Stair wear
I have been very disconcerted to discover that there are signs of wear on the internal stairs at home.
Obviously everyone is walking in the one spot and not evenly distributing the wear and tear.
I have imposed a new rule at home - Mrs Whitey and Whitey Jr must now only walk on the left hand side and the two girls on the right hand side. That should increase the lifespan of the stairs by some years.
Obviously everyone is walking in the one spot and not evenly distributing the wear and tear.
I have imposed a new rule at home - Mrs Whitey and Whitey Jr must now only walk on the left hand side and the two girls on the right hand side. That should increase the lifespan of the stairs by some years.
Labels: frugal
posted by Whitey at 9:38 am
9 Comments:
How will YOU get upstairs then Whitey? You are the one to make either side's wear on the carpet uneven.
Me? Straight down the middle!
Thanks for the previous advice on offsite meetings. I think there might be considerable potential there.
I am not so sure about the stress leave issue. I have to make sure that people think I LOVE my job, that way I get to go to more of the offsite meetings and seminars...
I have already drawn a bit of attention to the health issues associated with my immediate family - carer's leave for parents, children, spouse etc. It is sometimes a bit hard to keep track of who is in ill health (as well as making sure there is a sufficiently interesting, but sufficiently vague set of symptoms for each.
As to the stairs, why is it that members of one's immediate family insist on doing things like going up and down stairs all day? How many times do they need to do this? Its not just WHERE they tread, but HOW MANY TIMES!!!
Have you got a spreadsheet or something that will help to explain to them that this casual approach to going up and down stairs all day just isn't good enough?
Let me know how you get on.....
cheers
President
Whitey fan club
(Tasmanian Branch)
Or maybe you can all walk up and down the stairs with legs splayed like some over-the-top parody of a cowboy.
I have solved that particular problem by living in a house so small we don't have any stairs.
Hey Whitey - some more thoughts. Perhaps you could reduce wear by making them use every second step, instead of using each step every time. An odds and evens rule linked with the date could work - use only odd stairs on the 1st, 3rd, 5th etc, even stairs on the 2nd
4th, 6th etc. Even without a spreadsheet, its fairly easy to see that this has the potential to reduce wear by half!
Keep us posted....
President,
Whitey fan club.
Pres,
Like the approach with the family illnesses. On top of the baby bonus, another valuable reason in favour of big families.
Spreadsheet for the stair wear is a good idea. I am also need to factor in hopping as well as sliding down the bannister.
Thanks for the nice comments. Hopping and sliding could have some applications (sliding would save on polishing time, bit of a bonus for the missus) but hopping might be a bit dangerous without getting any additional benefit. The main problem with the danger is the risk of the nippers coming a cropper at the bottom and knocking out teeth. OK while they are younger (saves on dentist bills) but can be a problem with the older kids (false teeth are so expensive.)
cheers
The Pres
I still have nightmares about the kids asking about the tooth fairy.
About that tooth fairy...
You could always use this educationally.
Get the kids to think about the recently shed tooth as an asset. It if it is worth, say, 20 cents now, what would it be worth in a few years time? Encourage them to think about the possibility that the tooth will be worth more in the future, like a share in BHP.
If they keep them long enough, two things can happen. They find out that the tooth fairy is one of those imaginary things used to con kids, or alternatively you have the chance to teach them that not all assets go up in value. (pick any time in a bear market, and just say, sorry kids, your teeth are like shares in a company that has been delisted....)
Which gets me thinking, Whitey. What do you tell the kids about Santa Claus??
keep up the great work
The Pres
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