memo

[fox]

dear people on metro escalators:

WALK LEFT. STAND RIGHT. it's not that hard.

thank you.

signed,
fox

Comments

[ajinamoto.livejournal.com]

Sing it, sister! That was one of my pet peeves for the subway.

I just love Lanning's RAR icons!

[linabean.livejournal.com]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31605-2004May16.html

Apparently, Metro authorities don't like to remind people to stand right, because they don't want anyone running or walking on the escalators. They think it's a safety issue. They also make the escalators go incredibly slow, for what they believe is the same reason but in fact necessitating that some people will feel they have to run or walk instead of just stand.

Anyway, the article links to a website that sells t-shirts with Metro instructions. Could be fun for wearing on the escalators.

[la-rainette.livejournal.com]

I once got screamed at for this very reason. In Russian. (Well, yeah, makes sense in the Moscow metro.)

I'd gladly buy a T-shirt with that reminder on it in Russian

[cyprinella]

Amen.

Sick of having to wait for the Orange line,
Cleo.

[the-emu.livejournal.com]

Sing it!

('cept, of course, down here it's the other way around.)

People, I don't care if you've got nowhere to be. Good for you. But I got somewhere! I got plenty of somewheres!

8^-