Comments on: Going One Floor?

By: PeteG

PeteG — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:53:00 +0000

I haven’t read all 111 responses but did anyone point out that stairs are hazardous as they are typically made of cement, have no soft surfaces to pad your fall, and generally are ugly – not to mention there is no federal standard as to the height/depth of the tread/risers. This makes stairs risky. I don’t care if there are one-floor floozies, just be polite when getting on/off; smile and be sure your deodorant is up to snuff. I’m a boomer and I don’t want to increase my risk of injury at this point in life.

By: RonF

RonF — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:50:35 +0000

I worked at a hospital that required all it’s staff to take the stairs if they had to only go up one floor or to go down only 1 or 2 floors (with obvious exceptions for carts, carrying heavy things, injuries, accompanying a patient, etc.). It freed up the elevators and aided the health of the staff.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:05:28 +0000

I work in a building with six floors, and I almost always use the elevator. I have knee problems, and walking or down (down is worse, honestly) is murder on my knees. I don’t feel the need to explain myself to people, but I did have a guy who made a comment to himself about how I should have taken the stairs. I just turned around and said ‘Not that it’s any of your business, but I have an issue with my knee where taking the elevator saves me hours of pain and discomfort, but thanks for your concern for my apparently lack of exercise.’

Yeah, that shut him up, and got me a wink from the lady in the elevator too.

By: Harish

Harish — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:53:40 +0000

Isn’t it better to burn some calories by taking the stairs to the first floor?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:47:56 +0000

If people want to take the elevator up one flight it’s their business, just so they do not go all the way to the back and make everybody move out of their way at the next stop.

By: Seth

Seth — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:50:01 +0000

I used to run up to the 4th floor to work every morning until they decided to lock ever stairwell door…I ran all the way up one day and had to run all the way down to get on the elevator instead…

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:24:03 +0000

I work in a building that is occupied by multiple tenants. Each floor is secured and accessed by badges. The stairwell entrances are not “badge accessible” (presumably to save costs) and are locked by a solenoid that is tied-in with the fire alarm system which will release the locks in an emergency.
Bottom line – stairs are not an option for short floor hops. The elevators are always used.

By: mush mush

mush mush — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 22:11:34 +0000

This rule bugs me the most. Why do people not take the stairs if they are walking up one floor. I am in a 3 story building and there is someone who takes the elevator to floor two EVERY morning. Its so RUDE!

By: Floored

Floored — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:54:53 +0000

I cannot believe how many lame excuses have been posted here from overweight, lebertarian, disabled, etc.

Firstly, the “rules” are COURTESY guidelines, not strict rules that someone is trying to diminish or infringe on your rights.

Secondly, there is an exception for disabled/injured. So keep your “I have this problem” stories to yourselves or anyone else that may want to listen (likely very few).

Thirdly, if you are complaining about walking up a flight of stairs you are likely either a) disabled, b) overweight or c) lazy. If you are disabled, please see second point above. If you are overweight, perhaps you should put down that jelly donut you’re eating while reading this and think about exercising or controlling your caloric intake instead of wasting your time on an elevator site. If you are lazy, I do not sympathize with you. You may want to take an initiative in your life on something as small as walking a flight of stairs and perhaps it could be the beginning of a new start of something good to come in your life.

As for me, I used to exercise by walking up 75 flights of stairs 3 times a week, and I never found one bad thing about doing it.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:07:15 +0000

I understand the frustration of people who see a seemingly fit person ride the elevator up one flight of stairs, but it is not always as it seems.

I have a type of cerebral palsy with makes me very weak and prone to injury, as well as adversely affecting my balance. Because of this I have been advised to avoid stairs whenever possible.

I have received many dirty looks (often in medical buildings) from people who think I’m lazy.

I know that I look very able-bodied and healthy but this is not the case. All I ask is for people to give others the benefit of the doubt.

On a related note, I taught english in South Korea for several months a few years ago. While there, I became extremely ill and was placed on 5 antibotics simultaneously. At the time I lived on the 2nd floor of an apartment building, unfortunately the elevator didn’t stop at the 2nd floor, only the 3rd and higher. I fainted partway up the stairs and nearly cracked my head open. I don’t know how long I would have been there if my roommate hadn’t found me.