Why does boarding an elevator confuse so many?
May 11, 2012, 12:13 pm
#16
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They are waiting for people to get off in case there are any
They are waiting for the elevator to stabilize, so it doesn't bounce a bit when they get in.
I don't think they are confused at all, I just think they probably have a better understanding of how elevators work.
They are waiting for the elevator to stabilize, so it doesn't bounce a bit when they get in.
I don't think they are confused at all, I just think they probably have a better understanding of how elevators work.
May 11, 2012, 8:36 pm
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At least they don't dig out checkbooks at that moment anymore.
May 12, 2012, 5:42 am
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my best experience with this behavior was when i was moving into an apartment and holding my cat's scratching post in front of my chest so that it was sticking out 2ft in front of me. the elevator door opened and someone charged in, and ran smack into the post!
May 12, 2012, 6:50 am
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Oh, mate. I have a couple of colleagues who make corridor-blocking into an Olympic sport. And they have the temerity to give you a dirty look should you dare to want to walk past and expect them to move. There are plenty of places to stand and chat, but only one place to walk. Yeesh.
May 12, 2012, 8:38 pm
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My pet peeves:
1. When the doors open and the person waiting for the elevator has to ask "Going up?" or "Going down?" when the light panel clearly shows which direction the elevator's going. If I'm feeling snide I'll say something like "yes, see those lights there? When the up arrow is lit, that means it's going up."
2. When someone waiting for an elevator on the ground floor (i.e., nothing below you) asks "Is this elevator going up?"
1. When the doors open and the person waiting for the elevator has to ask "Going up?" or "Going down?" when the light panel clearly shows which direction the elevator's going. If I'm feeling snide I'll say something like "yes, see those lights there? When the up arrow is lit, that means it's going up."
2. When someone waiting for an elevator on the ground floor (i.e., nothing below you) asks "Is this elevator going up?"
May 12, 2012, 10:45 pm
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No playing the elevator! Only where you go there. Don't try to push the button.
May 13, 2012, 10:14 am
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My pet peeves:
1. When the doors open and the person waiting for the elevator has to ask "Going up?" or "Going down?" when the light panel clearly shows which direction the elevator's going. If I'm feeling snide I'll say something like "yes, see those lights there? When the up arrow is lit, that means it's going up."
1. When the doors open and the person waiting for the elevator has to ask "Going up?" or "Going down?" when the light panel clearly shows which direction the elevator's going. If I'm feeling snide I'll say something like "yes, see those lights there? When the up arrow is lit, that means it's going up."
2. When someone waiting for an elevator on the ground floor (i.e., nothing below you) asks "Is this elevator going up?"
May 13, 2012, 10:53 am
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And then you have the people going to Costco who block the entry with their cart while they rummage through their purse or wallet looking for their membership card. Why can't they remember to get it out on the walk in from the parking lot?
May 13, 2012, 11:22 am
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Oh let's not even go there or we will soon be discussing why people in grocery stores line up, watch their groceries being scanned and bagged, and then and only then start opening purses and or wallets wasting everyone's time. Same thing at ATM machines..you got out of the car, wandered in, then went up to the machine, and you never figured it might be a good idea to get your bank card out? Sorry, I am not wanting to spend 5 minutes behind you while you search high and low in your gigantic purse.
May 13, 2012, 11:44 am
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How about people who push both the up and down buttons since they think that will make the elevator arrive faster?
It succeeds. Unfortunately, half the time it arrives going in the wrong direction, slowing everybody's day down, and maybe even theirs as its slower to finish its load and return in the direction they actually want....
It succeeds. Unfortunately, half the time it arrives going in the wrong direction, slowing everybody's day down, and maybe even theirs as its slower to finish its load and return in the direction they actually want....
May 13, 2012, 12:13 pm
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Like the people who get through the checkout lane, the cashier gives them a total, they stare dumbfounded for a second, then start searching for payment? Like they had no concept they would actually be asked to pay?
At least they don't dig out checkbooks at that moment anymore.
At least they don't dig out checkbooks at that moment anymore.
May 13, 2012, 11:03 pm
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