'd be slippin' and a slidin' myself!
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 02:18 PM
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6. Not to scare you, just to keep you informed so that you can have fun safely:
WATER SLIDES
In 1991, Bill Evans broke his neck while sliding down a back yard toy called Slip 'N Slide. He is paralyzed from the neck down, confined to a wheelchair and needs round-the-clock care. Suspecting there was something defective about this product, Evans sued Kransco, the manufacturer. Evans' lawyer discovered that there had been at least seven other broken necks involving the Slip 'N Slide. He also discovered a videotape that was sealed as part of a confidential settlement in an earlier case, which showed that the manufacturer knew exactly how adults might be severely injured using the Slip 'N Slide. Evans and Kransco reached a confidential settlement, but Evans wanted to issue a press release alerting consumers about the hazards of the Slip 'N Slide. Kransco told Evans if he did this, their deal would be off and he would have to return the settlement money. Evans sued for the right to speak out, and the company eventually backed down. The manufacturer eventually stopped manufacturing the Slip 'N Slide. (Eye to Eye with Connie Chung, CBS News, Oct. 10, 1994.)

From
http://www.citizen.org/congress/civjus/archive/secrecy/articles.cfm?ID=571
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SKKY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 04:36 PM
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7. I would pay a pretty large sum of money to see JackMN and ALiberalSergio...
...getting bug-shit crazy on that thing! Sergio loves the beach here, but come on! A 'Slip 'n Slide'??? You can't beat that with a stick!
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Scooter24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 04:55 PM
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8. We've gotten so much rain that it's been in the 80's
most of the month of June. Not to mention constant flooding. It's just now 91, will be 90 tomorrow, but then we're back in the mid- to high 80's starting on Monday with rain forcasted through next weekend.

So come on down to Dallas, where it's cool. hehe :)
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Rising Phoenix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 04:56 PM
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9. we had one at the loua....tons of fun!
go for it! :hi:
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Debi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 04:58 PM
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10. I'll join you!
:toast:

It's 92 degrees right now!
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Shakespeare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-07-07 05:36 PM
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11. I LOVE THE SLIP N' SLIDE!!
If I had one, I'd be on it today. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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