That sounds like shite behavior from the council but (I know this is cliche) it is physically painful for me as a German to look at this wonky-ass stairs ^__^

Living in the UK atm where I have plenty of opportunities (on council-build stairs!) to exaxtly know absolutely weird it feels to walk down stairs where every step is a different length (and sometimes also height), like stumbling through a nightmare ...

Still better than no stairs, obviously ...

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It sounds like he's done a solid job of lighting a fire under the council, so good on him I say.

[–] cloventt@lemmy.nz 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Better to ask forgiveness rather than permission.

Edit: how did I get that backwards?

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I want to back this guy for that reason, but also.. steps have regulations for a reason. The spacing, relative height, angles, it's all exceptionally important.

If anything, this highlights the absurdity that some dude can build this in his free time for next to nothing, while the council takes 20 years and $20k and 20 board meetings.

[–] Longpork_afficianado@lemmy.nz 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Would you rather slightly irregular steps, or a muddy slope with no steps at all?

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 2 points 11 months ago

The steps are surely better than a politically correct muddy ass.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

This is the kind of national news we need!

Honestly, if he didn't make the first 5 steps so inconsistent it wouldn't have been bad at all.

I can't see the handrail being too high in this case (but I'm just another armchair Muppet), it's just the way the top of the stair is basically a game of hopscotch