What is it like to live above the 50th floor?

By coincidence, I happen to live on the 50th floor, which is the top floor. I have been here for just over a year. My biggest feeling is stimulation, not only visual stimulation, but also mental stimulation. If you If you are afraid of heights, or suffer from "sea and motion sickness", then I don't recommend that you live in a high-rise, because your body may not be able to bear it.

A year ago, I have been living in an older community. The house was built more than 20 years ago and has only 6 floors. I live on the 6th floor because I don’t like the feeling of people above my head. There is no elevator and you have to climb stairs every day. The house is too old and has no sound insulation at all. The fan next door can cause the wall to vibrate, which is very annoying.

The environment of the community is not good, and most of the people living there are elderly people. It feels like a nursing home. In order to find a new living environment, I moved and came to a brand new community. Inside, the highest floor in this community is the 50th floor, so I chose the 50th floor. Again, I don't like the feeling of people above me. Visual experience

When I first moved in, I couldn’t feel at home at all. I always felt like I was floating in the clouds, especially when I stood in the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked outside. I really could see the mountains and small areas at a glance. , I can see the whole city on a clear day, and I can appreciate the lights of the whole city at night. It is very beautiful. However, when I stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, my body always feels like I am out of control. My legs and feet are not in control, and my body is always I wanted to lean forward, and my heart beat faster.

I don’t have a fear of heights, but I still feel scared when I stand on the 50th floor and look down. My parents also moved here at first, but they moved out immediately after only a week. Especially my mother, who said she would never live in a house like this. When cooking, her legs would shake, her heart would palpitate, and she would be out of breath if she accidentally glanced out the window. She has a severe fear of heights.

1. The weather is sunny

On a sunny day, my favorite thing is to watch the sunrise. The curtains in the bedroom are never closed, they are open every day, and I can feel it every day when I wake up. The first ray of sunshine in the world. You can watch the sunrise while lying in bed. Walking to the balcony, you can also see the sea of ??clouds. A few years ago, I went to Mount Tai to watch the sunrise. The trip was quite tiring. I think the bedroom The sunrise inside is similar to the sunrise in Mount Tai, but they are two completely different experiences. One is watching it while sleeping under the quilt, and the other is watching it while wrapped in a military coat. They are completely incomparable.

2. Cloudy days, foggy days, windy days

On cloudy days, the clouds will lower and they will be right above your head. It feels like you are within reach, but in fact it is far away. , just visually very low.

In foggy weather, basically nothing can be seen. The bottom buildings downstairs are all buried in the fog. There is a vast expanse of white under your feet and you can’t see anything. But every time at this time , I will always think of Journey to the West, because the fog is really like the fog in heaven.

I am more cautious on windy days. Living in a high-rise building, the wind is usually quite strong and the indoor air circulation is very strong. It is even scarier on windy days. You must close the windows in time. Otherwise, the room will be in a mess. Although there are only level 6 strokes on the ground, there are level 8 winds at my house. I feel that every time the wind rises, it tests the quality of my windows.

The reason why my mother left was partly because she was afraid of heights, and partly because she was frightened by the windy weather. She felt that the whole house was shaking and she felt like she was on a ship. She also suffered from seasickness and mental stress. Very big.

3. Heavy rainy weather

Heavy rainy weather is the weather that I fear the most. At this time, the dark clouds are closer to me, and lightning is even outside the window. I feel like I can catch it with my hand. But I never dared to reach out, and every time I would close the window tightly, draw the curtains, and never get close to the window, for fear that thunder and lightning would take me away accidentally.

After the heavy rain in summer leaves, there is a high probability that a rainbow will appear. It is very big and hangs outside the window. It is very big, very big. Say important things three times.

The above is my visual experience of living on the 50th floor. Now that I have lived here for a full year, I have fully integrated into life, and I have also discovered some advantages and disadvantages in life. I will share them with you next. .

