Why Living on the Second Floor Sucks

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People these days just cannot live on the first floor.  They are all about safety measures.  I say, power to the people on the first floor.  Firstly, there is the issue of not having to move all of your things up stairs.  You are more likely to lose friends after they help you move in your new Atlanta apartment if you live on the second or (gasp) third floor.  If they are heave-hoeing your boxes and furniture from your car, they would definitely appreciate your good sense to rent on the first floor.  

You might think, ‘ living on the second floor will be great exercise,’ but when you forget your keys, wallet or cell phone, those stairs are going to be the bane of existence.  God forbid it’s raining and you run onto the landing between staircases only to be pelted by sideways rain.  First floor apartment dwellers are going to smile inside as they jog right up to their doors and grab the item.  Accessibility from the first floor is also important if there is an ice cream truck that comes into your neighborhood.  Once you hear that song, you only have a minute or two to scoot to the keeper of frozen treats.  No one wants to miss ice cream because they fell down the stairs in their excitement.

If you are planning on getting a dog, the second floor is a great way to drive yourself crazy.  When your puppy is doing the potty dance, you’re going to have to grab it, run down those stairs and pray to make it to the grass before it lets go.  Somehow I doubt you are going to make it.  If you lived on the first floor, you and Spike could have run right out of the door and made it safely into the grass before any accidents occurred. 

Let us also consider the ease of which you could escape from a first floor apartment in case of an emergency.  Try jumping out of your second floor apartment window because of a fire (also, heat rises) and now try jumping out of a first floor apartment window (don’t really try this, just consider it).  I guarantee I know which one is less harmful and won’t leave you with one or more broken limbs.