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        THE PROJECT WAS more than ripe. After 3 years of planning and discussions somebody finally could tell Jujuna that she was going to get new stairs. The original stairs had gradually been reduced to a dangerous wiggling piece of rotten wood. It seemed natural for everybody that I, with my extensive experience from engineering of oil rigs in the North Sea designed it. So I went to Jujuna’s, Badri’s moms

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house to take some measurements in order to create construction sketches. That led to a lot of amusement among the “natives”: “So much trouble for a stair?” I didn’t take notice of it of course, but reminded Badri of his construction of the wiggly hen house.

The construction.
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The challenge was to construct it based on the materials available in Badri’s cellar. According to my calculations there should be 7 steps, but resistance among the native population led to a reduction to six. Reuse and creative cutting of the materials was therefore needed. The angle would be crucial, as six steps spread out on a narrow angle would present a rather long distance between the footboards. A wide angle would present the problem with footboard height. Since the decision was democratic and taken on basis of available materials, there had to be a compromise between the two evils. It ought to be sufficient as long as she could support her self by a railing going up and down.

Then there was the question of building it.
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My native carpenters had to be encouraged frequently in order to perform their assignments satisfactory. Badri, as the bureaucrat he has always been, felt more comfortable administrating the team. Kote has a father who is a well known carpenter, and clearly had something to prove. Then we had Badri’s 16 year old nephew Vasha which didn’t think much of himself as a carpenter in the beginning, but acted like a pro after a couple of hours of hammering and cutting. 5 Hours later a solid Norwegian construction based on experiences from the harsh North Sea environment, if I may say, emerged in front of Jujuna’s doorstep.

But it should have been 7 steps. No doubt about that.





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Erection and final attachment.