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# Santa Monica Stairs etiquette 101
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-stairs-etiquette-101-editor/
- Published: 2006-11-17T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:07:22.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Laurie A. McGraw Santa Monica*

What we all are thinking, but won’t say about the Santa Monica Stairs at the north end of Fourth Street: 1) They are not a place for a conversation with your best friend on your cell phone.Please,leave all cell phones in the car. 2) Since when is it OK to work out with no shoes on your feet? The stairs are made of wood. Haven’t you ever heard of splinters? Wear shoes, please. 3) This is not a car show. Please leave your Ferrari at home. 4) The stairs are not a place to show off your latest boob job, a face-lift, liposuction, tummy tuck, butt implants, etc. Please dress appropriately. 5) Dogs. Where do I begin? Not only is this dangerous, this is pure stupidity. Please leave the dog at home and take Fido for a walk later. 6) If you are there with a friend, no need to walk up and down the stairs next to them. They can walk in front or behind you like everyone else. See, the side-by-side thing doesn’t work. It blocks everyone else and causes major congestion. 7) Come on people:It’s the stairs,lighten up.It’s a great workout, not a commercial shoot. Please leave the drama at home. 8) Please do not mingle at the top or bottom of the stairs. If you feel the need to chat, please step to the side, as you are blocking the entrance/exit. Please move or stop chatting. 9) Let’s ask ourselves these questions: Are we here for a great workout? Are we here for a good sweat? Are we here to get our heart rate up? Are we here for our health? Or, are we really here to find a date, show off our fabulous body and compare ourselves? Are we here to torture ourselves? Are we here to be ‘discovered’? Are we here to judge everyone else, just to make ourselves feel better? 10) Whatever your reasons may be, just enjoy yourselves, and make it a safer happier place by following these guidelines.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 17, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111706.pdf?ref=smdp.com)