Elevators 101

Immy · Oct 15, 2011

I'm on elevators all day long and my day is constantly delayed by people who still don't quite get how they operate. So here's a helpful PSA on the subject.

- Before you enter an elevator, decide if YOU want to go up or down. If you want to go up, press the UP button. DOWN for down. DO NOT press the UP or DOWN button based on where you think the elevator is. Example (this happens often) a person on the 10th floor who wants to go down presses the UP button because they want the elevator to come up to get them...wrong!

- Most elevators have buttons that light up once they're pressed. If the button you want to press is already lit YOU DON'T HAVE TO PRESS IT AGAIN.

- Repeatedly pressing a lit button DOES NOT make the elevator come faster.

- Most elevators have clear indicators which floor you have stopped on. PAY ATTENTION! There should be no confusion about which floor you are exiting onto.

- Most multiple elevator lobbies indicate very clearly which direction the stopped elevator is going. PAY ATTENTION! Don't just get on any elevator that stops. If you're going down, watch for the indicator that the stopped elevator is going down.

olroy70 · Oct 15, 2011

Doncha luv it! Dont have to mess with em very often anymore. Every 6 months for my blood draw!

AU24K · Oct 16, 2011

Another rule that is often ignored; When the elevator doors open, allow people to exit before you enter.

Best,
Scott

Immy · Oct 16, 2011

AU24K said:
Another rule that is often ignored; When the elevator doors open, allow people to exit before you enter.

Best,
Scott

YES!! Big pet peeve of mine. Thanks Scott!

kenley · Oct 16, 2011

Elevators are the main reason short people weigh less.
They can only reach the 3rd floor button and have to get off and walk up the stairs the rest of the way.
They do get to ride down though.

olroy70 · Oct 16, 2011

kenley said:
Elevators are the main reason short people weigh less.
They can only reach the 3rd floor button and have to get off and walk up the stairs the rest of the way.
They do get to ride down though.

Is it PC to say 'short people'

you must belong to the tea party!!!!!!!

kenley · Oct 16, 2011

If your knott in Texas, where are you?
Yes I subscribe to Tea Party principles, but I couldn't spell the other word for short people. I couldn't make it look right. Midget ? Still doesn't look right.
Of course, I am blind in one eye and can't hear out of the other.

Ray S ECenFL · Oct 16, 2011

Some other elevator information:

If two people are in an elevator and one of them passes gas, EVERYBODY knows who did it.

Every wonder why no one talks in an elevator ( most of the time)?

All species have a safety zone where they feel safe or threatened depending on how close another person or animal is to that zone. For humans it is 3 to 4 feet. Folks feel uncomfortable when that zone is occupied by strangers.

If you watch a group of people standing around, look to see how far apart they are standing from each other. Some very interesting observations can be had.

bigscoop · Oct 16, 2011

I'm a short people. And just for your information, most of us have elevator shoes in our closets for those days when we expect to be riding one. Geeeezzzz........tall folks sure have a hard time connecting the dots sometimes! Must be all that bad air way up there? :laughing7: