Jorge wrote:Guys, escalators are designed for standing still. Please look into this. If you want exercise, take the stairs.
Try that shit in London and you’ll get punched in the back of the head
They have a great system though. In all their tube stations which all have escalators down to the platforms. When on the escalator if you want to stand? Stand on the left. If you wanna walk move on the right. Do not stand on the right. It’ll end badly for you
Jorge wrote:Guys, escalators are designed for standing still. Please look into this. If you want exercise, take the stairs.
so you're always the one whom i get stuck behind on the highway with the wisconsin plates in the left lane doing the speed limit and not letting anyone pass.
it's not difficult. if you're lazy, can't walk, or just plain stubborn and don't want to exert minimal energy because, you know, escalators, at least stand to the right and let others pass.
Chris_H_2 wrote:it's not difficult. if you're lazy, can't walk, or just plain stubborn and don't want to exert minimal energy because, you know, escalators, at least stand to the right and let others pass.
That seems to be a common stance but technically wrong because escalators are designed for standing still. You already said you prefer going up the stairs so what's the problem
Anders wrote:I do not have a «neoliberal assessment of geopolitics», so please stop writing that I do.
Chris_H_2 wrote:it's not difficult. if you're lazy, can't walk, or just plain stubborn and don't want to exert minimal energy because, you know, escalators, at least stand to the right and let others pass.
That seems to be a common stance but technically wrong because escalators are designed for standing still. You already said you prefer going up the stairs so what's the problem
For the record, I don’t care if people choose not to move on an escalator. Just don’t block the path of people that want/need to walk (especially if an escalator is the only option like in train and subway stations).
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Yup, that's how we do it pretty much everywhere. But like I said, technically incorrect. The uneven weight distribution fucks up the escalator's mechanics, and fewer people get transported. Better to stand still. It's what they were designed for.
Anders wrote:I do not have a «neoliberal assessment of geopolitics», so please stop writing that I do.
Rangi Guy wrote:.....unless they were REALLY old or disabled.
Were they disabled?
Not at all. You can just be unfortunate. An untied lace, a trouser leg that’s slightly too long. Either get caught in the grill at the step off point and there’s screaming and blood within seconds. I’m not kidding.
The guy losing his head? Bent over the handrail and was looking at something downstairs and didn’t see next floor coming on the other side just outside his escalator.
Head got caught and wedged and body kept going the other way. Gruesome.
That’s why you see those clear plastic shields bolted at that kinda arrow point on escalators.
Watch for them.
Rangi Guy wrote:.....unless they were REALLY old or disabled.
Were they disabled?
Not at all. You can just be unfortunate. An untied lace, a trouser leg that’s slightly too long. Either get caught in the grill at the step off point and there’s screaming and blood within seconds. I’m not kidding.
The guy losing his head? Bent over the handrail and was looking at something downstairs and didn’t see next floor coming on the other side just outside his escalator.
Head got caught and wedged and body kept going the other way. Gruesome.
That’s why you see those clear plastic shields bolted at that kinda arrow point on escalators.
Watch for them.
daft twat wrote:Any Facebook post that begins, “Does anyone know of a reasonably priced…” Go fuck yourself.
Why
Because it’s insulting when it’s about a trade like electrical work or auto repair, and it’s asinine when it’s about a product like a ps5 because the market sets the price. It’s a post that never needs to be made. There is marketplace and eBay and any number of places to hunt for a deal and make comparisons.
And part of it is semantics. I have no problem with people on Nextdoor asking for recommendations based on others’ experiences, but suggesting a professional’s rate isn’t reasonable because your cheap and unskilled ass doesn’t want to pay it is offensive.