Advantages

1. Good ventilation

Good ventilation is one of my biggest feelings. After the decoration, my house was not idle or treated with any formaldehyde. I moved in directly. Yes, because the ventilation effect is very good, as long as the windows are opened, formaldehyde cannot be retained in the room.

There is a room full of formaldehyde. Before you take two breaths, the air in the entire room has been changed and it is immediately clean. Personally, ventilation is the best way to remove formaldehyde. Of course, On rainy days, the windows of my house still have to be closed. At this time, I have no choice but to take a few puffs.

2. Good light

Whether it is day or night, the light in the room is very good. I can lie in bed and watch the sunrise in the morning. The two balconies have sunshine all day long. , the living room also has some sunshine, the room is very bright, and it feels wonderful to be able to see the lights of a city at night. I can watch the sunrise and the night view every day, and my mood gets better.

3. Quiet

During the decoration, I used three layers of soundproof glass. After closing the window, I could hardly hear any sound. When I opened the window, I could only hear a sound. It's just a little bit of wind noise. There's no one upstairs, and no one downstairs can disturb me. It's a good place to rest.

4. Strong privacy

When I go to bed every day, I don’t have the habit of closing the curtains, because there is nothing outside the window, and no one can see me unless I There are planes passing by, which is why I can see the sunrise every day when I open my eyes.

When I lived in an old community, the house only had 6 floors. There were many tall buildings nearby, and the buildings were relatively close. I always felt like everyone could see me, which made me feel uneasy.

5. There are almost no mosquitoes

When I lived in the old community, there were trees outside the windows. There were many mosquitoes in summer. I didn’t dare to open the windows or turn on the lights. But After living on the 50th floor, I hardly see any mosquitoes in summer. The wind outside the window is too strong and I feel like they can’t fly up. If they want to bite me on the 50th floor, they can only fly up the stairs one by one. Really Not many people fly up, and not many people come up by elevator. Disadvantages

1. The temperature difference between winter and summer is large

It is very hot in summer. I live on the top floor, and the sun is strong, so the indoor temperature is very high. Air conditioning is available 24 hours a day. They can't be closed, otherwise I feel like I'm living in a steamer.

It’s very cold in winter. Even with three layers of soundproof glass, you can still hear the wind outside the window. It’s like a ghost screaming and it’s very annoying. The floor heating cannot be turned off or turned on 24 hours a day. Windows, otherwise the floor heating would not be turned on.

2. The elevator is very slow

Although there has never been a power outage, it is still troublesome to go out once on the 50th floor, especially during the rush hour. , it even takes 3 minutes to go downstairs, and at most 5 minutes at a time. After being late a few times, I have a good memory and have to go out early every time, otherwise I will waste too much time in the elevator.

In addition to going to work, I stay at home almost every day, because going out is too troublesome and takes a long time, so I don’t have enough oil, salt, sauce and vinegar when cooking. It is impossible to go downstairs to buy it, just make do with it and bring it back the next day.

I had never experienced a power outage before, but I once again climbed the stairs with nothing to do. It took me 20 minutes to get home. My calf and stomach hurt so much the next day that I never climbed the stairs again. Crossing the stairs, luckily we didn’t experience a power outage, and I didn’t expect that to happen.

3. Frequent water outages

It may be because the water pressure cannot be reached, so every time I cook, the faucet is in a half-dead state, leaking and lagging, I feel it I have reached middle age and it is very annoying anyway. It takes most of the day to wash clothes and fill the water in the washing machine. The original fixed time of 45 minutes always takes a full 70 minutes to complete. The water in the toilet is slower than my large size. I am speechless.

Many high-rise communities pump water to the top floor first, and then supply water from top to bottom, which completely solves the problem of insufficient water pressure in high-rise buildings. However, our community has adopted a backward water supply system. This The problem has been reported to the property management company. I don’t know when the rectification will be completed.

