When I was in the 2nd grade one of the popular things to do at recess was to try to make it across the monkey bars backwards… until a kid fell and broke his arm. On one hand, he got to ride in a helicopter which I thought was cool, but on the other hand recess had to be cut short, so I was mad at him.
the things we used to do in the elementary school playground, I’m surprised we didn’t get hurt more often. But we also learned from our mistakes. It wasn’t summer without a skinned knee.
As a lifetime confirmed nerd / geek, I can assure you that any playground activity can result in damage requiring first aid, though some of them don’t require immediate aid.
But maybe he’s just thinking about wandering around wrapped in gauze and trying to scare people.
Planning an adventure based on the first-aid resources available may sound silly — or I hope it does, as I am in the business of creating short, silly stories — but at least it’s rational. More rational, anyway, than most humans’ approach to risk. I just finished reading The Impossible Climb, a terrific book about the same Alex Honnold climb that was covered by the also terrific movie Free Solo. Both were predictably full of discussions about risk. The upshot was that while we viscerally understand some danger, we don’t appreciate the hazards of our day-to-day lives. The book recounts a conversation between a climber and a non-climber who’s questioning the audacity of climbing without a rope, to which the climber responds, “You’re free-soloing now.”
I was talking recently to a friend who was entertaining thoughts of swimming the Straits of Mackinac. He knew I had done it a few times, and he was asking for background information. He asked, “can you swim underneath the bridge?” I answered that technically you could, but that it wasn’t the best idea. Stuff flies out or off of cars and over the edge, from fast-food trash to hubcaps to canoes. He considered this and declared it unlikely enough that it wasn’t worth worrying about. “Also,” I said, “the cormorants will shit on you,” and there were no further questions about swimming directly beneath the bridge.
Yakety Sax over 4 years ago
Cause and effect.
PoodleGroomer over 4 years ago
The first aid kits are surplus military corpsman kits. Check for morphine.
whahoppened over 4 years ago
At least he doesn’t look like a school shooter.
batmanwithprep over 4 years ago
When I was in the 2nd grade one of the popular things to do at recess was to try to make it across the monkey bars backwards… until a kid fell and broke his arm. On one hand, he got to ride in a helicopter which I thought was cool, but on the other hand recess had to be cut short, so I was mad at him.
asrialfeeple over 4 years ago
Looks like it’s going to be an interesting year.
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 4 years ago
It shouldn’t
sandpiper over 4 years ago
Is this the klutzy kid from the surf board arc? If so, this school year could be interesting.
pcmcdonald over 4 years ago
Is he also a Boy Scout and he just wants to be prepared?
jpayne4040 over 4 years ago
We have none, zero, zilch! So don’t even think about it!
Bill The Nuke over 4 years ago
Let’s hope that he’s ensuring they’re there if HE needs them, not one of his victims.
Herb L 1954 over 4 years ago
Super Dave Osborn,the early years ;)
car2ner over 4 years ago
the things we used to do in the elementary school playground, I’m surprised we didn’t get hurt more often. But we also learned from our mistakes. It wasn’t summer without a skinned knee.
Concretionist over 4 years ago
As a lifetime confirmed nerd / geek, I can assure you that any playground activity can result in damage requiring first aid, though some of them don’t require immediate aid.
But maybe he’s just thinking about wandering around wrapped in gauze and trying to scare people.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
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Planning an adventure based on the first-aid resources available may sound silly — or I hope it does, as I am in the business of creating short, silly stories — but at least it’s rational. More rational, anyway, than most humans’ approach to risk. I just finished reading The Impossible Climb, a terrific book about the same Alex Honnold climb that was covered by the also terrific movie Free Solo. Both were predictably full of discussions about risk. The upshot was that while we viscerally understand some danger, we don’t appreciate the hazards of our day-to-day lives. The book recounts a conversation between a climber and a non-climber who’s questioning the audacity of climbing without a rope, to which the climber responds, “You’re free-soloing now.”
I was talking recently to a friend who was entertaining thoughts of swimming the Straits of Mackinac. He knew I had done it a few times, and he was asking for background information. He asked, “can you swim underneath the bridge?” I answered that technically you could, but that it wasn’t the best idea. Stuff flies out or off of cars and over the edge, from fast-food trash to hubcaps to canoes. He considered this and declared it unlikely enough that it wasn’t worth worrying about. “Also,” I said, “the cormorants will shit on you,” and there were no further questions about swimming directly beneath the bridge.