Stairs or elevator
- Thread starter Vulcan Princess
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My house has only two floors and no elevator, so I take the stairs. 
When I worked on the third floor, I would take the stairs, unless I was tired.
When I worked on the third floor, I would take the stairs, unless I was tired.
When I was in college, I always seemed to end up in a top-floor dorm room, fourth or fifth floor. And I always took the elevator unless there was a fire alarm. In retrospect, that's probably how I packed on 50 pounds in three years.
My last apartment was the second floor in a house, up the steepest, most rickety staircase on the planet. I would have been grateful for even a dumbwaiter to get my groceries up safely.
My last apartment was the second floor in a house, up the steepest, most rickety staircase on the planet. I would have been grateful for even a dumbwaiter to get my groceries up safely.
As long as the arthritis isn't too bad i take the stairs. I need to stay on top of my heart health.
Nardpuncher
Rear Admiral
This is a video of mine. I posted it before. It's from a department store here in Taipei. It's about 8 or 9 stories. The line for the elevator has a sign that says 15 minute wait! An yes, there's an escalator.
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuJa528Lizg[/yt]
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuJa528Lizg[/yt]
Is there any reason why some people in Taipei don't like escalators?
I live in a 3-floor townhouse, so I'm always taking the stairs there. 
And, at work, I always take the stairs: 4 flights from my parking spot in the lower level garage to my office on the 3rd floor, and I'm constantly going up and down the 2 flight between my office and the rest of my company's offices on the second floor. I figure any additional exercise is a good thing.
And, at work, I always take the stairs: 4 flights from my parking spot in the lower level garage to my office on the 3rd floor, and I'm constantly going up and down the 2 flight between my office and the rest of my company's offices on the second floor. I figure any additional exercise is a good thing.
I don't have to deal with multiple flights of stairs on a regular basis. My university library has 4 floors and a basement. I'm fine going up three flights unless I'm in a lazy mood. If it's four or more, it will almost always be the elevator/escalator for me. I know I'm not in the best of shape. A couple years ago I climbed the equivalent 12 stories of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse. I was totally fine until about half way up after which time it felt like my legs were going to fall off.
Nardpuncher
Rear Admiral
No. Other than it's a tad more work than standing still in an elevator.
I'm lazy so i'll take the elevator. 
