It was the best of two deck stairs, it was the worst of two deck stairs, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity ... in short, the period was so far like the present period, that most of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
Wow, when Dicken fits, Dickens fits!
Well, about it being the best of two deck stairs. There was nothing best, or Best Practice, about either!
Compare!
Above is deck number one.
And this is deck number two. It is a different house, inspected a week later.
Notice the similarities?
Each of the stair stringers is merely nailed from underneath and is sinking.
As these stringers sink, the stairs are sinking!
These decks are remarkably similar, and very dangerous.
Sooner or later each of the stringers will simply give way under someone's weight and fall, taking that person with it.
My recommendation: before you walk up or down deck stairs, check them out! Make sure what you are looking at is strong and will support the weight of one or more people! You don't want to be the last test of the longevity of that staircase!
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