Can Roosevelt Islanders Levitate Up the Escalator?
You Tube video link of levitating passenger on Escalator
A reader of this subway post asks a great question:I would add a corrolary question to this: given that the extra escalators have been shut down, why is the up escalator at one of the levels always shut down - at least during the day? Someone is going to have a heart attack one of these days. . . .and they can't say to take the elevator, because they don't post signs about it, so by the time you find out, you've already come up one or two levels.We all know that the subway escalator situation on Roosevelt Island is simply horrendous. I was told that the lower level Up escalator to the mezzanine was working this afternoon but at 5:30 PM tonight it was not in operation nor was it working at the same time last night. What in the world is going on with the MTA escalator repair program at Roosevelt Island that the up escalators in the deepest subway station in NYC stops working during the evening rush hour when many people are on the way home!
Here is link to MTA Escalator and Elevator status page. Big help!
Do we really have to learn to levitate up the escalators?
5 comments :
There is nothing wrong with a little bit of exercise, no?
I agree. Nowadays, people are so lazy and complain about everything.
Except there are many elderly, sick, disabled and out of shape people for whom this form of exercise is not a viable option.
Those should, of course, use the elevator (if the able people would leave some room for them, that is).
Except that you don't know the escalator is not working when you exit the subway, so by the time you find out, you would have to go back downstairs and wait (interminably) for the elevator AND, as was noted above, hope that there is room.
For those who think this is simply a matter of enforced exercise - you simply don't understand, or care about, the demographic of those who actually use the subway: there are parents with young kids and strollers, elderly, infirm and disabled, those with heavy bundles, and yes, those who are out of shape. We are not talking about a few stairs here, but a very steep and narrow staircause of about 90 stairs. Perhaps next time, those advocating enforced exercise will carry the kids or bundles of those having difficulty.
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