Submitted by Long-Term BART Rider on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 5:37pm.
When I rode the London Underground they actually had signs over the escalators saying "Stand Right Side," "Walk Left Side" - or maybe it's the other way as they drive on the other side of the road, but you get my point. Having standing/walking sides seems to be universal and BART should be right up there with the Underground as far as world class mass transit goes.
And for us early birds, who has the energy to walk up stairs at 6 a.m.? At least walking up the escalator can almost be called exercise...
Submitted by silver worm on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 12:37pm.
I went with "Dammit Shrapnel"! Escalators are for lazy people. I can understand taking an ELEVATOR in a skyscaper. If you only have to go up one level, take the stairs and work off that venti, double shot, caramel frappichino with whip cream and chocolate sauce. Your A$$ will appreciate it.... Mine does!
Submitted by transit troublemaker on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 12:53pm.
escalators are also for knees approaching age for social security benefits.
And as anyone who has visited DC can corroborate, for systems where the stations are way too deep--Dupont Circle, Wheaton for examples.
Submitted by TreoBART on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 8:10pm.
It's a transportation device, not an amusement ride. OK, so I have a scrape on my knee that should tell me to quit with the walking up the crowded escalator during rush hour.
I assure you Shrapnel, I will sue no one for my own stupidity.
Submitted by TreoBART on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 8:45am.
Oh and did I mention the smell on the stairs at Civic Center? I can hold my breath on the escalator long enough to not vomit all over myself but I don't think I could do that and jog up the stairs at the same time. The 4 times a month or so the escalator is out of order I get real queasy.
Lafayette doesn't stink as much, but God help you if a train has arrived recently, there is no space to go up the stairs at all.
Submitted by boopiejones on Mon, 07/21/2008 - 9:20am.
the escalator ride from montgomery station up to sansome today was the smelliest experience i have ever had in my life. keep in mind, both of my sons caught some wierd ass stomach flu yesterday and i cleaned up 5 full rounds of projectile vomitting. and this mornings escalator ride STILL beat it hands down. i am guessing that it had something to do with the heavy mist/light rain this morning bringing all the bum piss/fecal matter to the surface of the concrete. NASTY! sorry shrapnel, but i did a full sprint up the escalator this morning.
Submitted by chrystalflanders on Fri, 07/18/2008 - 7:53am.
I guess I must be one of those lazy F*ckers because I just can't seem to take those stairs that are so step it looks like you are going to vomit and fall backwards when you are walking up or down. Escalators are for the following:
1) moderately to extremely proportioned
2) my grandma and her deluxe model kane with an inscription from Wayne Newton
3) 20 pieces of luggage from out-of-towners who don't realize it's better to take the elevator dammit!!
4) the ignoramous who doesn't know that you are to stand to the right and not the left at rush hour
5) for the guy who fell and scraped his knee last Wednesday and looked like he was going to cry like a baby
6) for itty bitty kiddies who can barley hold on to the rail
7) stall jumpers running away from Bart Police after Pride
Submitted by Heintzer on Wed, 07/23/2008 - 8:09am.
Stand on the right, walk on the left.
My office is equidistant from Powell and Montgomery, and I never, ever go to Powell because the tourists just slow me down and make me miss my train. >:|
You already know how I
You already know how I feel.
If you wanna walk, take the stairs!
If the escalator stops suddenly, you go flying, I have to do a report, you get injured, BART gets sued.
Sure, you save about 10 seconds. But is it worth it?
Yeah, I voted "Agree".
When I rode the London
When I rode the London Underground they actually had signs over the escalators saying "Stand Right Side," "Walk Left Side" - or maybe it's the other way as they drive on the other side of the road, but you get my point. Having standing/walking sides seems to be universal and BART should be right up there with the Underground as far as world class mass transit goes.
And for us early birds, who has the energy to walk up stairs at 6 a.m.? At least walking up the escalator can almost be called exercise...
I went with "Dammit
I went with "Dammit Shrapnel"! Escalators are for lazy people. I can understand taking an ELEVATOR in a skyscaper. If you only have to go up one level, take the stairs and work off that venti, double shot, caramel frappichino with whip cream and chocolate sauce. Your A$$ will appreciate it.... Mine does!
escalators are also for knees
escalators are also for knees approaching age for social security benefits.
And as anyone who has visited DC can corroborate, for systems where the stations are way too deep--Dupont Circle, Wheaton for examples.
Escalators are big enough for
Escalators are big enough for both.
Stand on the right, walk on the left.
Exception: Those old, tiny
Exception: Those old, tiny ones at 19th Street Station. Stand and that's it!
It's a transportation device,
It's a transportation device, not an amusement ride. OK, so I have a scrape on my knee that should tell me to quit with the walking up the crowded escalator during rush hour.
I assure you Shrapnel, I will sue no one for my own stupidity.
Oh and did I mention the
Oh and did I mention the smell on the stairs at Civic Center? I can hold my breath on the escalator long enough to not vomit all over myself but I don't think I could do that and jog up the stairs at the same time. The 4 times a month or so the escalator is out of order I get real queasy.
Lafayette doesn't stink as much, but God help you if a train has arrived recently, there is no space to go up the stairs at all.
the escalator ride from
the escalator ride from montgomery station up to sansome today was the smelliest experience i have ever had in my life. keep in mind, both of my sons caught some wierd ass stomach flu yesterday and i cleaned up 5 full rounds of projectile vomitting. and this mornings escalator ride STILL beat it hands down. i am guessing that it had something to do with the heavy mist/light rain this morning bringing all the bum piss/fecal matter to the surface of the concrete. NASTY! sorry shrapnel, but i did a full sprint up the escalator this morning.
I guess I must be one of
I guess I must be one of those lazy F*ckers because I just can't seem to take those stairs that are so step it looks like you are going to vomit and fall backwards when you are walking up or down. Escalators are for the following:
1) moderately to extremely proportioned
2) my grandma and her deluxe model kane with an inscription from Wayne Newton
3) 20 pieces of luggage from out-of-towners who don't realize it's better to take the elevator dammit!!
4) the ignoramous who doesn't know that you are to stand to the right and not the left at rush hour
5) for the guy who fell and scraped his knee last Wednesday and looked like he was going to cry like a baby
6) for itty bitty kiddies who can barley hold on to the rail
7) stall jumpers running away from Bart Police after Pride
Walking on the escalator is
Walking on the escalator is just fine.
Standing on the escalator is just fine.
How is it that Shrapnel is "suddenly" in charge of escalators?
Coming up with all sorts of new rules and shit.
PPID wasn't in charge of escalators.
memories...from the corners of my mind
jbap21
nice. and i am offering
nice. and i am offering 10,000 bartrage bonus points redeemable for bragging rights for the first person that can explain what he means by PPID...
Shrapnel was PPID911
Shrapnel was PPID911 originally. Duh :)
I'll have to agree with
I'll have to agree with Shrapnel.
Stand on the right, walk on
Stand on the right, walk on the left.
My office is equidistant from Powell and Montgomery, and I never, ever go to Powell because the tourists just slow me down and make me miss my train. >:|
People heading to the giants
People heading to the giants game are worse then the Powell street tourists
God forbid you arrive 2
God forbid you arrive 2 minutes earlier...