Hi Brian..and also..Bubbles! Have just read your note about the 'ten minutes it takes to get downstairs Brian'...after resting and/or sitting awhile...and your total agreement Bubbles! Just wanted to add that I also have the same problem...due to the knees...and general stiffness when I first get up in the A.M., or, after sitting for a little longer than I should....Thought you might like to try my "Method" of handling the stairs 'problem'....which my Mom 'found out' did the trick..and so of course...like mother like daughter!....Anyway, give it a go!.... Turn around at the top of the stairs...hold on to the bannister/railing, bend a little forward to be able to touch the stairs with your other hand, and thus go down the stairs..one at a time!...in the backward position....It is very much easier on the knees and ankles...no 'jolting'...and also gives a more 'secure' feeling of not falling.... Oh yes, I count each stair as I go...to be sure I don't miss the last one...and perhaps have a bit of a fall..or..twist of the ankle.... Hope it works for each of you as well as it does for me! Frances __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

unfortunately most uk houses have 13 stairs Bubbles from Robin Hood Country ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frances Myette" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 7:37 PM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] Brian's difficulty in getting downstairs... > Hi Brian..and also..Bubbles! > Have just read your note about the 'ten minutes > it takes to get downstairs Brian'...after resting > and/or sitting awhile...and your total agreement > Bubbles! > Just wanted to add that I also have the same > problem...due to the knees...and general > stiffness > when I first get up in the A.M., or, after > sitting > for a little longer than I should....Thought you > might like to try my "Method" of handling the > stairs 'problem'....which my Mom 'found out' did > the trick..and so of course...like mother like > daughter!....Anyway, give it a go!.... > Turn around at the top of the stairs...hold on to > the bannister/railing, bend a little forward to > be able to touch the stairs with your other hand, > and thus go down the stairs..one at a time!...in > the backward position....It is very much easier > on the knees and ankles...no 'jolting'...and also > gives a more 'secure' feeling of not falling.... > > Oh yes, I count each stair as I go...to be sure > I don't miss the last one...and perhaps have a > bit of a fall..or..twist of the ankle.... > > Hope it works for each of you as well as it does > for me! > > Frances > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please remember, commercial advertising is NOT allowed on this list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

My cottage has 11 which makes them much steeper. I'd be better abseiling. I currently travel down sideways but even so have missed the last one twice so far. Right opposite the bottom step is a wall where you need to turn right and it is very hard if you don't do that! Brian Staffordshire, UK List Admin www.lordbramhall.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bubbles" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Brian's difficulty in getting downstairs... > unfortunately most uk houses have 13 stairs > Bubbles from Robin Hood Country --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 21/04/2002

my mum would have said look the way you are walking -not easy is it Bubbles from Robin Hood Country ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <[email protected]> To: "Bubbles" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 7:42 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Brian's difficulty in getting downstairs... > My cottage has 11 which makes them much steeper. I'd be better abseiling. > > I currently travel down sideways but even so have missed the last one twice > so far. Right opposite the bottom step is a wall where you need to turn > right and it is very hard if you don't do that! > > Brian > Staffordshire, UK > List Admin > www.lordbramhall.co.uk > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bubbles" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 8:12 PM > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] Brian's difficulty in getting downstairs... > > > > unfortunately most uk houses have 13 stairs > > Bubbles from Robin Hood Country > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.351 / Virus Database: 197 - Release Date: 21/04/2002 > >