[ST] Elevator Suggestion Submitted With Minimal Comment

[David D'Antonio]

Hi all,

This request seems to have come from the Arisia LJ community; check  
out this post for more background: http://community.livejournal.com/ 
arisia/171116.html

I took the stairs quite often in the Park Plaza; the Hyatt's stairs  
were both more well-hidden and far more daunting. Looking down that  
stairwell from 15 isn't for the faint of heart.

DDA

On Nov 27, 2007, at 7:57 AM, Dan Noe wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 12:13:32AM -0500, A Fool Who Should Know  
> Better wrote:
>> Yeah, so I find this whole idea sort of odd.  As it stands we have  
>> people
>> saying "you should take the stairs" with a usually-unspoken "so I  
>> can take
>> the elevator in a reasonable amount of time."  Yes, it is kind of  
>> rude to
>> take the elevator when you don't need to, especially for just a  
>> couple of
>> floors, but it's also rude to passive-aggressively point out with  
>> signs
>> that someone else isn't being maximally courteous.
>
> The people I heard saying "you should take the stairs" are the people
> who *are* taking the stairs - but maybe that is partly because I am  
> one
> of the tech crew volunteers which means I'm running all over the  
> place.
> And always on the stairs unless I'm carting heavy equipment, because
> honestly the stairs are faster.
>
> In general, in hotels, people aren't *aware* of the stairs.  No hotel
> advertises their stairs except for fire safety.  So you get perfectly
> normal, healthy people taking the elevator for a few stories because
> they don't realize they can take the stairs.  A sign near the elevator
> that reminded people the stairs are even an option would be great, in
> addition to pointing people towards the location of the stairwells -
> often challenging to find from the lower floors and the lobby.
>
> Admittedly, I am young, and healthy, and the stairs don't present a
> problem for me; in fact, I love the opportunity to get some exercise
> in the middle of winter.  But if you think most of the people who are
> suggesting elevator signs are doing it so they can use the elevator,
> you're wrong.  Most of the people who I discussed it with last year  
> just
> want more people enlightened to the presence of the stairs.
>
> Cheers,
> Dan
>
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