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Where I work, people regularly use the handicap door opener button to open the door. These are able-body, healthy people who aren’t even carrying anything. Seriously, it takes longer to wait for the door opener than to just open it and walk through. Don’t be so lazy!
—manual door opener
This article appears in May 7-13, 2009.
23 Comments
Man, what is with the door opener bitches, seriously….
Is this a repost from a couple weeks ago?
I’m still on the bandwagon… though I’m not the OP.
open the god damn door yourself instead of wasting electricity.
It’s an electrified door-holding machine. Electrified courtesy if you will.
Is it wrong to walk up the wheelchair ramps too?
yes.
especially if you make someone in a wheelchair wait until you get to the top.
OP: It also takes longer to go to theCoast.ca, type up your bitch and post it than to say something. Should I post a bitch about you wasting electricity/company time?
Never wrong, I work in a job where I am very well known and where my job is largely customer service. If I say the wrong thing to the wrong person, I’m out of a job since I’m not permanent here yet.
And isn’t that the POINT of LTWWB? To air grievences that piss you off because you can’t say anything? Not only that, but I’ve seen a lot of petty bitches on here….bad grammar, things that don’t even make sense. At least mine was a valid point, something that makes me boil, and made moderate sense.
I really don’t see anything wrong with using the electric door opener. The ramp and the parking spaces are definitely wrong to use because they are built specifically for people who are handicapped. Although the opener is built for the handicapped, the door is not. It is there for everyone to use. What does it matter how it get’s opened? I wouldn’t sweat the ‘waste’ of electricity. If that’s the main concern then I would stay away from Walmart and Grocery stores with the automatic doors. What a waste of electricity that is.
I agree with Miles. This bitch is stupid, only a really really uptight person would ever be bothered by something as small and silly as this. That or one of those annoying people who take up other people problems as their own personal crusade because it makes them feel noble. Let people who need to use the door bitch about this, but I’m willing to bet they don’t give a fuck.
I’m with Plastic Diver Guy…Electrified Courtesy for those that have yet to reach the door but will not be there in time to walk through right behind you. Some of those doors swing back pretty damned hard…
You need to relax OP if this gets you boiled…life is too short to get bent out of shape for something so minor…now if it was some a$$hat that had parked across two handicapped parking spots…that there is something to get vehemently boiled about.
if you don’t think people are concerned with micro amounts of energy…. read this
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/12/go…
Ugh, some people really have nothing better to do then bitch about something so little.
Don’t people have something better to bitch about! How about people who expect driver’s to stop for them to cross the road! Haha
Bawls: Your point is not valid. It’s pathetic and stupid. So what if people use the automatic door opener? It’s a damned door for pete’s sake. If you’re going to bitch about that, then you’d better not be driving a car with an automatic transmission, power doors, locks, seats, sunroof, etc. Because by your reasoning, those are items of laziness as well. You should also be avoiding fully automatic doors as Miles pointed out. Oh, and don’t just stand on the escalator either, you’re supposed to walk up them, not just stand there. Put down the TV remote too and walk over to turn it on/off or to change the channel. Using the remote is just lazy. Make sure to turn off your spell check in MS Office too. Just get out the dictionary and check it, otherwise it’s just lazy. My point is that these things, including the automatic door opener button, are all items of conveinience. Some people choose to use them, some don’t. If “able-bodied” people using an automatic door opener is something that “makes you boil”, you’ve got some serious issues.
Yawn.zzzzzzz
I’m with the OP. Overuse of the automatic door can actually wear out the motor faster. Plus it does take longer than just pushing the damn thing. I’m not going to lose sleep over it, but it does bug me.
I like to use it to reduce the germs I get/give. You can hit it with an elbow or umbrella versus putting your hand on the door that everyone else has just fondled. It may come from spending a lot of time in hospitals but if it means getting one less cold, I’ll keep using it.
I’m with miles, never wrong and fizz on this one and whoever else was on the same page as that. It’s a really stupid bitch, and if something that insignificant pisses you off than you must be a really angry person.
some disabilities are invisible – just because the person doesn’t have a cane or isn’t in a wheelchair doesn’t mean they may not have an internal or back injury that makes opening heavy doors difficult – or perhaps even painful. i don’t have any disabilities myself, but i have a relatively weak upper body – which can make opening heavy doors difficult.
Maybe, then, you should consider opening doors to strengthen that weak upper body? Seriously, folks. Open the door yourself.
wow look at that? anothe rbitch about using the handi cap door!
Alright when i have my niece or nephew they enjoy pressing the button so i allow it.
NOW if you want a handi cap bitch how about Stop using the handi cap stall!
But Jane, I like to stretch my legs when I poop! And sometimes after a particularly big one, you need that bar to help you off the seat.
I don’t know why everyone is always so fussed about the electronic door opening. Some of those doors in the pedways (I’m thinking specifically about the one into the hotel) are heavy! Plus you can push the button and walk through the double doors with a ‘wush’ that blows my hair back and makes me feel like I’m on a catwalk. Considering how my days sometimes go – it can be a highlight. Why take it away? I also agree with the push if someone is close enough behind you that it would be rude to not hold the door open but far enough away that you have to stand there for a bit (reference back to the heavy door above)