Again, it is risk management. If you've got balance issues or similar, yes, you do in fact stop climbing stairs. For precisely the reason you cite. You'll find a lot of people as they get older and have these issues move to single level housing for just that reason. But again, odds are that a slip and fall is unlikely to kill you. The odds are much greater being hit by a car, and the odds of being hit by a car are much greater while bike riding in the street than they are while going down your stairs. <br>
<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/8/2 Turtle <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:turtle@thewiseturtle.com">turtle@thewiseturtle.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It only takes on slip on some stairs to end your life, too. But you<br>
don't stop climbing stairs, or wear inflatable clothing do you? Life<br>
is indeed risky. Some things just aren't risky enough to waste your<br>
time on. And different people will see different activities as more<br>
risky than others. For example, I don't eat animal products,<br>
partially because I think it's likely to lead to premature death.<br>
Others think otherwise.<br>
<br>
Diversity is life.<br>
<br>
-Turil<br>
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