As much as I love technology, I definitely relate to Paul Davidson's fear of escalators. I appreciate that rather than just ranting, he suggests practical solutions, such as:
Harnesses for all escalator riders – at the first sign of getting your foot caught and chopped off by the sharp stairs, you will be whisked up into the air as if a parachute just opened.Escalators are freaky, but I don't like elevators either. In fact, they scare me even worse, because I don't like being trapped in that little metal box. Good thing I'm okay with stairs, or I'd have to live my entire life on one level.
Escalator rider chaperones, who will assist you in placing that first foot on a good place on a good stair (i.e., they’ll make sure both feet are placed centrally, away from the sides or the edges of the stair).
elevators make me wiggy. i used to be fine with them, but the older i get, the more freaky-death-box they become. i'm certain that robots and elevators will team up one day to bring down the human race.
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