IainMorton Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 People who stand on the left hand side of escalators... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 People who stand on the left hand side of escalators... Scum. Sub-human scum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I would have thought the left hand side was for standing and the right lane was the over taking lane. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I would have thought the left hand side was for standing and the right lane was the over taking lane. Scum. Sub-human scum. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I am usually to busy on my phone floating from side to side when on escalators to know what the status quo is anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I am usually to busy on my phone floating from side to side when on escalators to know what the status quo is anyway. Is that when you're going down, down? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Is that when you're going down, down? I meant go like this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdcal Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 People who stand on the left hand side of escalators... ? Stand on left pass on right. Like driving or general walking on pavements. Narrow pavements both should move to their own left to pass without daft dance thing. Easy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 The rule on the London Underground appears to be that you stand on the right, pass on the left. Been on it hundreds of times and it had never occurred to me. You just follow whatever everyone else is doing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Pass on the left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 It's strange how people would hold the right lane and over take on the left if that's opposite to how we drive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 People who walk up escalators are running away from other things in their lives, probably BEAST charges from the law. Weirdos. You want to walk on stair like contraptions? GO USE THE FUCKING STAIRS THEN. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 escalators 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I meant go like this What ever you want. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 People who walk up escalators are running away from other things in their lives, probably BEAST charges from the law. Weirdos. You want to walk on stair like contraptions? GO USE THE FUCKING STAIRS THEN. But you get to where you are going twice as quick than you would if you walked up the stairs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 But you get to where you are going twice as quick than you would if you walked up the stairs What are you running away from? Life is a gift, enjoy it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I'm on holiday,but somehow despite switching my alarm off, i've woken up at my normal time for work. Anyone else had this problem?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeboy Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Yes. I find Valium eradicates this particular problem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I'll go read through the politics thread. That'll have me nodding off soon enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Escalators have got the wrong name – well half of them do. I have no problem with the ones that go up. To escalate means to go up, so that is fine. That is the correct use of the language. Bur what exactly is a down escalator? One that escalates you downwards? Sorry, no, that makes no sense – it is a contradiction, an oxymoron. .. and you can’t just call it a de-escalator, since de-escalate means to stop going up. Oh, and don’t get me on to when they stop working and you have to try using them like ordinary steps – that really is really, really , really annoying – worse than stubbing your toe, hitting your thumb with a hammer or a paper cut – aargh. Anyway, a down escalator should really be called something like a descentator. Similarly the up escalators should be called ascentators. In fact, if you really insisted on these terms, pokes people in the ribs, slapped them in the face and forced them to use these new words, they would be so annoyed with you, they would stop being annoyed about anything else and this whole thread could be simplified. What do you think? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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