Many older buildings in Cannes have very steep and narrow staircases. This is a problem if people are moving in or out with large pieces of furniture, or if extensive work is required on one of the upper floors. An obvious solution is to use a contraption that permits moving things in and out of windows. This morning, I watched as two workers poured the output of a small cement mixer onto a platform. This platform was then raised, and one of the men shoveled the cement into a window on the top floor. Last night, I saw an ancient-looking bathtub on the platform that had been lowered to street level, so I guess a bathroom is being remodeled in this Rue Jean Mero house. And it’s being done privately: you couldn’t hire a company to do this kind of work on a Sunday.