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St. Jarvitude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 11:34 AM
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Do you have stairs in your house?
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QUESTION: DO YOU HAVE STAIRS IN YOUR HOUSE?

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Siyahamba Donating Member (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 11:41 AM
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1. I am protected
from the terrible secret of space!
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St. Jarvitude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 12:50 PM
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6. I'm amazed that you're the only one (nt)
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Siyahamba Donating Member (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 01:57 PM
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12. Yeah, me too
:shrug:
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Crandor Donating Member (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 07:36 PM
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42. probably because...
most people aren't willing to waste $10 just to get on a forum where the average IQ is in single digits?
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kedrys Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 11:50 AM
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2. Yes.
They double as a launch ramp for the cat hordes.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 12:20 PM
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3. yes
the bedroom is upstairs and that's good, as heat rises and the wood stove heats it just enough so we don't have icicles hanging off the bedframe.
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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 12:23 PM
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4. 5 flights, actually
4 floors, a basement, and about 500 college students


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 12:38 PM
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5. One level ranch home.. I wish I had an upstairs, or even a basement..
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patdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 01:41 PM
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9. You only THINK you want an upstairs...but when you DO you discover
that when you are downstairs everything you need is upstairs, and when you are upstairs, everything you need is downstairs. That is KNOW FACT by people who have two story homes and are over 30 years old! :hi:
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cags Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 01:54 PM
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10. True, but it is forced exercise, and it keeps my mom-in-law from moving
in because she has bad knees and can't get up the stairs. LOL
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patdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 04:37 PM
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22. Well, EVERYTHING on EARTH has an upside to it...even bush**
being president (he has to clean up-be responsible for the mess he created) and I can see YOUR upside! LOL :D
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Ernesto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 11:59 AM
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29. My thought exactly.............. (the mother n law part)
That has to be why I built this gal-durned 2 story!
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 04:13 PM
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18. That is precisely the reason I have three pairs of glasses.
One for each floor. I got tired of leaving them behind.
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cags Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 12:53 PM
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7. Yes
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 12:54 PM
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8. Yes
Also have a "sunken" game room. No basement, though; they don't build basements in Texas.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 01:55 PM
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11. Yes. I live in a two-story house.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 03:17 PM
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13. Yes, two of my bedrooms are upstairs. n/t
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n2mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 03:54 PM
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14. One story but I always wanted
to live in a two story house until I heard my friends complain about their electric bills in the summer. I no longer want a two story house, happy the way things are.
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kittycat1164 Donating Member (616 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 06:08 PM
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26. we have two stories
and it's nice here in KY, most of the houses have two furnaces and two central air units. One for up and one for down. We can keep the upstairs set really low in winter cause we like to sleep cold which has the extra benefit of getting my girls up quicker on school mornings to come down where it's warm. :) AND when company comes, upstairs is off limits unless I have 48 hours prior notice.
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 03:55 PM
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15. I don't have a house.
But I do have stairs in my apartment building :)
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Blue Diadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 04:04 PM
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16. We have death stairs
to our second floor. That's what they call them in these old houses. 14 narrow treads with no landing in between. Our partial basement has a nice normal set of steps with a landing but they and the basement were added on to the house in the 20's.

Believe me, it's not fun falling down those death stairs..

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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 05:59 PM
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25. Hey, we have death stairs, too!
15 steps with no landing and they're hardwood for extra bone-breaking power. Fortunately (knock on wood), no accidents on them since we moved in 14 years ago.
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Blue Diadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 12:22 PM
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31. Ours are now oak steps
that we replaced the original with several years ago. We were able to add 1" to the tread so we humans haven't fallen since. Poor Grandkitty and Grandpuppy have occasionally fallen down part way.

I was the "lucky" one to bounce down the original ones.
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serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 04:12 PM
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17. One stair leading from
living room to bedroom in my apt.
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 04:15 PM
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19. Yes...
every time I get tired and want to go to sleep...I have to exercise by climbing up stairs, it's a cruel irony
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pres2032 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 04:16 PM
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20. yes, and there are people under the stairs...
:scared:

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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 04:31 PM
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21. All your staircase are belong to us
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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 04:38 PM
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23. Please go stand by the stairs
The shover robot shall protect you from the terrible secret of space.

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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 04:39 PM
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24. Its heartless to not let the others know. Here is the link
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MediumBrownDog Donating Member (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-23-05 06:19 PM
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27. We had two stories, and a basement, and a walk up attic....
So, in reality, we had 4 stories worth of stairs. Then we moved to a one story ranch with no basement and a small pull down attic. We had to get rid of TONS of shit to downsize from the previous house to this one. We feel cleansed, and FREE. Everything is so convenient! We'll never go back!
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Siyahamba Donating Member (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 10:47 AM
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28. bumping for goon justice
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El Fuego Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 12:08 PM
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30. Yes I like to sleep upstairs.
I like having the bedroom on the second floor, so it's like I'm going up into the trees to sleep safely, like a cheetah.
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bloodyjack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 12:23 PM
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32. "Protected" .
Edited on Mon Jan-24-05 12:29 PM by bloodyjack
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IronLionZion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 12:24 PM
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33. 3 sets of stairs
two for the two basements and 1 for the attic. I wouldn't count the deck but that's one more
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 12:33 PM
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34. Yes. 2 Inside, 1 Outside
Basement to first floor. First floor to 2nd. (Cape Cod)

Then we have a deck even with the first floor, but the corner lot falls off front to back, so the garage is in the basement. So, to get from the deck to the backyard, there's a full set of steps there too.

Eventually, my MS will make us move, as stairs will begin to get more and more difficult. But, for now, i can make it.
The Professor
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bloodyjack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 02:57 PM
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35. so
is this where the files are at
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Siyahamba Donating Member (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 07:03 PM
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37. No
This is where the files are.
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bloodyjack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 07:32 PM
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39. thx will seed 9738975:1
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ElsewheresDaughter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 03:04 PM
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36. yes my house is 3 stories
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Red State Rebel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 07:14 PM
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38. Yep - 1 Spiral staircase - does that count?
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catbert836 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 07:33 PM
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40. Yes. Yes, I do.
2 and a half sets of them.
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Crandor Donating Member (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-24-05 07:34 PM
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41. SA = lamest forum ever
Yep, it even beats FR. It's just that stupid.
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