I get carried away sometimes.
The other day I saw an article about a new photo book on "Route 66". I currently
have about 15 tabs open for articles related to the "Mother Road".
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/edward-keating-edward-keating/1128938306?ean=9788862086004
On 3/17/2019 07:36:39, ann sanfedele wrote:
actually, at least at the one at Union Square - the escalators are reversable...
and there are locations where there are two side by side escaltors going in the
same direction .. and a third in the opposite.
but I was JOKING!
sheesh
ann
On 3/16/2019 11:03 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
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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