Ihlobo elishisayo nokushisa okurekhodiwe akuzange kuvimbe u-Aitana Barbosa ukuthi agijime kuleli sonto.
Igqugquzelwa ama-pancake kaMcDonald's kanye ne-Sprites, ingane eneminyaka engu-7 ubudala yaseningizimu ye-Oklahoma City yathwesa izingane zakubo kanye nabazala bayo, iningi labo elalihlome ngezibhamu ze-squirt, ngesikhathi begijimisana ngamanzi e-Splash ngenkathi begijima endaweni ye-splash pads e-Les. Ipaki.Izingane zanqoba ukushisa kwasehlobo ngenjabulo, nokuqhuma kohleko kunqamula umoya oshubile, onomswakama.
NgoLwesibili, leli qembu laliphakathi kwabaningi abavakashele elinye lama-splash pads kamasipala angu-17, noma “izinkundla zokufutha,” njengoba i-Oklahoma City izibiza kanjalo.Amazinga okushisa afinyelele ku-110 degrees ezingxenyeni ze-metro futhi kulindeleke ukuthi ahlale eshisa ingxenye enkulu yesonto.
Abantu abaningi baduduzwa ngamanzi apholile, kodwa imishini ephukile kanye nodoti oweqile kungatholakala emapaki amaningana.Amanye avaliwe ngokuphelele.
Abakwa-Oklahoma bavakashele izinkundla zokufutha ezingu-12 ezivulekile zase-Oklahoma City futhi baqoqa ukuphawula kwabantu abasebenzisa lolu cingo.Ukusebenza nokuhlanzeka nakho kuyaqashelwa lapho kufanele khona uma ufisa ukuvakashela ipaki ngokushesha okukhulu.
UBarbosa nomndeni wakhe bahlala eduze kwaseCyrus Park, kulapho abavame khona. Ngokukababekazi kaBarbossa, uGloria Martinez, ehlobo izingane ziya “todos los dias” (nsuku zonke).Umndeni wawuchitha isikhathi esiningi eholidini park, nakuba imibiko ngesikhathi sangempela ihluka.
UMacias, umzala kaBarbosa oneminyaka engu-6 ubudala kanye nendodana kaMartinez, uhlole isikhathi esichithwa epaki ebuzwa umama wakhe, owamamatheka wanikeza isilinganiso esinembe kakhudlwana.
Amanzi ayingxenye yepaki ayithanda kalula, futhi nakuba “ekhetha amachibi okubhukuda,” “ngezinye izikhathi, kodwa hhayi izikhathi eziningi” kuphela.
Izelamani u-Jose no-Camila Cervantes abazange bazihluphe ngokushintsha izingubo zabo zokubhukuda ngaphambi kokudlala ku-splash pad eMcKinley Park.Kulokhu kushisa, abakhathazekile ngokuba manzi kancane ezingutsheni zabo uma lokho kusho ukulwa nokushisa.
"Liyana!Kuzwakala njengeshawa elibandayo, ”kusho uJose oneminyaka engu-8, echaza isifafazi esingaphezulu.
U-Jose uthe uthanda amadizayini athakazelisayo futhi ufaka phakathi okunikezwayo kwepaki, kusukela kumasondo amanzi akhuphukayo kuya kumafafaza angaphakathi avela phezulu naphansi.
U-Camilla oneminyaka engu-6 ubudala uchitha isikhathi sakhe efutha umfowabo ngesibhamu samanzi esinamandla, empeleni isibhamu samanzi esiphansi. Lesi yintandokazi yabantu. UJose ukuthandile ngoba ngisho noma amanzi ayefika ebusweni bakhe, yayingekho i-chlorine walimaza amehlo akhe, esho.
Ama-splash pads avumela izingane zakini ukuthi zihlanganyele nezinye izingane ezilingana nazo futhi zinikeze abazali injabulo mahhala.
KuMarcel Fortune oneminyaka engu-9 kanye nomndeni wakhe, i-splash pad ihlanganisa nje inani elifanele lamanzi okupholisa nokuzijabulisa ukubulala isikhathi ngaphambi kokubuyela esikoleni nakwezemidlalo ngo-Agasti.
Nokho, uFortune uthe leli paki lingathuthukiswa ngokulungiswa kukadoti nemishiniinkinobho ye-activatorukuvula amanzi ku-splashguard kuphukile futhi akusebenzi njalo.
“Kufanele kube lula ukuze singakugciningokucindezela inkinobho.Kumele kube nomthunzi omningi kubantu abangafuni ukuba manzi,” usho kanje.
E-Memorial Park, u-Barrett Melson oneminyaka engu-5 ubudala usebenzisa umcabango wakhe ukuze abe amandla akhe ayintandokazi emanzini: oshaka.Ijakhethi engasindi elinesivalo esifana nomlomo omkhulu kashaka omhlophe esithelwe phezu kobuso bukaMyerson njengoba egxuma emanzini.
