We have a small condo balcony. I used to sit and read sometimes in the summer but don't do so anymore. Neither does hubby. We go in and out a lot on our balcony, seeing what's going on in the street or hubby checks on his plants, but we don't usually sit there. And in our building, we never, ever see anyone on their balconies and we are home practically all the time. We can't believe no one goes out just for a breath of fresh air.