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December 13, 2006
Maybe the obesity epidemic has something to do with this
Not to be a whiner, which if you read this commentary frequently, you know I never do, but it pisses me off when I am in a building where all the stairs are rigged to fire alarms.
For example, at school here we have this nice little lounge on the 13th floor, and the only way to get to it is the elevator. There are stairs up to the third floor, and after that people can only go up via the elevator. Likewise, if I want to go from the 13th floor to the 3rd floor, I need to take an elevator. There are two staircases right next to the elevators, but if you try to use them there is a nasty sign warning that you will set off a fire alarm.
Likewise, at my Bally's, the gym is on the 7th floor, and they only let you take the elevators up. If I want to use the stairs next to the elevators, the alarm goes off. However, at that one you can at least go down the stairs.
I guess my question is, why? Why do they set stairwells up so that fire alarms will go off if you open a door? Why can't people use the stairs if they don't want to take an elevator up one floor? I have to say, I get pretty annoyed when a spry person takes an elevator one floor when they can easily use the stairs. But, when the stairwells are alarmed, everybody has to take an elevator. Sometimes a climb up the stairwell is good exercise. I think that should be an option. Maybe people wouldn't be so chunky if they took the stairs every now and then.
entry no. 684
Posted by oz115 at December 13, 2006 07:21 PM