Mamacita says: When the elevator door opens, dear ones, don’t make a mad dash for it. Wait until the people who are already on there get off, before you try to enter. Don’t stand directly in front of the elevator door, either. Stand to the side, so people have room to exit the elevator. Don’t even START to move toward the open door until everybody is off; it’s pushy and rude.
That’s just basic etiquette, which apparently many people in my building don’t understand.
Seriously, I don’t get it. People crowd up close to the elevator and start pushing their way in before the doors are even completely open! This pushes the people who are already in there to the back, where they then must start pushing people aside in order to get OUT.
The world would be a better place if people would wait their turn and stop pushing. This applies to pretty much everything.
Oh, and the guy with the small dog who pushed his way into the elevator last night? Thanks so much for both the poop and the dander reaction. Next time, please hire a sitter for your animal; don’t bring it to school with you. Public buildings are not a proper place to bring a pet.
Besides, it might ruin the curve.
Oooh, that is such a pet peeve of mine! Nine times out of ten, people crowd in while others are trying to get out of the elevator when I’m trying to get out. I want to yell, “Excuse me, you aren’t getting on until I get off!” Hmmm, maybe one day I’ll do that 😉
I’m sorry I’ve been lax in getting by to let you know that I’m keeping your husband in my thoughts and prayers! *HUGS* to you too!
Oooh, that is such a pet peeve of mine! Nine times out of ten, people crowd in while others are trying to get out of the elevator when I’m trying to get out. I want to yell, “Excuse me, you aren’t getting on until I get off!” Hmmm, maybe one day I’ll do that 😉
I’m sorry I’ve been lax in getting by to let you know that I’m keeping your husband in my thoughts and prayers! *HUGS* to you too!
Ugh! People do the same thing on the MARTA transit trains here in Atlanta. I have to place a hand firmly on each hip over my Blackberry and my ID badge to be sure they don’t get knocked off in the melee! Just let me get off the damned train before you try to push your way on you bastards! Going home from work should not be a full-contact sport.
Ugh! People do the same thing on the MARTA transit trains here in Atlanta. I have to place a hand firmly on each hip over my Blackberry and my ID badge to be sure they don’t get knocked off in the melee! Just let me get off the damned train before you try to push your way on you bastards! Going home from work should not be a full-contact sport.
What about when the elevator stops, doors open, you look inside, see no one and start getting on, then a lone rider suddenly appears out of the elevator? That gets me every time. I always end up bumping into the lonely, slow elevator passenger. I apologize like crazy, of course, but seriously: it’s your stop. Get off!
What about when the elevator stops, doors open, you look inside, see no one and start getting on, then a lone rider suddenly appears out of the elevator? That gets me every time. I always end up bumping into the lonely, slow elevator passenger. I apologize like crazy, of course, but seriously: it’s your stop. Get off!
Same thing on buses. Let the people get OFF the bus before you try to ascend the stairs and grab a seat, people!!
Same thing on buses. Let the people get OFF the bus before you try to ascend the stairs and grab a seat, people!!
How about the people who are not disabled (temporarily or chronically), carrying or pushing something heavy, or otherwise legitimately unable to walk up a single flight of stairs and instead take the elevator up one floor? (Outside of the ones who have leg/knee, back, respiratory, or other issues that aren’t evident on level ground but making climbing stairs unwise, uncomfortable, or outright dangerous, of course.)
How about the people who are not disabled (temporarily or chronically), carrying or pushing something heavy, or otherwise legitimately unable to walk up a single flight of stairs and instead take the elevator up one floor? (Outside of the ones who have leg/knee, back, respiratory, or other issues that aren’t evident on level ground but making climbing stairs unwise, uncomfortable, or outright dangerous, of course.)