Alright here’s the deal. Why is it that when your going up an escalator you always run into people who stop on it. They’re still stairs! Can you not walk? You’ll use a stairmaster but then won’t even use an actual set of stairs. Do the mechanical specifications of this Individual levitating mechanism prevent mobility? Do escalators cause short term paralysis? Do I always make statements in questions? Maybe,maybe not, but what I do know is that if your not gonna move, do as one famous rapper said and, “Move Bitch, get out the way!”
This article appears in Jun 5-11, 2008.
Well there is a simple solition to your bitching, take the stairs, and let us on the escalators have a fucking brake.
If not walking up an escalator, most people will stand to the right letting those in the rush to save 10 seconds walk past. Ever heard of saying “excuse me”? People will let you pass them.
Some of us can’t walk up the fucking escalator because of physical mobility problems. So when a little asswipe like yourself is snorting behind me, you can go pound gravel up your ass. Your lack of patience is going to be sweet to watch when you’re an old geezer and can’t do the shit you do now.
I get terrible vertigo when i try to walk up or down the elevator, but i do try to step aside for those to whom 4 unproductive seconds is a matter of life and death.
I humbly apologize on behalf of all those out there who blatantly refuse to walk up the escalator, all of those who have mobility issues that prevent them from being able to keep up with your level of physical idealness. I apologize on behalf of the plastic knee that I have had for almost 10 years, a knee that will not flex all of the way without further surgery, and will not allow me to climb a set of stairs. How dare I have the nerve to use an escalator and NOT walk up it in order to get me to the top a full 5-10 seconds sooner. I must have absolutely NO manners in standing to the side to provide all of the nimble people out there access so they can zoom by me, some of them with snide and ignorant comments, and in doing so provide me with the reminder that I will never be able to climb a set of stairs ever again. I also apologize that the escalator that takes me up to my place of employment is one of the one-person-wide escalators, and that I do not jump off to the side to allow you to get by.Really, I’m so very sorry. My heart fucking bleeds for you.
I heard you’re not even supposed to walk up or down escalators, I heard it causes damage.Well put, Beedge. Hopefully you dosed some arrogant pricks with a much needed splash of shame.
I’m not talking about people with mobility problems. I’m talking perfectly able bodied people being lazy!
Yeah well the thing is you can’t really tell, can you? You might think someone’s being lazy but you don’t know their story.
This bitch got me wondering if it was actually dangerous to walk up escalators or not, so I googled it. Anyway, the Otis website (the guys who make elevators and escalators) says it’s safest to STAND at the CENTER of the step and hold on to the handrail…but they probably have to say that or they will get sued.The TTC (Toronto Trasit) also just reversed their escalator policy of “walk left, stand right” just last year because of safety issues…one of the reasons being that the rise of escalator steps are higher than normal stairs, suggesting that escalators are not actually designed for walking up. However, most people probably don’t have trouble moving on an escalator, so it’s just respectful to “walk left, stand right” if there is room and you are able.
Precisely, Qwerty. I don’t walk with a cane, I don’t have a brace on my leg, my issue is not blatantly obvious to someone passing me by on the street…or the escalator. I just have a scar on my left knee that is about 12 inches long that is my constant reminder, aside from the pain. I’m perfectly comfortable showing anyone my scar the next time they brush past me in a big fucking stink. I don’t know if walking up or down the escalators does damage…but I’ve seen more than one asshat trip while doing it. Didn’t exactly speed things up for you, did it Captain Zippy? LOL
two people have died at Major League Baseball parks on escalators alone. Alcohol was a factor, but both were the result of people passing on the escalator. The problem with escalators is that the movement combined with attempted motion temporarily disorients some people. Qwerty while not suffering true vertigo is among many that suffer that temporary disorientation as it isnt a natural motion for your brain. Unlike walking or climbing, the fact your brain has to encompass elevation, combined with a gradual forward movement is unnatural and makes for extra work. Its like trying to catch a baseball while going down jogging down a hill. The added dimension of the hill, makes it VERY difficult to catch something that you could catch very easily just jumping or running.Another post where people are in such a rush. Shame. Halifax is supposed to be better than ontario where people are rude and in such a rush…. this is brutal.
Look if I’m going down the escalator and someone I KNOW in their early to mid twenties is standing completely oblivious to the 30 people behind them, THAT is what I’m talking about. The way you put it, it’s like I kicked your grandmother down the stairs. I’m not saying everyone get out of my fucking way. If you have good legs and can climb stairs then DO IT!
what i said, has nothing to do with legs.The disorientation is a site thing. If you bothered to read what i wrote, combined with what someone put about the size of the steps, many people arent comfortable rushing or walking down the steps. if you are in that much of a rush, couldnt YOU have gone to a wider stair case where you would have all the room you need to whip down?
That will be the day I hustle because you’re in a hurry. Get real! Your poor planning and shitty time management on your part does NOT constitute an emergency on my part. In fact, I’ve been working hard all day and I’m on break and you think I should hurry? PFFFT! I’m happy to move aside to let you pass but don’t presume I’m lazy. If you want to jump to conclusions you can assume I work for a living and while my tight ass rides the escalator I’m relaxing, collecting my thoughts, resting my tired brain… whatever! This has no reflection on my character, stamina, nor ability to walk up stairs. It’s a choice to slow down. I agree with many people here… take the stairs and keep moving if you’re in such a hurry. Better, say ‘excuse me’ and you’ll fool ’em all into thinking you’re a polite person.
And Homie, it’s a pretty rare disorder when a person’s brain can’t synchronize moving images with physical orientation. Very rare. If you can ride in a car without puking you can ride an escalator. Keep reaching, buddy.