4. Rainy days are scary

As I said just now, I will close the windows tightly and draw the curtains on rainy days. I don’t dare to stand next to the window at all because the thunder and lightning are too far away from me. Although there are lightning rods on the roof of the building, I am still afraid. Sometimes when the thunder is too severe, I will turn off my mobile phone and the TV, for fear that the slightest signal will allow the lightning to locate me and cause me a serious injury. A lot of mental pressure.

Maybe it’s because I’m too timid. When my friend came to my house, he definitely didn’t think it was a shortcoming. Instead, he was more excited. He kept standing on the balcony to play, and even asked me to take a picture of “Thor God” for him. "Photo", I felt like he was seeking death.

5. Unable to escape after an accident

One time while taking a nap, I felt the house shaking while I was half asleep and half awake. I was not quite awake at the time. Was it an earthquake? I instantly became energetic and was about to open the door and run. Suddenly I remembered that I didn’t live on the 6th floor, but on the 50th floor, and I couldn’t take the elevator. I thought I couldn’t run away even if I didn’t have enough physical strength, so I opened the window and looked downstairs. Look, there is no one there. It turns out there is no earthquake, just strong wind.

In fact, not only is it difficult to escape an earthquake, but it is also difficult to deal with a fire. It is too high. The fire-fighting equipment on the ground cannot handle such a high fire at all, so I have been very careful. Use the best appliances, don't smoke, and don't leave any batteries in the house.

I saw that some people like to push their electric cars upstairs to charge. I have to say that they are really big-hearted and have no worries about fires.

6. The delivery boy doesn’t go upstairs

Because I don’t like to go out, so I like to order takeout. When I lived on the 6th floor, the delivery boy could climb up. , now that there is an elevator, the delivery boy does not go upstairs. This is a bit unacceptable to me. Maybe they also know that taking the elevator wastes too much time.

7. The signal is not good

I am sure it is not a problem with the mobile phone or the mobile phone card, but a problem with the signal. The signal is very good when I go downstairs. The phone is open and I can send messages easily. It was fast, but the signal was very poor as soon as I got home, so I missed some important calls. It could only be stabilized when I connected to the wireless network. The last thing I want to say

Over the past year, my stay experience has been very good. Although I have encountered many shortcomings and some concerns, this may be due to timidity. Now I have slowly adapted to it. , so now I can only see various advantages, such as beautiful scenery, which makes me feel good every day.

If you are not afraid of heights, not seasick, and like to see far and wide, then a residence above 50 floors will bring you the happiest experience.

I have lived on the 50th floor for 2 years. I finally sold the house last month. It was so helpless and scary. I will never live on the 50th floor again.

My family lives on the 50th floor, which is the top floor. When I first bought it, on the one hand, I liked the view from the top floor, and on the other hand, the top floor was much cheaper. But after living there, I realized that I was so helpless and regretful. . I thought I would get used to it after living there for a long time, but I found that I couldn't adapt to it at all, so I had to sell it. Now let me talk about the advantages, disadvantages and feelings of living on the 50th floor.

Advantages

1. No mosquitoes

After living on the 50th floor for so long, I have hardly seen a mosquito, fly, or even a mouse. , eliminating the problem of mosquito bites on the bottom layer, and the most important thing is that there are almost no cockroaches. I am the kind of girl who is very afraid of cockroaches. I like this very much. I have never bought mosquito repellent incense or anything like that.

2. Good view

The most obvious advantage of high-rise buildings is that there is never a lack of light. The light is very abundant. When you wake up every morning and look at the balcony, the wide view can change your mood. Be more cheerful. Standing on it, you can see very far, and the pedestrians on the road look as big as ants. In the evening after dinner, the whole family likes to sit on the balcony and watch the traffic outside. It's so relaxing.

3. No noise

Many people complain that the noise on the ground floor is loud, and the sound of cars is often heard, but it is different at the top, where there is almost no noise. Unless there are many cars on the road next to you, people on the ground can hardly hear you shouting loudly. Because my house happens to be on the top floor, I can't hear the noise from upstairs. It was very quiet and comfortable to sleep at night.

