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How to Sit on Your Stoop

A fun guide to chilling on your porch in a neighbor-friendly way

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Step 1What you'll need

$What you\$

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 ...

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12 comments

Aug 3, 2008. 8:51 PMtotallysweet says:

This is really good. I linked to this instructable in my blog post about stoop sitting.

Nov 17, 2007. 1:35 PMGrinnDaddy says:

This instructable has been rated as one of Grinn Blog's 10 REALLY Wierd Instructables. Congrats mandible!

Aug 27, 2007. 11:29 AMmollypierucci says:

i prefer to look like part of the building. however, if i was social, this would be a great instructable. so good job!

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Aug 23, 2007. 9:39 AM

jessyratfink says:

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

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Aug 23, 2007. 4:44 AM

Kiteman says:

Oh, that's a stoop!

Nice Instructable - very friendly to the inhabitants of your environment.

Aug 22, 2007. 11:24 AM

Weissensteinburg says:

I don't have a stoop ='[

Aug 22, 2007. 2:47 PMmandible (author) says:

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.

Aug 22, 2007. 5:19 PM

Weissensteinburg says:

Well we've got a 3in step, but it's about 70 feet from the cul-de-sac

Aug 21, 2007. 9:35 PMMitten says:

Stoop kids afraid to leave his stoop!

Aug 21, 2007. 10:02 PMEzza says:

Lol is that from Hey Arnold?

Aug 22, 2007. 5:04 AMMitten says:

Heh, Yeah it is. I'm such a 90's kid

Aug 21, 2007. 8:35 PMneighborsproject says:

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.