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Playground Construction, Part Three

Bob makes his third visit to the playground in Columbus, Ohio. Bob tours the nearly complete project and discusses the various features.
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Playground Construction, Part Three

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" Although this is our third visit to the playground project in as many weeks and back in real time this is our third day of construction. Brett had a way from children's playgrounds you've been in charge of all time he's satisfied now things are -- had a great day yesterday -- warnings but -- out really well we're going to really help. Okay see you got your rope up here on the up and -- the climbing feature which is real nice bathroom and what's this thing with a spare tires as our tire -- we got an -- into the ground we finished up our concrete pour that's kind of yesterday and so this is also something that the kids can just. Go up and down these are not used tires are no other factory new yeah factory rejects actually region -- that's they're clean when we get them. Great so what what happens up this went down in the state and I suppose blow up the stairs and you've got your pickets in place that's -- things in the entire structures completely off tickets now. So that nobody can just fall auto the very -- And what's happening up here what is it going to be exciting space for a lot of little eight year old. But he ought to come along up here -- using these this come along and is boards to keep these up rights and position in preparation for the roof blew the roof will be crane to up here the other the octagonal roof that's right into place right here and what happens here there we have a slide going to put in right now. Great thank you guys ready. Yeah out of this does. As in a molded plastic the road and want to plaster comes in now we've put together our shop and put it together as one piece comes right upon our. I'm thinking and it doesn't hold. Down. That's to go down a little bit. Those Judy one of our volunteers here has gotten the hang of that let's see if Cheryl knows how to use it. Nice job. But we have as a big stage you can see it for the first time here today and this is the gallery spectator and an amphitheater idea three benches. And then you can have children playing behind the puppet show there yeah. Is neat let's take a look up to him."

" This is all made out of planks right that's right. So you can actually do a little love punch and Judy had a routine here I'm concerned if your kid -- and the decking is. Until bi dimensional two by six and then what are these six by sixes on the edge here we'll just -- a wheelchair curve. Bring in wheelchairs up the ramp and on the platform keeps them on the front that's very nifty idea -- all of this is basically handicap accessible up to a point obviously. The higher areas but this will be wheelchair Dave what's the idea with the only the the crenelated stuff this is to carry on the castle theme that we have. OK and see reviews that and other areas of the can you imagine kids could climb up -- that well you see all the tops are beveled yeah -- and it's not a comfortable place considered to be. Now the crane is here pentagon that the Borough president you know. A lot of people."

" I'm wondering do you really need a crane for a little roof like this why don't keep his ability and let's say not necessarily wouldn't take advantage of our skill level and a fan. That's one reason the reason is for safety. Rebuilt and nearly -- that's happening out instances the volunteers. Days after. We don't know what the skill level. Very Albanian volunteered donated crane time we have here. You can do a lot of things in my."

" And he remembered. That's good that's -- all right now than it was intellectual that bin Laden."

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