How to Sit on Your Stoop by mandible
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A fun guide to chilling on your porch in a neighbor-friendly way

 
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Step 1: What you'll need

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I like to sit on my front stoop because I live in the city where it can be easy to catch cabin fever. Sitting on my stoop at different times of day, I get to know the rhythms of and characters in my neighborhood. I like being a familiar face to the people who live around me, from dog walkers and toddlers to gardeners and runners.

Plus, you don't need much to sit on your stoop: just your stoop, and a butt ... preferably your own ...
totallysweet says: Aug 3, 2008. 8:51 PM
This is really good. I linked to this instructable in my blog post about stoop sitting.
GrinnDaddy says: Nov 17, 2007. 1:35 PM
This instructable has been rated as one of Grinn Blog's 10 REALLY Wierd Instructables. Congrats mandible!
mollypierucci says: Aug 27, 2007. 11:29 AM
i prefer to look like part of the building. however, if i was social, this would be a great instructable. so good job!
jessyratfink says: Aug 23, 2007. 9:39 AM
I sadly don't really have a stoop that I care to sit on. I garden on it sometimes, but most of my neighbors are drunken idiots that make me nervous. :P
Kiteman says: Aug 23, 2007. 4:44 AM
Oh, that's a stoop!

Nice Instructable - very friendly to the inhabitants of your environment.
Weissensteinburg says: Aug 22, 2007. 11:24 AM
I don't have a stoop ='[
mandible (author) says: Aug 22, 2007. 2:47 PM
That's a bummer! Not even a little curb? I have a cat, so every place I get has to come with a stoop or she would be inconsolable.
Weissensteinburg says: Aug 22, 2007. 5:19 PM
Well we've got a 3in step, but it's about 70 feet from the cul-de-sac
Mitten says: Aug 21, 2007. 9:35 PM
Stoop kids afraid to leave his stoop!
Ezza says: Aug 21, 2007. 10:02 PM
Lol is that from Hey Arnold?
Mitten says: Aug 22, 2007. 5:04 AM
Heh, Yeah it is. I'm such a 90's kid
neighborsproject says: Aug 21, 2007. 8:35 PM
Great instructable! It actually took me a while to figure out how to sit comfortably on my stoop. Adding a comfortable chair really helped because I sort of can't stand just sitting without my back totally supported; I'm a wimp. And the waving to people passing by is key. Otherwise you start to feel like you're just part of the building. And that's no fun.
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