4. Ventilation

The ventilation in the upper floors is super good. The wind is very strong almost all the time. You don’t even need a fan. When drying clothes, you need to clamp the clothes firmly. It must be tight so it won't blow away. I didn't pay attention when I first moved in. When I went to collect the clothes at night, all the clothes were blown away, and I was scolded by my family. Sometimes the weather in the south is relatively humid, but it doesn't matter if you live on a high-rise building. The humidity on the ground floor will be more serious.

Disadvantages

1. Elevator

The most annoying thing about living on a high floor is the elevator problem. You have to wait for a long time for the elevator every day, especially during the morning rush hour. Sometimes, it even takes 10 minutes. If there is an emergency, there is really nothing you can do. In fact, what I fear most is the power outage. Both elevators will not work during the power outage. Once there was a power outage and I had to go up again. I had to climb 50 flights of stairs. I was paralyzed with fatigue and my legs felt like they were no longer my own.

When buying something, be sure to pay attention to the size. If the elevator can't fit in, don't buy it. It's really unbearable to climb so many floors to carry it up. At that time, relatives gave furniture when you entered the house. , because it was too big for the elevator, so I had to return it and exchange it for a smaller one.

I am really helpless about the elevator. I waste a lot of time on it every day. It will be even more helpless if there is a power outage or elevator failure.

2. Property fees

The shared area of ????the upper floors will be larger than that of the lower floors, so the property fees will also be higher than those on the lower floors. My friend also lives in a high-rise building, and their water bills are more expensive than those on the ground floor. They say that because the floor is high, additional equipment is needed to ensure water pressure, but that is not the case here where I live.

3. It’s too scary

Living in high-rise buildings actually makes you worry about safety issues, such as earthquakes and fires. In the event of an earthquake, it’s not easy to get down from such a high place. A simple thing.

There was a fire in the community before. It was in the middle of the night. In my sleep, I suddenly heard a very loud and hurried knock on the door from my neighbor, shouting: "It's on fire, it's on fire, get up quickly." I My family and I immediately woke up and hurriedly opened the door to understand the situation. The fire broke out on the 30th floor. The corridor was filled with smoke, and my family and I were scared to death. They hurriedly packed wet towels tightly into the door cracks and windows according to the method taught by their neighbors, and then the family waited nervously in the house for rescue

Since the incident happened suddenly and they could not escape, they looked at the scene outside the window. The billowing smoke frightened the whole family so much that the children cried. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished in time.

The senior management is really worried about safety issues, and sometimes it’s really scary.

4. The wind is too strong

The ventilation in the upper floors is indeed very good. Sometimes it is too good and the wind is too strong. If there is a small gap in the window at night, you will hear a very strong wind. sound. If all the windows are opened, things in the house will be blown everywhere. Once there was a typhoon and the entire window glass was blown off. Fortunately, no one was hit. In the end, the bed board could only be removed and used as a temporary shield. Yes, it’s quite funny when I think about it, hahahaha.

5. Fear of heights

Those who are afraid of heights will be more afraid. Many friends who come to my house are afraid to look down on the balcony. If there are elderly people at home, they are not afraid. It is recommended to live in a high-rise building because it is inconvenient to travel. Moreover, the elderly are generally afraid of heights, so it is not good for them.

6. The building shakes

It is really scary when the building shakes. When encountering strong winds and heavy rain, the house will shake a little. This is especially obvious in typhoon weather. Although I know that the house It won't fall down, but the innate fear still makes me feel uneasy. It's similar to the feeling of riding a boat. The chandelier in my house will swing along with it. It's too difficult.

The above is my feeling about living in a high-rise. Although there are many advantages, I really can't accept the disadvantages. I have to wait for so long for the elevator every day. I am timid, and there are many residents in the community. I was also very worried about safety issues. As time went by, I didn’t like living in high-rise buildings anymore. In the end, I had no choice but to sell the house.

