Maybe it’s just me, but is it ignorant and assholish to punch the handicapped button for a set of doors when someone else 15 feet ahead of you is just about to open them up… like with their hands and arms and upper body strength even? Especially if you yourself are not crippled?
I thought so – I didn’t appreciate having the doors unexpectedly open *into* my face, left knee, and Timmy’s coffee.
If I’m wrong to have been upset, I hereby apologize to the vapid slag in the red coat at the Woodside ferry terminal two mornings ago. Sorry for taking the Lord’s name in vain. —Realist In Dartmouth
This article appears in May 27 – Jun 2, 2010.
so,look where you are going next time. people are lazy,that’s why they use those doors.i have too.
Why aren’t you pressing it if you have coffee in your hands?
I use those doors as a public service. Just an informal inspection to ensure they are in proper working order.
Hey, Life Sucks, I *was* looking where I was going…I saw the doors, comprehended that I could open one of them by pulling on the handle, and was just in the middle of doing that…when the cow 15 feet behind me decided to punch that button.
Oh, I get it – I should have looked back before opening the door to make sure that nobody was going to hit that button on me.
And Sebastian_, I didn’t know that you needed to be completely unencumbered – two arms both free and all that – to be able to open doors. Do *you* need both arms and all upper body strength to yank open a door? Well, forget I asked that – maybe *you* do.
She was a rancid, ungodly whore.
really… that would kinda suck on a whole different level.
If she wants to help.. she can put down the Ultra Big Mac Delux and open the god damn door herself.
1- we’re not called “cripples” any more. We’re “negroes”. and
2- I use a chair and I don’t use the automatic door jimamabobbers. I can see how having a door magically pop open unexpectedly in your face would be a pain of a surprise. I hate it too. You’re in the zone, ready to grab the handle and efficiently use physics to make a smooth entrance, when your mojo is upset by a stranger.
I get it.
It’s just you.