Red Mosquito

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

System works though.

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.

Man, shut the fuck up.

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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

Did you know the word escalate didn't exist before escalators? You should, because I've said it before.

my kid will hop off escalators no problem, but loses her shit if i try to get her onto one.

i'm sure chris h 2 loves kids melting down and blocking the escalator.

Jorge wrote:

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).

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.

I’ve seen those videos of people having fuckin horrific accidents escalators. Getting maimed and decapitated. Not a fun way to go.

dimejinky99 wrote:I’ve seen those videos of people having fuckin horrific accidents escalators. Getting maimed and decapitated. Not a fun way to go.

I'd think you'd have to be a special kind of muppet for an escalator to take you out....

.....unless they were REALLY old or disabled.

Were they disabled?

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.

dimejinky99 wrote:

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.

my wife is playing RHCP with her office door open.

Jorge wrote:

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.

We can get a table saw to stop when it touches a hot dog.

We can’t get an escalator to not decapitate a guy?

Bammer wrote:We can get a table saw to stop when it touches a hot dog.

We can’t get an escalator to not decapitate a guy?

The guy who got decapitated would have found a way to mess himself up with the table saw.
Special kind of muppet