HELP I NEED A PUSH

[morningstar]

I Need A Push
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A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o'clock in the morning by a
loud pounding on the door.

The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger,
standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push.

"Not a chance," says the husband, "It is three o'clock in the
morning."

He slams the door and returns to bed.

"Who was that?" asked his wife.

"Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answers.

"Did you help him?" she asks.

"No. I did not. Its three o'clock in the morning and it is
pouring rain outside!"

His wife said, "Can't you remember about three months ago when
we broke down and those two guys helped us? I think you should
help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!"

The man does as he is told (of course!), gets dressed and goes
out into the pouring rain.

He calls out into the dark, "! Are you still there?"

"Yes," comes back the answer.

"Do you still need a push?" calls out the husband.

"Yes! Please!" comes the reply from the darkness.

"Where are you?" asks the husband.

"Over here on the swing!!" replies the drunk.

[spike99]

Thanks for sharing this one..... It brought back memories....

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A few years ago, my wife woke up at 2:00 AM (like she usually does) and checks each of our kids. Ensures each of them are “snuggled in bed” and are doing well. Especially our disabled child – who has breathing problems when he sleeps flat on his chest. One night, my wife wakes me up with a deep fear on her face. A fear that no mother (or parent) in the world should ever have to endure. Our son was gone. We searched high and low inside our home and sure enough, our son was gone. When I read the above post, I thought about that memorable night. The night we had to install locks at the top of our inner house doors…

If wondering….. We found our son on his backyard swing at 3:00 AM. Swinging away in the pitch black dark in bare feet and his PJs on. Since then, we also installed lighting and taught him how to use its water resistant manual switch – just in case he decides to escape out an unlocked window. For a picture of our custom lighted swing set, surf:

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Hope this helps others…. Especially for those of you who have kids or “young friends” who like to “do their own thing” at night.

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[morningstar]

Spike,

Very good idea. Hope you don't mind but I am saving these I know just the swing set this would come in handy on. Thank you.

[spike99]

morningstar said:

Spike, Very good idea. Hope you don't mind but I am saving these I know a swing set this would come handy on. Thank you.

No problem. Glad I can help.... If wondering, that's a rubber green garden hose around the curved wire run corners. I used a garden hose with a loop (under the swing sets leg) - due to frost shifting in my winter zone. The 14/2 wiring is the "U" (for under ground) outdoor wiring type. Expensive stuff but is minimum code in my area. The 14/2 wiring is also within PVC Plastic conduit, approx 24" deep in the ground - for its straight runs. The light lens (under the beam of the 4x4 swing set) is clear plastic - for safety as well. To eliminate exposed U-rated wiring, I installed a garden hose from the light to the top of the PVC pipe - that is above the light switch. Thus, many layers of protection - to stop sharp sticks and stuff from poking a wire. I would have used BMX wiring (which is the steel shieving wiring) but didn't want steel in that area. Steel, rain, eletrical and kids bare hands are a bad combination. Thus, why I chose external garden hose for areas where its wire run must bent. Like going into the light and the frost shifting bend under the swing set post. The entire circuit is on a 15A dedicated breaker (inside my house) and also has its own light switch inside the house. Thus, we can turn its 110/120 power off without flipping its main box breaker. Didn't have a building permit but I'm sure it would pass. Especially for simple as simple as this. Hope this test description helps as well.

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