Do you live on a high floor or on the ground floor? How does it feel?

The most fearful thing among all animals in the world, including humans, is having their four paws hanging off the ground. There is this feeling at 50 stories high, coupled with the balanced shaking of the building, it is not afraid that the master has long since stopped living.

Are those who live on the 50th floor and can see the sea of ??clouds gods?

I live on the 53rd floor and chose the high-rise because I wanted to stay away from all kinds of bugs. Although the highest flying height of mosquitoes is only about 20 floors (60-70 meters), there are still a small number of mosquitoes. It is said that they come with the elevator. There are also some flies coming up and breeding but they are much better than the bottom layer. There is absolutely nothing to say about a 50-story high-rise building visually, because most ordinary commercial buildings are on the 33rd floor (about 100 meters), and if you live on the 53rd floor (150 meters), you can have an unobstructed view, which is basically open and without any obstruction. , there are also some office-sized buildings, such as super high-rise office buildings of several hundred meters, which block a large area of ??light, so they are located far away. Although they block part of the line of sight, they still look very grand, as if they are standing in the city. Big giant.

Advantages of living in a high-rise: the view is absolutely good (but you can’t see the sea of ??clouds in the city from about 150 meters away), it’s really nice to hang clothes, even if you open the windows for ventilation on a sunny day After drying the clothes, there are basically no insects. There may be some mosquitoes and flies occasionally. Anyway, I live on the 53rd floor and there are only these two kinds of insects in the world.

Disadvantages of living in high-rise buildings: It is very windy, especially in extreme weather. You dare not open the windows even a little bit. You are even worried about the glass being blown and the noise is loud. For some reason, the higher the floor, you can hear The noise becomes more and more obvious. I really want to dance in the square downstairs. Everyone has shit. The elevator will take a long time. When taking the elevator, I often sit alone on the highest floors and feel a little lonely. It's so cool to see the distance. Looking downstairs A bit dizzy up close.

White clouds drifted by underfoot, and the distant mountains were like mirages. They climbed up to the balcony to meet the people, raised their wine cups to invite the crowd, leaned on the railing to look at the moon, and stretched out their hands to flick the rainbow. The benefits of living in a high-rise building are great!

You can have this, but you need a more down-to-earth place to stay in a happy holiday mood for daily life.

I feel that residential buildings with more than 25 floors will have many problems in the future. The current property fees and maintenance funds cannot cover the future operating costs of such high-rise buildings.

I used to live on the 50th floor and enjoy the bright sunshine in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows every day. It was so comfortable!

One day when I opened the window, I accidentally fell out.

Then, then...

I never basked in the sun again!

I am a person who is not afraid of heights. Standing on a glass plank no matter how high it is, I only feel the excitement brought by the stimulation, without any sense of fear. However, an experience of staying in a hotel five years ago made me completely afraid of living in a super high-rise building.

After graduating in 2010, college classmates went their separate ways to pursue their own careers. I have a very good relationship with Ayang, who lives in the same dormitory. We didn’t lose contact after we broke up, but we were too far away from each other and we haven’t seen each other since graduation.

Three years after graduation, I got married. After hearing the news, Ayang just made a phone call and invited me to meet in Guangzhou. To be honest, during our four years in college, we lived in the same dormitory and got along day and night. Our personalities got along quite well and we became very good friends. Not to mention, I really miss college life a little bit.

Ayang’s family situation is very good. His father is engaged in small commodity wholesale business. After many years of entrepreneurship, it has now become very large. Every time they invite me, they are very sincere, and they also emphasize "one-stop service for food, accommodation and entertainment!" Unfortunately, I have just started working and have never been able to spare the time.

