I agree, with one caveat: within the next few years our building will need a new roof. That means that the people on the top floor will have to find other accommodations for a period of time. I'm glad I'm on the 5th.
About stairs, it's strange. We don't have any stairs in this kind of building at all, (except for the emergency staircases) but I do have trouble with them, at my children's homes or restaurants. No pain, fortunately, it's a balance thing. I can go up stairs perfectly fine, I don't even have to hold on. (Though I do anyway). Going down is another story. I creep down one step at a time, hanging on to the rail for dear life. I finally get there anyway, but it's frustrating, and there's no physical reason for it. I did go to physical therapy for a while which helped, but it's a continuing problem that keeps resurfacing.
As for escalators (don't know what you call them in Britain), as they used to say in New York, forgettaboutit!
