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Get some railings for the stairs, even just a bollard top and bottom and a stainless wire rope, that added bit of safety because none of us are getting any younger and we're not as quick on our feet as we once were and often still like to think we are. Plus ice can be so quick. I get to see the carnage locally because people don't bother slowing down on our icy winter roads with warning signs everywhere and, once they slip a little they panic and hit the brakes, worst thing ever on ice.
I thought I had amazing balance till an extension cord tripped me up some time back and I stuffed my shoulder, elbow, both hands, back and knees. I hit like a tonne of bricks and I'm 63Kg at best. I did however twist mid air so as not to smack my head into the top of my 8" Newt standing mirror end down in the spot where I started tripping. I missed the Newt thankfully.
I'm quite agile, I did martial arts for an extended period when younger, no longer flexible with over 25 years of doing no training but still agile for 64 or so I thought.
Flexibility wise, I'd struggle to kick a toddler in the cods (not that I'd want to), I used to be able to get men over 6'4 in the head. I miss the flexibility.
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