In 2015, on our second wedding anniversary, I proposed to my wife that we take a perfect commemorative trip before having a baby. In fact, after listening to my opinion, I was very happy. So the two of us worked hard to plan the route. My condition is that no matter what route I choose, one of the stops must be Guangzhou, just to meet Ayang.

After I told Ayang the news, he readily said, come on, I will arrange everything!

After arriving in Guangzhou, we stayed here for three days. Ayang arranged it very well. The hotel room we stayed in was on the 100th floor. According to Ayang, it gave us a different experience. Travel experience.

This hotel is quite famous in Guangzhou, mainly because of its high floor and wide view. The hotel is in a 103-story building. From the 70th floor to the 100th floor are the areas of this hotel. The hotel lobby is on the 70th floor. We stayed on the highest floor, and we could see that Ayang had good intentions for our arrival.

Logically speaking, our home is on the 32nd floor (***33rd floor) of a high-rise building, and the view from the balcony is already very wide. But standing on the balcony on the 100th floor, the visual impact is difficult to describe in words. Everything feels very small. The cars running on the road are like little ants. Pedestrians cannot see them at all unless they distinguish carefully. I felt like I was floating in mid-air, and I felt like the blue sky was within my reach.

The most beautiful thing is the night view. When you turn off the lights in the room at night, you can have a panoramic view of the entire night view of Guangzhou. The lights are dotted like stars in the sky. The impact makes the whole person feel as if they are floating in the sky.

During the day, Ayang took us to two scenic spots, almost non-stop, and we were exhausted after the whole day. After returning to the hotel, I fell asleep very sleepy. I don’t know how long it took, but I was woken up by the rapid sound of the alarm. I didn't know what was going on at first, I just heard a lot of footsteps in the corridor, mixed with voices.

"What happened?" My wife asked me in surprise. I don't know what it was, but it was so noisy that I couldn't fall asleep again. So I got up and wanted to take a look.

The moment I opened the door, the sharp alarm sound became louder. I hurriedly asked an elder brother who had heard it what happened. The man ran and shouted: This is a fire alarm, please leave quickly. , the elevator doesn’t work anymore!

I was frightened by my elder brother’s answer. Was there a fire? I hurried back to the room to tell my wife. We hurriedly packed our personal belongings and rushed out the door. At that time, my mind went blank. I just wanted to keep up with the crowd in front and not be left behind.

What I didn’t expect was that he actually didn’t seem to wake up. He just stepped down the steps and before walking a few steps, he stumbled. Fortunately, I was there to hold him and almost fell. However, her foot was sprained. In desperation, without thinking much, he carried her on his back and continued walking down.

If I usually walk downstairs, I feel nothing at all, but now I am carrying someone on my back and it is difficult to walk. The key is that I don’t know when it will end! Just like this, I moved down layer by layer. I couldn't move anymore, and I gritted my teeth and persisted to the limit. In the end I could only walk a few steps and rest for a while.

When I was desperate, I vaguely heard someone shouting, "I am a hotel staff, don't panic, everyone, the fire alarm was accidentally triggered just now, we are looking for the cause, please be patient!" "The stairwell was suddenly filled with curses and complaints...

My wife and I went down from the 100th floor to the 72nd floor with difficulty. The sound came from the hotel lobby. The staff was very apologetic about this, but many guests still refused to let go, arguing and arguing with the staff in front of the service desk in the lobby. Finally, in order to calm the matter, the hotel staff reported to their superiors and exempted the accommodation fee for the day.

Although the accommodation fee was waived, I still had lingering fears after this incident. If an accident really happened that day, how would you get down from the 100th floor? Only those who have experienced it know how painful the process of escaping is.

I told Ayang about this the next day. His reaction was to slap his thigh and laugh uncontrollably. He was probably laughing at my embarrassed look. Alas, only those who have experienced that feeling know it!

Although this incident was a near miss, from then on, I never dared to live on such a high floor again!

Even the 5th floor is too high for me, and I refuse to go up to the 50th floor [face covering]