Escalators, and the people who love them

[Monoriu]

There is no such thing as a next train in my books.  Or next bus, next lift, next anything.  Do, or die.   

Really? Is that really the motto for your life?

I don't really have a motto of my life 

But yes it is a habit of mine.  I am one of those who crash through closing doors of trains, forcing them to re-open while disregarding the disdainful stares of everybody else.  Even when I am doing a leisure walk on a Sunday afternoon.

[Monoriu]

Our train network uses a single female voice for all the pre-recorded public announcements.  Once my wife played some Youtube video that contains the "train to Hong Kong is approaching" line on our home computer.  I almost fell out of the bed and instinctively started moving my legs when I heard that one 

[Eddie Teach]

Stand still usually. I feel self-conscious when I walk on them because nobody else ever does and I don't like jostling.

[Syt]

On my commutes I usually stand still so I can keep reading my book, laughing at people who run down, almost falling over themselves, just so that they can get onto a train now and not in 3 minutes when the next one pulls in.

When I'm in a hurry I do walk.

[Liep]

I take the stairs. they are empty.

This. Also, people who delay trains because they can't wait two minutes always make me laugh, it's just so silly.

[garbon]

I'm 3-in-1!

[Duque de Bragança]

Depends if I am encumbered by luggage.

[The Larch]

If I am on an escalator and I hear "train to xxxx is about to arrive", I run like hell.  Which is like 80% of the time, because the train comes every 2 minutes.

What's the point of that? If another train for the same destination is arriving in a couple of minutes, why rushing?

I saw that a lot when I was living in Madrid. As soon as the incoming train could be heard, people on the escalators would begin to go mad and start running, even when they were totally calm and still beforehand. I mean, if you're on a hurry you'd be running before, not when the train was about to arrive.

[Liep]

I saw that a lot when I was living in Madrid. As soon as the incoming train could be heard, people on the escalators would begin to go mad and start running, even when they were totally calm and still beforehand. I mean, if you're on a hurry you'd be running before, not when the train was about to arrive.

Speaking from experience, when I sound the depart-tone that's when people start running, and even if it means that the doors close people still desperately push the open button. In that way they give me many giggles through the day.

[Monoriu]

If I am on an escalator and I hear "train to xxxx is about to arrive", I run like hell.  Which is like 80% of the time, because the train comes every 2 minutes.

What's the point of that? If another train for the same destination is arriving in a couple of minutes, why rushing?

I saw that a lot when I was living in Madrid. As soon as the incoming train could be heard, people on the escalators would begin to go mad and start running, even when they were totally calm and still beforehand. I mean, if you're on a hurry you'd be running before, not when the train was about to arrive.

Because arriving at my destination two minutes earlier is more desirable than arriving two minutes later?  And because I don't mind running a short distance?

[Monoriu]

One of the most memorable scenes was during a typhoon.  When a typhoon approaches Hong Kong during working hours, we evacuate.  This happens a few times a year.  As you can imagine, when everybody gets off work and goes home at exactly the same time, the train system struggles to cope. 

When I arrived at the platform, I saw a fully loaded train that was waiting to depart.  Since it was full, people started queueing up on the opposite platform, waiting for the next train. 

Of course, as the notion of a "next train" did not and still does not exist in my books, I picked a spot where I saw a tiny opening, and squeezed myself in. 

That was not the end of the story.  As a public service and selfless act of sacrifice, I pushed so hard that I made enough room for 4 more people to get in. 

Because of my noble efforts, 5 people, including myself, got home 2 minutes earlier. 

It was also the first time I had difficulty breathing in a train.

[Razgovory]

I'm not a fucking douchebag so I don't run up or down an escalator.  I also don't jump up and down on the elevator trying to make it go down faster.

[Jaron]

I'd make an excellent soldier. I'm a warrior at heart.

[Monoriu]

I'm not a fucking douchebag so I don't run up or down an escalator.  I also don't jump up and down on the elevator trying to make it go down faster.

Running up or down an escalator is good from a crowd management standpoint.  The capacity of an escalator to transport people depends on whether people are willing to walk and how fast they walk/run.  If everybody decides to drive 20 km/hour on a road, then fewer cars can go through.  Standing still on an escalator is, therefore, selfish

[PDH]

I'm not a fucking douchebag so I don't run up or down an escalator.  I also don't jump up and down on the elevator trying to make it go down faster.

Moron.  Pushing the button 100 times makes the elevator go faster.