Slippery Slide [Where to get big blue plastic sheet?]

gord · 30 May 2006 at 14:10

Well, as any student should, were gonna have some fun with a big blue slippery slide outside our halls.

This weekend is supposed to get a tad warmer and were hoping to get it sorted by then.. but were lacking the vital ingredient... a 2~ metre wide, 20~ metre long piece of plastic... preferabley in authentic paddling pool blue...

Any ideas on where and how much something like this needs?

Blackstar · 30 May 2006 at 14:11

Camping shops and diy places

LeperousDust · 30 May 2006 at 14:14

Blackstar said:
Camping shops and diy places

B&Q Discount?

Blackstar · 30 May 2006 at 14:16

LeperousDust said:
B&Q Discount?

*cough* maybe depends when you'd want it. I got my uniform today i look a right idiot but my aprons pretty cool though.

Hate · 30 May 2006 at 14:16

gord said:
Well, as any student should, were gonna have some fun with a big blue slippery slide outside our halls.

This weekend is supposed to get a tad warmer and were hoping to get it sorted by then.. but were lacking the vital ingredient... a 2~ metre wide, 20~ metre long piece of plastic... preferabley in authentic paddling pool blue...

Any ideas on where and how much something like this needs?

been there, done that

we went to B&Q and bought some sheeting, we also went to asda and abought about 50 bottles of washing up liquid.

be warned, the first person to try it dislocated their shoulder :s

Sic · 30 May 2006 at 14:17

rob it from a building site.

Matblack · 30 May 2006 at 14:17

Blackstar said:
*cough* maybe depends when you'd want it. I got my uniform today i look a right idiot but my aprons pretty cool though.

Get Martin to take pics

Then post them here

MB

LoadsaMoney · 30 May 2006 at 14:21

Matblack said:
Get Martin to take pics

Then post them here

MB

I wanted to say pics.

Still wanna see em though.

Blackstar · 30 May 2006 at 14:21

Matblack said:
Get Martin to take pics

Then post them here

MB

Right little fashion parade that would be, i got a fleece and body warmer which makes me look like a walking barrel.

Dislocations can be fixed with a bit of screaming, make sure you take pictures.

Raikiri · 30 May 2006 at 14:23

Just don't go down backwards... that hurts when it goes wrong. :rolleyes:

Sic · 30 May 2006 at 14:28

Raikiri said:
Just don't go down backwards... that hurts when it goes wrong.

that could be misconstrued in a couple of ways.

Raikiri · 30 May 2006 at 14:29

Sic said:
that could be misconstrued in a couple of ways.

It was talking about the water slide thing, nothing else. Shurrup.

Phantom · 30 May 2006 at 14:31

failing that, you can do it ghetto style out of bin liners. simply cut them open so it lies flat with the greatest surface area then use some wide tape to stick them together. soap it down and youre done!

Blackstar · 30 May 2006 at 14:35

Phantom said:
failing that, you can do it ghetto style out of bin liners. simply cut them open so it lies flat with the greatest surface area then use some wide tape to stick them together. soap it down and youre done!

but they rip easy and just arent as fun

gord · 30 May 2006 at 14:42

Phantom said:
failing that, you can do it ghetto style out of bin liners. simply cut them open so it lies flat with the greatest surface area then use some wide tape to stick them together. soap it down and youre done!

Thats student ingeniuty... but we really dont need to go that low...

anyone know any costs of this big blue plastic sheet stuff.. aside from rising health insurance

Blackstar · 30 May 2006 at 14:46

gord said:
Thats student ingeniuty... but we really dont need to go that low...

anyone know any costs of this big blue plastic sheet stuff.. aside from rising health insurance

I shall have a look

gord · 30 May 2006 at 14:56

Blackstar said:
I shall have a look

Ta muchly!

PhilthyPhil · 30 May 2006 at 15:09

Get a roll of the damp proof membrane stuff they put under floors. It’s very tough and shouldn't rip and comes in blue (at least whenever I've had any it has been). You should be able to get some from any builders merchant or Wickes or somewhere like that.

Amps · 30 May 2006 at 15:11

I think the product you are looking for , that’s found on building sites is called Visqueen 1000 gage. Which is normally sold in 2M+ wide rolls about 50- 100M long and costs about £12 a roll from someone like Travis Perkins.

Phantom · 30 May 2006 at 15:38

PhilthyPhil said:
Get a roll of the damp proof membrane stuff they put under floors. It’s very tough and shouldn't rip and comes in blue (at least whenever I've had any it has been). You should be able to get some from any builders merchant or Wickes or somewhere like that.

B&Q sell it in rolls i think