Almost nine years ago I first wrote about my problems with people and elevators. Since then I’ve moved into an apartment on the 20th floor of a building and I work in the tallest building in Philadelphia, so I ride in an elevator several times a day. This means that several times a day I am befuddled by people’s behavoir when it comes to elevators. If I’m standing on the ground floor of a building, in front of the elevators, it is a safe bet that I want to ride said elevators up to a higher floor. Since I am not brain dead I am aware of the finer points of calling an elevator:
- Push the button
- There is no step two!
Why is it, then, that people look at me when I am obviously waiting for the elevator and proceed to push the button once more. Do they think that perhaps I didn’t push the button hard enough? Or maybe I just enjoy watching people get into elevators!
All I know for sure is that in nine years I’ll be writing about the same darned thing.
5 responses to “Elevators still piss me off”
What can I say to defend myself. I am a multiple elevator button pusher and I do it for many reasons. Perhaps impatience is foremost, but yes, I sometimes do wonder if I pushed it hard enough the first time. I also push out of boredom — not too much very interesting on an elevator corridor. I push because I am afraid the elevator has lost my request sometime during its travels. I’m not logical like a man — probably why I’m not as good with computers as you are.
Diane
It would be sort of funny to go stand in elevators and not press the button and see what people do…
I mean, stand in front of elevators.
Haha, this is so true, Im guilty!
and i have a confession, whenever I get off the elevator, I push all of buttons so the next person riding the elevator will have to stop on each floors.. ahaha! its fun! but not good! i am not doing it anymore though, cuz i experienced the same thing.. LOL
But the light goes on! There is no question whether it has been pressed! (Usually. If there is no light, I may press it again, just in case.) I knock a few points off of my respect-o-meter of a person if they press an already lit button.