Ann, I have read about moving escalators collapsing, but not ones that are no longer moving. I have climbed stopped escalators numerous times in Penn Station and elsewhere.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 5:37 PM ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > The escalators I wish/need to use most often are frequently out of > order .. (aside ot New yorkers who know the places - Union Square metro > station - > 4th ave and 14th street corner and the ones in the K-mart at astor > place, which also serves as an access to and from the downtown 6 train > nearest me.) > > and while it is true that escalators are stirs when they are not moving, > Dan -- you may or may not remember several fairly recent occurances of > escalators that suddenly flattened or folded when they were in motion, > injuring those using them.. Wherever that sign is, I can hardly blame > the location for > being extra cautious. > > Alan, it is more than an annoyance - they have become a hazard here.. > > ann > > On 3/15/2019 3:43 AM, Alan C wrote: > > With no escalators In Phalaborwa we easily maintain an even temperament! > > > > Alan C > > > > On 15-Mar-19 05:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> Another iPhoto image of a sign. > >> > >> I found this sign amusing as well, for two .reasons. First, the > >> escalator > >> is located in the Museum of Technology in San Jose, CA. How > >> embarrassing > >> for an institution like that has no one who can fix an escalator. > >> Second, > >> don't they realize that an escalator that is not working IS a set of > >> stairs? <G> > >> > >> > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/iphotos-1/cpdr4rgwhuw91t9srd25n6a1p90qhj > >> > >> > >> It always annoys me that half of the escalators in public facilities > >> in the > >> US seem to be out of order at any time. When we visited China and > >> Japan, > >> and also in our trip to Russia, ALL the escalators were operating > >> properly. Are our escalators that inferior, or are we just too > >> stupid to > >> service them properly? > >> > >> End of Rant. > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> Dan Matyola > >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
