Splash Pads for Kids? Satan Loves Them! Rockwatch

What is a Splash Pad?  I’ll get to that, but 1st some background.  I was born in Pinehurst, NC, which is a Resort Town, and arguably was once one of the best in the Southeast.  My family, and all of my cousins moved away, but every summer we would all return to my Grandmothers Mansion on the Famous Course #2 in Pinehurst for a couple of weeks of getting spoiled in the Summer Sun.  Like all kids, all we wanted to do was go Swimming at the Pinehurst Lake or one of the many Resort Pools scattered all over Pinehurst.  Those days were epic, and my Grandmother still told stories about those times until the day she died.  Well, those days, and fun for kids, and those future Memories are all gone forever. 

See, I just moved back to Pinehurst to find that EVERY POOL in town, has been Bulldozed and filled up with Dirt.  And the entire Marina at the Pinehurst Lake has been Removed.  There are waist high weeds growing out of the beach, and the gate has a Padlock and a sign that reads, “Lake Pinehurst Closed.”  Keep in mind that everyone in Pinehutst are still forced to pay membership dues.  However, with nowhere else to go, I bought a membership to 1st Health Fitness center, here in this retirement community.  When I went to go and get in the hot tub, I saw something very bizarre, and sad.  There were about 4 kids around 6 years old, sitting in a Hot Tub with a bunch of Creepy Old Men.  Their parents were there watching, and had apparently thought that they were going Outside, to a Pool or the Lake, originally.  I say this because the Mother had a beach bag, with their own beach towels, sunglasses, arm floaties, and other Pool garb.  I just looked at this surreal image and thought, someone ought to paint a Satanic Rockwell of these children sitting stone-still in a Jacuzzi with a bunch of creepy old men. 

I started asking questions, and found out that all the swimming holes were buried, but now they have a Splash Pad.  A Splash Pad is basically a bunch of hoses set up in a Parking Lot, that sprays down your kids.  Kids want to SWIM, and parents want to sit down at the pool and watch them.  Now kids get to stand in a F–king Parking Lot and get sprayed down.  People don’t like them, so they go to the creepy old man hot tub.  I wouldn’t take ANYTHING for the wonderful Memories of my Childhood, and all the fun I had SWIMMING.  And I’m certain that my Grandmother, Jessie Carrington Sutherland wouldn’t either.  I’m just glad she’s dead so she can’t witness what they have done to all the kids, and the proud Grandparents who live here. 2 Links- Macon Carrington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splash_pad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyENi0cPjg