What Were We Thinking?

So,for some reason the past couple of days I have had all these childhood memories flooding back to me. Some good, some bad, some I wish had stayed repressed. One of the bad ones,which at the time sucked,but now...well it still sucks,was the "Slip-n-Slide". Now for anyone who grew up in the 80's, the "Slip-n-Slide was the shit. As I have mentioned, my family never had the money to spend on things of such great importance. Here again my Grandmother took it upon herself to try and solve this problem. One hot, summer day she got the bright idea to take piece of old linoleum and lay it in the yard with a waterhose at the top. Now, when you're 7 years old and trust everyone more than you should(especially your Grandparents)this was the greatest plan ever. However, this was no ordinary piece of linoleum. It was the clear kind with the sharp spikes on the bottom to keep it from sliding on the carpet. Old people would put it in front of their door to keep the carpet clean. Anyhoo,as I am laughing and sliding without a care in the world, the end of this death trap curled up exposing the sharp points. You can see where this is headed. Let's just say there is nothing like sliding down a wet piece of plastic on your stomach at an insane rate of speed, only to get stopped suddenly by hard plastic spikes tearing into your skin. Ya know, the more I relive these memories the more I realize that most of her "great ideas" ended in tragedy. Way to go Granny.