@Tim-Buktu said:

@Lemons said:

@Tim-Buktu said:

After listening to all of this babble I feel a voice of reason is needed.

Let me know if you hear one.

But as a person who believes that Escalator Lives Matter, I cannot in good conscious agree to the elimination of the species. I suggest this: make the stairs of escalators large enough to accommodate a small room. One simply steps into the room in perfect safety and you are whisked to the next floor. It could be called a diagonal elevator.

At last. I feared you had gotten so tied up in your Save the Cocoa Trees Movement that you would not be able to weigh in here.

Would I be able to ride in that room with you?

I'm not sure. When I ride the escalator, I like to stand on those rubber strips on either side of the stairs.

It will be hard to straddle a room-height stair, though. Or are you saying that rather than straddling, you put both feet on the same side of the stair and clutch onto the side? I always knew you were wild when you said you stuffed an entire pan-sized brownie in your mouth, but I didn't know you were into extreme sports.

@Lemons said:

Thankfully, now that they will be forced to take the steps more often, their hearts should stay in good shape.

Real men prefer the escalators.

@wonder2wonder said:

@Lemons said:

Thankfully, now that they will be forced to take the steps more often, their hearts should stay in good shape.

Real men prefer the escalators.

Those men don't need cardiologists. They need a lobotomy.

@wonder2wonder said:

@Knixon said:

But where do the plexiglass chambers go when they get to the top, and where do the new ones come from at the bottom? They can't just appear from the floor at the bottom, and disappear back into the floor at the top...

Although plexiglass are far less harmful than poor quality plastic products that can severely damage the environment, they are still not environmentally friendly. If one is to go global with this type of construction one must consider the material used and its impact on the environment, and look for Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Acrylic (Plexiglass).

No problem, we just need to wait for Scotty's "planting" of Transparent Aluminum to bear fruit... as it were.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaVgRj2e5_s

Meanwhile...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xim81k3DvCc

Safe Escalators For Little Old Lemons\\\\Ladies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD497qffJt4

@Knixon said:

Safe Escalators For Little Old Lemons\\\\Ladies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD497qffJt4

The concern is not with ascending alone. I can climb stairs with no problem. The problem is having to time my step onto a constantly-moving staircase in a death-defying game of whack-a-mole with rapidly-shifting metal and then remaining on it. Plus, I'm not so sure about that moving chair. It looks a little too much like one of those Disney rides you have to be a certain height to ride.

@Lemons said:

@Tim-Buktu said:

@Lemons said:

@Tim-Buktu said:

After listening to all of this babble I feel a voice of reason is needed.

Let me know if you hear one.

But as a person who believes that Escalator Lives Matter, I cannot in good conscious agree to the elimination of the species. I suggest this: make the stairs of escalators large enough to accommodate a small room. One simply steps into the room in perfect safety and you are whisked to the next floor. It could be called a diagonal elevator.

At last. I feared you had gotten so tied up in your Save the Cocoa Trees Movement that you would not be able to weigh in here.

Would I be able to ride in that room with you?

I'm not sure. When I ride the escalator, I like to stand on those rubber strips on either side of the stairs.

It will be hard to straddle a room-height stair, though. Or are you saying that rather than straddling, you put both feet on the same side of the stair and clutch onto the side? I always knew you were wild when you said you stuffed an entire pan-sized brownie in your mouth, but I didn't know you were into extreme sports.

Of course I stand on the rails! There is always plenty of room. And if there isn't I can duck. (I wasn't distracted.)

2) Whoever said I stuff an entire brownie into my mouth at once ? I'm just surprised that some people think that a brownie pan holds more than one brownie.

C) What's with this "melted cheese" thing? Cheese comes in aerosol cans. Some people are so confused.

@Tim-Buktu said:

@Lemons said:

@Tim-Buktu said:

@Lemons said:

@Tim-Buktu said:

After listening to all of this babble I feel a voice of reason is needed.

Let me know if you hear one.

But as a person who believes that Escalator Lives Matter, I cannot in good conscious agree to the elimination of the species. I suggest this: make the stairs of escalators large enough to accommodate a small room. One simply steps into the room in perfect safety and you are whisked to the next floor. It could be called a diagonal elevator.

At last. I feared you had gotten so tied up in your Save the Cocoa Trees Movement that you would not be able to weigh in here.

Would I be able to ride in that room with you?

I'm not sure. When I ride the escalator, I like to stand on those rubber strips on either side of the stairs.

It will be hard to straddle a room-height stair, though. Or are you saying that rather than straddling, you put both feet on the same side of the stair and clutch onto the side? I always knew you were wild when you said you stuffed an entire pan-sized brownie in your mouth, but I didn't know you were into extreme sports.

Of course I stand on the rails! There is always plenty of room. And if there isn't I can duck. (I wasn't distracted.)

2) Whoever said I stuff an entire brownie into my mouth at once ? I'm just surprised that some people think that a brownie pan holds more than one brownie.

C) What's with this "melted cheese" thing? Cheese comes in aerosol cans. Some people are so confused.

Cheese makes all things right.

I was really hoping that you'd hang out in that cozy elevator room with me. I might forget to push the button to get out.

I did not necessarily mean all at once. I could have meant that you stuffed it in your mouth in phases. The first bite would be the waxing crescent, the third bite would be the waxing gibbous the tenth bite would be the waning gibbous and the last bite would be the waning crescent.

I'm not sure if this is a joke or not but I have a genuine terror of escalators and spend my life trying to avoid them. As a youngster I fell down the one at Canary Wharf and have been petrified of them ever since. I lived in London in my 20's - can you imagine living in London and avoiding escalators?! It's nigh on impossible!

@literaryladyoflothlorien said:

I'm not sure if this is a joke or not but I have a genuine terror of escalators and spend my life trying to avoid them. As a youngster I fell down the one at Canary Wharf and have been petrified of them ever since. I lived in London in my 20's - can you imagine living in London and avoiding escalators?! It's nigh on impossible!

Hey Lady! Although this thread is silly in nature, I genuinely have a fear of escalators. It's too bad we don't live close enough to go shopping together. We understand each other!

The only real problem with escalators is people who get off and then just stand there, thinking about what they want to do next.

@Knixon said:

The only real problem with escalators is people who get off and then just stand there, thinking about what they want to do next.

I think we can tighten that up:

The only real problem with escalators is people who get off and then just stand there, thinking about what they want to do next.

I'm a little cynical this morning.

@Knixon said:

The only real problem with escalators is people who get off and then just stand there, thinking about what they want to do next.

Maybe something akin to a snow plow should be installed at the top of escalators to push people forward once they step off.

Do not watch if you are afraid of escalators!

How And Why Escalators Can Be Dangerous

@wonder2wonder said:

Do not watch if you are afraid of escalators!

How And Why Escalators Can Be Dangerous

I'm hiring her as the international spokesperson for my movement.