Conspicuous consumption - children's playset department
From the
Philadelphia Enquirer:
Giant play sets can be seen from space
Tastes are swinging to elaborate, costly backyard "systems."
Three-year-old Jared Rudolph doesn't have a swing set in his Perkiomen Township backyard.
He has a "play system" - a kiddie activity center so big that it's visible not only from down the street but from space.
After spending $6,300 on the "Double Sunny" model, plus $4,000 for a four-inch layer of rubber mulch to cushion his son's falls, Richard "Rudy" Rudolph happened upon a satellite photo of his Montgomery County development on the Internet. Stunned, he spotted the play set, sprawling 43 feet by 21 feet behind the family's four-bedroom Colonial. From that far up, though, the best parts were a blur.
Probably a lot of fun for the kid but sheesh - whatever happened to imagination and building your own stuff.
Posted by DaveH at July 22, 2007 6:53 PM