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Scrubbing down the neighborhood (Baltimore, 1950s) (lemmy.world)
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[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 67 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Nothing screams broken neck like soapy marble stairs. I can't imaging climbing them in the rain.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 58 points 10 months ago (2 children)

With no handrails, apparently.

[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 27 points 10 months ago

Yeah this is the part that bothers me the most

[–] AJ1@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago

you know how they say that safety regulations are written in blood? here's an early example of building codes, or lack thereof

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's not soap, they're holystoning the porch.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Holystoning is done to wood, not marble.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Maybe, but in the rain those would be slick. That was my point.