[Summit] Swimming in the fountain

[Tiffany Hogan]

Yes, for what it is worth - my fully-clothed four year old jumped in the
fountain a couple of weeks ago while I was busy talking with a neighbor.
(Yes, he knows how to swim and yes, I immediately got him out and told him
to never do that again.)  But kids will be kids.  Its amazing that it is in
fact legal to have fountains anymore, what with all the concern about kids
drowning in un-secured backyard pools...

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Tiffany L. Hogan, PhD
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On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Amanda Woodward <awoodward7 at verizon.net>wrote:

> I like how you think Andrew!
>
> Another idea is that we can just let children be children and play in the
> fountain ... like we did when we were kids.
>
> I can understand why some parents think it is ok - many water features in
> cities are designed specifically to allow for cooling off grouchy hot
> children.  Can't say that I won't be soakin' my dawgs (as in feet - not
> dogs) in the fountain as the temperature rises.
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Andrew Nosal <andy at mapcenter.com>
> *To:* Summit Neighborhood <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> *Sent:* Wed, June 22, 2011 11:04:05 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Summit] Swimming in the fountain
>
> The best way to avoid "safety issues" is to not let the kids out of the
> house.
>
>
> On Jun 22, 2011, at 10:52 AM, <datenben at cox.net> <datenben at cox.net> wrote:
>
> > My wife was concerned about the kids, and other creatures, swimming in
> the fountain. See below.
> >
> >> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 8:49:36 -0400
> >> From:
> >> To: datenben at cox.net
> >> Subject: fountain
> >>
> >> I called the parks department this am to inquire about the legality of
> swimming in fountains. The guy who answered was pretty nice he was like "I
> can't believe the stupidity of parents"  He said they are in the process of
> having no swimming signs posted- which he said was a shame because they are
> ugly.  I said I was concerned because I saw a dog in there and it's probably
> a health hazard because it isn't chlorinated. He said the water is
> chlorinated but it's still a safety issue.  So there you have it- swimming
> in fountains is illegal.
> >
> >
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