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That BPD cop wasn't the first to learn why adults maybe should leave the City Hall Plaza slide to kids
By adamg on Wed, 08/02/2023 - 1:36pm
By now, we've all seen the video of the BPD cop who spilled out of the City Hall Plaza slide, no? No? OK, take a look (with bonus Phil Collins soundtrack).
City Councilor Erin Murphy (at large), however, beat him to it by several months:
Just another day at City Hall.
No, but seriously, the new City Hall Plaza is amazing. Toured it today before the grand opening this Friday. Come on by to check it out. Just be careful on the slide. #accessibility #bospoli #cityhallplaza pic.twitter.com/1fCL6Csvhm— Erin Murphy (@ErinforBoston) November 15, 2022
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That slide
Is kind of ridiculous. I would think they would do some kind of study to make sure it is safe, and then maybe also to have enough of a runout that this doesn't happen. Really it shouldn't make much of a difference how big the person is. They make it difficult to get to the slide (for small children or adults: it's tricky climbing and as a taller American I had to contort myself to get there) but once there (accidentally), whee!
There's an open slide in Fisher Hill Park in Brookline which, when its wet, is also extremely fast/dangerous, and a lot easier to get into!
I've been saying
That that playground looks incredibly unsafe. But I was assured by people who build these (and parks, etc) that it was safe.
It sure doesn't look like it.
Playgrounds really shouldn't be that safe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7-k6nK1VUw
Slides ARE fun
Slides are fun. And we all need some stress relief. Why don't they build some for adult-sized people?
That *is* for adult-sized people.
It's just that you get adult-sized injuries, too. All part of the package!
Looks like
two weeks disability right there
I'm pleasantely surprised to report
that any medical care etc. was on his own dime:
https://www.boston.com/news/off-beat/2023/08/01/viral-video-shows-boston...
[EDIT: Wait, what does "his own health insurance" mean? Does he not get insurance through his job?]
Honestly, if that were me? I'd do it again, too.
Own health insurance means ...
Even though he was actually working and protecting the streets of Boston while sliding, he's not pursuing a workers' compensation claim thay would cost the city even more money for nonsensical behavior.
Of course, now that the fact thay he was in duty when this happened, his health insurance company should deny the claim and take it up with his WC provider.
That. Looks. Awesome.
I can't wait to try that out. Looks like so much fun. (Not /s)
new tourism opportunity
Boston City Hall Plaza: Action Park Reloaded
2 for 1 tickets available...
The second half being Kendra Lara speeding Atlantic Ave from South Station to the North Washington Bridge during rush hour without tapping the brakes.
Did the cop say 'fuck' when
Did the cop say 'fuck' when he landed?
This might be an "uphill to school both ways" story,
but I recall a slide at a small park in my tiny nowhere Masshole hometown that felt literally 20 feet high, was made entirely of gleaming aluminum that got hot as a bastard in the summer sun, and definitely got wicked faster after I got the bright idea to start bringing wax paper from home to put under our butts.
I now think: a) it's amazing nobody broke bones on the hard landing off that thing, and b) it must be long-dismantled by now.
Normally, I would say he
Normally, I would say he should be pulled over for going too fast, but I think we can let this one slide.
Still safer than Boston
Still safer than Boston Common
Cool story, troll
Cool story, troll