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HOW TO USE AN ESCALATOR
Back by popular demand are some more lessons in common sense for those around the world lacking basic intelligence or common sense. This time it’s all about escalators, yes those great big moving walkways with jagged metal teeth to help us lazy people get between floors in shopping centres.
The most basic of all the rules for escalators is: KEEP TO THE LEFT (or to the right if you’re living in places where cars are on the wrong side of the road ;). Keeping to one side means that people late/in a hurry can actually get past you and won’t have to knock you in the head with the bag/suitcase/umbrella etc they’re trailing behind them in their haste to reach the top (or bottom) of the escalator.
Common sense says: If you’re on an escalator with a friend, have them stand either behind or in front of you for the 10 or so seconds the journey takes to go up (or down), don’t have them standing beside you blocking the route.
I’ve seen people stop dead at the top (or bottom) of an escalator after they’ve stepped off. They don’t move to the side, they stand in the direct middle of the exit point, eyes gaping wide as they look around at their surroundings like they’ve just magically arrived in the year 2007 from another planet and are taking in the scenery for the very first time, one detail at a time.
Meanwhile directly behind them, people are piling up and tripping over each other like a jam in a conveyor belt as the moving walkway keeps moving, but they are oblivious. If you’re unsure about where you want to go once you reach your destination at the top (or bottom) of the escalator, move a few thoughtful steps to the side and re-asses your situation from there.
Another important tip is to leave a gap of at least one step between you and me on the escalator. When I’m going down an escalator, I don’t fancy having you breathe down my neck and if I’m travelling up, I also don’t want you standing with your hands uncomfortably close and level with my top (or bottom).
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Posted by kaos264 on 2007-11-17 04:17:31 | Rating: | Views: 68
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hi kaos!
i think we should get you to write a book "Life for Real Dummies" - just to explain all those little things that some people just don't get!
i get pi$$ed with people that don't know how to ride the bus...
:o)
cheers!
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Posted by badlydrawnstickman
on 2007-11-17 10:53:07
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Im so glad I ran into your post
When the swelling goes down, Im really going to enjoy the rest of your work
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Posted by roe
on 2007-11-17 18:06:15
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I agree with BDS - writing that book would help all the lost souls out there. And would be a laugh for all those who know how to do things properly!
I get annoyed with people driving around car parks in the wrong direction, with arrows clearly pointing the right way, and (probably) the same people in the mall who insist on walking in a line 5 or 6 people long who you can't get around and will stop for no reason at all. Maybe you could direct them on these points too...
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Posted by HornyLittlePoker
on 2007-11-19 17:51:34
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