Argghhh. Now there's four escalators to deal with...this one goes up,
this one goes down, but now there's another that goes up and another
that goes down. Are they all moving - I can't tell. I'm stuck on the
middle floor...I feel like Charlie on the MTA.
On 3/16/2019 10:03 PM, John wrote:
In the U.S. the one to your right will normally be moving away from
you and the one to your left will be coming towards you. Which one is
supposed to be up and which one is supposed to be down depends on
whether you're located at the top or at the bottom.
Additionally, the stopped one is supposed to be moving in the opposite
direction of the one that's still moving. So if the one that's moving
is going down, the up escalator is the one that's broken ... and vice
versa.[1]
If they're both not moving, but only one of them is blocked off,
that's probably the down escalator.
[1] Unless you're in a building with more than two levels connected by
escalators. If you're on a middle floor you may have two UP or two
DOWN, one coming towards you on your left and one going away from you
on your right.
If one of those is out of order, I usually just say EFF IT and find an
elevator.
On 3/16/2019 21:30:46, ann sanfedele wrote:
which begs the question - if it isn't moving, how do you know which
way it was headed? :-)
ann
On 3/16/2019 8:19 PM, John wrote:
I have noticed they're more likely to close off a non-functioning
escalator when it's the DOWN escalator. People are less likely to
stumble and fall going up a stationary escalator.
On 3/16/2019 17:36:10, ann sanfedele 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
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