Sue the sun?

This story made me laugh:

New York Parents Say Hot Playgrounds Burning Kids

"Parents in New York City said their children are getting their feet burned while playing on blistering hot playgrounds."

As they say in seventh grade, "No sh*t, Sherlock!" How about putting some shoes on, dummies. Look, I'm all in favor of safety. It honestly scares me to think of some of the stuff that we were allowed to do just 25 years ago. And it makes me sad to think of the freedom we had to roam our neighborhoods unsupervised all day long, and how we can't let our own kids out of our sight these days. But come on now... complaining about hot playgrounds??? What are you gonna do, sue the sun?

You wanna talk about getting burned? When we were kids, the McDonald's playgrounds were all metal, and they were outdoors. Try sliding down the Hamburglar or climbing up inside of police chief Big Mac's head. And this was in 100-degree Texas heat, not New York. But did the hot weather keep us inside? Of course not! Just slide faster so you get to the ground before you develop second degree burns on your rear end (and your thighs, remember those short shorts, even for boys?) Some people are just so whiny these days.