Escalator - Is it a ride or a tool?

[Roger Wilco]

Anybody can pass me any time they want; what I said was I wouldn't try to pass anybody else. And ten seconds can make the difference when running for a train? Big deal. So can the train running ten seconds slower or faster. So can the number of people going through the turnstyle ahead of you. So can stopping to sneeze a couple of times on the way to the station or holding the door for an old timer carrying a shopping bag. "Sorry, lady, gotta beat the clock." Thump. Seriously, I think people these days look for things to get uptight about. Slow down. Mellow out. Repent, Harlequin.

Ok, but I can't really influence any of that and more importantly subjectively I don't know that holding that door was what caused me to miss that train. On the other hand if I'm on top of the escalator and I hear the train pulling into the station and there's some guy blocking my path because he's taking the train in the other direction and doesn't care I know exactly why I missed it.

 

[RJDiogenes]

What difference does it make if you know or not? Sometimes you miss the train and sometimes you don't. If ten seconds is making that much of a difference, you need to leave earlier.

 

[Roger Wilco]

It's a matter of principle. Why should I have to wait 5 minutes just because some dumbass can't move over to the right side?

 

[Miss Chicken]

It's a matter of principle. Why should I have to wait 5 minutes just because some dumbass can't move over to the right side?

Would you get annoyed if you live in my city where there just isn't a room to pass on escalators?

 

[Roger Wilco]

No, if there's no room there's no room.

 

[RJDiogenes]

That's life in the big city. We all have to put up with each other.

 

[Snaploud]

The jerks aren't the ones who stand still, and they aren't the ones who walk. The jerks are the ones who think their way is the right way (whether it be standing or walking) and that everybody else is rude for being different (IMO).