Re: Clarke - two questions

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:46:23 -0000, "Mike Dworetsky"
<platinum198@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>> I find it odd that expensive show homes that I can tour in "Parade of
>> Homes" giving money to Children's Hospital are almost all multi-story.
>> If I were wealthy enough to afford them, I'd want a house that worked
>> even if my knees gave out.     But long curved stairs look romantic.
>
>Exactly why bungalows tend to be favored by retired couples.  The 
>alternative for those with disabilities is to install a lift--very
expensive 
>and a serious modification of a small house.

But in the U.S. lifts are very cheap (we put them in our shoes to make
us look taller).   8^)