U-Myerson uthe ujabule ngokukwazi ukulawula izinto zokusebenza ku-splash pad, njengama-cannons amanzi namabhakede.I-splash pad inikeza izingane ezincane njengo-Melson umuzwa wokuzimela, ezivumela ukuthi zidlale ngejubane lazo.
Kumzanyana wakhe u-Lindsey Brooks, i-splash pad iyindlela elula yokudlulisa isikhathi lapho inja yakhe iseduze ukuze izilungise.Njengabanye abantu abadala nabanakekeli abaningi, uthe ufisa sengathi ngabe kungabi bikho udoti omningi epaki. UBrooks uthe yena uhlela ukuletha isikhwama sikadoti ngokuzayo ukusiza ukuhlanza ipaki.
I-Taylor Park isebenza ngokugcwele, ihlanzekile uma kuqhathaniswa, futhi ingatholakala eduze kwe-Jefferson Middle School.
UNorma Salgado, osanda kuthuthela e-Oklahoma City, ubesepaki okokuqala kuleli sonto nezingane zakhe u-Ellen Salgado, 5, no-Owen Salgado, 3. Lokhu ukuvakasha kwakhe kokuqala, kodwa uhlela ukuvakashela abanye futhi.
Iningi labathandi be-splash pad bangaphansi kweminyaka engu-12 noma engu-13, kodwa ungamtsheli uRobin Humiston no-Kathryn Everett.
Laba bobabili bebeseMcCracken Park nabazukulu babo namanye amalungu omndeni, becwile njengezinye izingane.Le paki imnikeze indawo yokubalekela ukushisa futhi isivumele noHumiston ukuba achithe isikhathi nabazukulu bakhe kulandela ukushona kwendodakazi yakhe muva nje. (umama wabo), kuyilapho u-Humiston ebhekane nesipiliyoni esihlobene ne-COVID esiseduze nokufa.
Umzukulu kaHumiston, uMia Ely, uthi isibhamu samanzi siyisici sakhe asithandayo epaki, “ngoba ngiyakwazi ukufafaza umfowethu ngaso.”
U-Kevin Espinoza unguyise nomalume wezingane ezintathu ezineminyaka engu-3 nangaphansi. Uthe i-splash pad iyindawo ekahle yokuyisa umndeni ehlobo, abayivakashela kane ngenyanga.
Uthunjana wakhe, uJuliet Espinoza, wayenezinyanga ezingu-9 kuphela ubudala, futhi wayegqoke isigqoko selanga futhi ewela amanzi esebenzisa intonga yokuhamba. phezulu.
"Kumahhala futhi kunombono omuhle wedolobha," kusho u-Kevin Espinosa." Ngakhulela lapha futhi ngabona yonke into ishintsha.Kuhle."
I-Schilling Park ingenye yezinkambu zesifutho ezihlanzeke kakhulu ezinemishini esebenza ngokugcwele, kodwa ungase uthole izinto ongeke uzibone kwamanye ama-splash pads edolobheni.
Odade u-Yaritiza Garcia, 9, no-Aaliyah Garcia, 6, bazulazula emanzini nge-ATV encane. Amantombazane ahlala eduze, adlula epaki ukuze azipholise, futhi ashayela ekhaya.
Akuwona wonke amadivaysi asebenza e-Youngs Park, nakuba abantu abadala abambalwa basebenzisa izici.Ipaki ngokwalo ihlanzekile.
Ngokungeziwe kuma-splash pads, leli paki linenkundla enomthunzi.Ama-splash pads kanye nendawo yepaki cishe ayinabala.
Inkinobho yokuvula amanzi yathatha isikhathi ukuvula amanzi, kodwa ipaki lalingekho matasa futhi kwakunodoti omncane.
UDaniel Keeth, uchwepheshe wezokuphatha e-Oklahoma City, uthe imishini eyalimaza i-splashguard, ikakhulukazi izinkinobho zokuvula, ibangelwa ukucekelwa phansi kwempahla. .
"Uma nje sithola into efana naleyo yonakele, sizama ngokushesha ukukhipha umuntu," kusho uKeith.
Omunye obangela ukungasebenzi kahle kwemishini amabhaluni amanzi, wathi.Nakuba ithoyizi elidume kakhulu, ukusebenzisa ibhaluni lamanzi endaweni ye-splash pad kungabangela umsele ovalekile, okungaholela ezinkingeni ezihlukahlukene zamapayipi. ukususa irabha kuma-grille.
"Zibukeka zithakazelisa kakhulu, ezithakazelisayo kakhulu, kodwa azikho kahle kudivayisi," esho.
"Akekho umuntu ophuma nsuku zonke noma isonto ngalinye ukuyosula yonke into futhi ahlanze noma yini efana naleyo," kusho uKeith.
Ngenkathi ama-splashbacks e-Oklahoma City evamise ukuvalwa ngemuva kwempelasonto yoSuku Lwabasebenzi, uKeith uthe amanzi angahlala evulekile isikhathi eside kunalokho obekuhleliwe uma isimo sezulu esishisayo siqhubeka.