The Ups and Downs....Elevators part 2

I love elevators. They help me conserve my dwindling knee cartilage. Stairs are wonderful for marathoners. I'm not a wuss, I will race anyone up the stairs at any time...my knees just tell me to save that for a rainy day...

Here are the downs...just a few words about ettiquette, common sense if you will. It seems appropriate to me that one boarding the elevator should wait for those who are exiting. It makes sense, just like you'd wait for someone to get out of the seat at an amusement park before you board their seat. What's funny, is when you are trying to exit and someone is boarding oblivious to your presence and then glare like it's your problem. Learn to wait.

Another gripe that's been a long time in coming...we have quite a large parking structure I park in and the elevators are slower than molasses(as my grandma would say). This causes quite the line by the elevators. I am all for respecting my elders and would like to be courteous in every way, but....(bless their hearts) there is a plethora of seniors where I work who without fail will cut around the 20 foot line of people at the elevator and cruise up to the front. Remind me that when I'm old, I can forget my manners....if someone is having trouble walking, sure. Totally understandable. Down right impatient, no excuse. C'mon people. Back to respecting elders...in this line, if there was a debate in that line by the elder on who was oldest...or more debilitated....there would be a serious blood bath. There really are that many here.

Sigh....that's been a while in coming. I don't mean to be rude, I'm just all for common sense and manners.

Elevators (the first in what I'm sure will become another series)

So they just "upgraded" the elevators leading from my floor up and out eventually to the main floor. The "voice" in the elevator (no it's not in my head but thanks for thinking I'm nuts) sounds totally alien. My new elevator hobby is making fun of the voice. The old voice at least sounded human...

Here's another thing...it makes me giggle when you see awkward behavior on elevators. For example, I was waiting for an elevator just a few minutes ago, ding, the door opens, and there is a gentleman about six inches from the door, thoroughly surprised that there is someone waiting for the elevator. Startled, he says a quick "sorry" and moves along...sorry for what? You were just standing too close to the door and made things really awkward for yourself. It made me chuckle. Sometime I want to try that just to be strange.

Here's my favorite thing, and no it has nothing to do with jumping, these elevators are too slow. We have 3 elevators in a row and sometimes when you press the button to go up (waiting for an elevator), 2 of them will be ready to go. If my coworker Kate is with me, that means an elevator race. Like a couple sixth grade girls, we each dash into our separate elevators and see who gets up or down first. Kate usually wins. Drat. On one occasion, we surprised a kid on the custodial staff by dashing out of the elevators laughing. Ha ha he thought we were crazy. Yeah pretty much.

My second favorite thing is riding up to prayer meeting. This little trip is on the elevator that scales all 26 floors, so we have a lot of territory to cover. This means that all kinds will be boarding this elevator, including the absolutely humorless (yes I believe quite a few of those work here). I sometimes cringe on these elevator rides because my most entertaining coworker has a habit of making barnyard noises or inappropriate comments about his non-hangover from the previous weekend. He makes sure the elevator is filled to capacity. Slightly embarrassing when the CEO's secretary is in the car. However, mostly good times and lots of laughs when we get off.

More to come, I'm sure. :)