[ST] Elevator Suggestion Submitted With Minimal Comment

[Colette H. Fozard]

While I agree that the stairs in the Hyatt are a challenge for us who are scared of heights (I love my husband all the more from last year for his eyes bugging out when he realized what the view was going to be as we were walking down from art show/dealers room and trying hard to block my long-range view!), the signs are worth it, if at least to point folks to where the stairs are, generally they are difficult to find in hotels.

--Colette


----- Original Message ----
From: David D'Antonio <dda at dantonio.net>
To: staff at arisia.org
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:44:19 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] Elevator Suggestion Submitted With Minimal Comment

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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DDA
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