When you find it necessary to take baggage onto an elevator, wait for an empty car when possible. If you must board an occupied elevator with baggage, be sure there is enough room for you and your baggage without violating the personal space of others.
Try to stay near the doors with baggage in order to displace the fewest number of passengers upon your exit.
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Obviously this must not apply to the service elevator. Unfortunately, in many cases there isn’t a service elevator (many apartment buildings) or it is very difficult for a mere mortal to obtain access to it, at least not without a lot of red tape and advance notice (office buildings, hotels, etc.). In that case, if you need to get a large item up to your apartment/office/room, you really don’t have a lot of options. Unfortunately, you’re going to have to use the regular elevator.
In an office building, my husband and I boarded an elevator whose interior had been sheathed in quilted padding, probably for use in transporting cargo. One other person was already on board. As the doors shut, I looked around, turned to my husband and said,
“This reminds me of my room at the hospital.”
The other passenger punched the button for the next floor and got off.
Lois, you just brought up two very good points: 1) Refer back to the section on not talking or making jokes whilst riding the elvator. And B) The other passenger was rude to go up one flight, or change their plan mid-ride. I hope they were disabled, as that would make it ok.
To Lois,
I’m totally trying that!
And to Elevador,
I don’t think Lois was being rude. It was A) wrong of the other person to invade her and her husband’s private conversation. And B) wrong of her to assume they were talking of being looney. The hospital could just have extra padding to avoid injuries when wheelchairs crash and burn. Also, the other passenger could have used it as a conversation starter. “What hospital?” or “Why were you there?”
That is soooo funny! Good one Lois!!! hahahaha!
Be careful about the “repress” – Some elevators allow for “turning off” a previously pressed floor!