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We really need to bring back the 70s conversation pits (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] 24 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

I had a house with something like the first one, although it had a railing installed.

At first I hated the railing and considered removing it. Then I slipped on the hardwood steps on my way down into the pit. A whole 20 inches doesn't seem like a lot, but let me tell you that hitting my ass halfway down was enough to make me re-think all of it.

Aesthetically, conversation pits are amazing. That said, they are absolutely built to fuck up someone's day the very moment they're not being careful.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, that's my first thought. Kinda cool, but I could see stepping off an edge and going down hard on a table or something. I wouldn't even care if it was me, I fall down all the time, but I'd be concerned about others, like my wife, or my mom, or my son.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago

    or my son.

    I kid you not, when the realtor showed the house they brought their rambunctious 7-year-old with them. Kiddo wasted zero time and did a running full-gainer into the conversation pit, tucked into a roll on landing, and sprawled out flat to stop in the middle of the room. Realtor/mom was NOT amused. Frankly, I was impressed but also relieved that there was no staged furniture in that particular room.

    I hosted a few house-parties over the years and always had to keep a watchful eye on guest's alcohol intake and all the steps and railings. It was kind of exhausting.

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