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Staircase stuff

27 replies

AtlasPine · 10/06/2023 11:19

What’s most likely to be found sitting on your stairs waiting for someone (almost certainly you) to take it up or down when passing?

My stuff includes clean towels and dirty mugs.

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ramonaquimby · 10/06/2023 11:21

Nothing! A friend once broke a leg falling over stuff on the stairs when she was coming down the stairs, I’ve always think of the what ifs

OutdoorPillow · 10/06/2023 11:21

A cat

ODFODeary · 10/06/2023 11:24

Nothing

rwalker · 10/06/2023 11:29

Shit piled in the stairs infuriates me ether leave it where it is are put it where it should go

chocspot · 10/06/2023 12:10

There's always stuff in my stairs waiting to go up! Currently DD's lip balm, a box of Lego, DS's helmet, a packet of screws, and a little pile of pennies.

GalileoHumpkins · 10/06/2023 12:33

Nothing. It's just not something we do.

WestOfWestminster · 10/06/2023 12:34

I thought this was going to be about the Netflix documentary <disappointed>

Floralnomad · 10/06/2023 12:34

Nothing . I have a stair basket but even that is invariably empty .

longtompot · 10/06/2023 12:39

Washing to go upstairs to be put away
Items from shopping for the bathroom
Smart shoes from a rare night out waiting to be put away for another time

Alighttouchonthetiller · 10/06/2023 12:48

GalileoHumpkins · 10/06/2023 12:33

Nothing. It's just not something we do.

This is just so Lady Bracknell-ish. 'Things on the stairs? Good lord. We're not barbarians.' 😁

We currently have two library books and a deodorant awaiting ascent.

ohsuzannah · 10/06/2023 12:57

A little basket containing stuff to go upstairs! Also clean washing for the airing cupboard 😊

GalileoHumpkins · 10/06/2023 13:10

Alighttouchonthetiller · 10/06/2023 12:48

This is just so Lady Bracknell-ish. 'Things on the stairs? Good lord. We're not barbarians.' 😁

We currently have two library books and a deodorant awaiting ascent.

😂just channelling my inner Edith Evans there.

Tinkerbyebye · 10/06/2023 13:19

Nothing I take it up straight away

Riapia · 10/06/2023 13:29

3 pairs of shoes, all mine.
The DC’s know that it is exclusively my space.
😉

ChocChipHandbag · 10/06/2023 13:59

That sounds really dangerous. We have quite steep, narrow wooden stairs (Victorian house). I tell DS off if he leaves anything on them.

B0G0F · 10/06/2023 14:00

The Cat

BirdChirp · 10/06/2023 14:33

Socks, or things like deodorant that have just been bought and are ready to go up on the next trip.

BestIsWest · 10/06/2023 14:38

Currently, loo roll, some of those blue IKEA bags and some shampoo and deodorant I’ve just bought.

AtlasPine · 11/06/2023 18:52

I feel quite chastised with my staircase portage system 😆

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shelbabab · 11/06/2023 19:25

Hair clips, bobbles and bits and bobs of the kids stuff! My stairs are pretty clear though if I put stuff on it to take up and I will take it up fairly quickly.

UsingChangeofName · 11/06/2023 19:57

Clothes (eg a jumper someone left downstairs), waiting to go up.
Or shopping such as shower gel, toothpaste etc.

Spare toilet rolls or a clean hand towel for the downstairs toilet, waiting to come down.

TeenDivided · 11/06/2023 20:01

Books, random paperwork, Guinea pig fleeces

AnathemaPulsifer · 11/06/2023 20:53

I have a friend who used to be a spinal injury carer. He won’t let me leave anything on my stairs as it was a very common cause of spinal injuries.

LaMaG · 11/06/2023 20:55

Hoodie (hanging), kids book, a little box of screws on it's way home to the toolbox

shonapop · 11/06/2023 21:02

WestOfWestminster · 10/06/2023 12:34

I thought this was going to be about the Netflix documentary <disappointed>

Ohh what documentary? I'm intrigued.