>>I love the idea that beaches and playgrounds have blocks and toys to borrow. One thing that makes me sad about L-Australia playgrounds is that everything has to be bolted down and made impervious to local teenagers who just want to wreck shit because it's fun :/<<

That reminds me of some of the teenagers here. :/ When body was in high school some people tried to dress up the school mascot with garlands and stuff one year for holidays. The first couple times were okay and it was left alone, but then the props started getting stolen, and then the decorations started getting taken down before the afternoon lunch period (likely by the staff), so they stopped. And that was after getting permission for it.

I'm sure it wasn't a majority of people who were the problem, but the ones who *were* ruined it for everybody else.

- MC