Pet peeves

[christopher575]

You know what I hate? I hate when people who don't need them use a handicap door. At my first office building in Seattle, there were handicap doors on either side of a revolving door and most people would push the button and watch as the door opened slowly. Then the door would sit there for a while before finally closing. What's so hard about using a revolving door? What's super annoying is that buildings who have them specifically want people to use them so the cold air from outside doesn't blow in. And instead, the doors sit open for a great deal of the day because people are too precious to touch a door. But buttons are somehow ok.

Anyway. There's a handicap door in the office in one spot where there really shouldn't be a door at all. But you can open it by pulling on the handle, pushing the button is the ultimate act of laziness. I might understand if you were carrying an armload of bagels and coffee for your coworkers, but even then, you can actually walk around the other direction and come in that one room from the other side.

I hadn't thought about it in a while because I luckily hardly ever see any coworkers any more now that I have an office to hide out in all day. But I can see that one door when I head to the bathroom or kitchen, and twice this week I saw the same girl push the button, stand there, and wait for the door to slowly open for her before going through it. Seriously, it's hella slow, but you can just pull the handle and walk right through!

I wouldn't have thought to mention it, but as I was entering the building just now after getting my fruit, someone was walking out right as I swiped my badge to open the door. Naturally I stepped aside and opened the door for her, and as she walked past, I realized it was the girl who I saw twice this week using the handicap door. I have to wonder if she waited near the door for someone to come along and open it for her.

Comments

[scearley.livejournal.com]

The handicap access door in my building is next to the smoking area. Which itself is a shit thing to do.

What is truly shit, though, is that on windy days, they lock the non-revolving doors. Which makes the handicap access door fully inoperable. And yes, there are a few in this building who are paraplegic and, therefore, forced to call security to get in. While waiting outside in the smoke and cold winds and, in some cases, rain.

I don't blame the people who punch the button to operate the door next to the smoking area. I blame the security for being lazy worthless idiots who hide out in the "security room" checking their emails rather than sitting at the "security podium" which is literally next to the push-button security access door.

[chetchez.livejournal.com]

We have the automatic door buttons for the bathroom. I hate when people push it and it stays open for everyone in the hall to see in.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

And to...hear.

[gldngrrl.livejournal.com]

claustrophobic, I hate revolving doors. Also when I weighed more I always felt crammed and uncomfortable in them. So sorry I do that.

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Elevators must blow. Oh and cars! :(

[gldngrrl.livejournal.com]

Yup it just depends, I have a fear of getting stuck in the rotating thingie and feeling crammed in.

Elevators are fine as long as they are moving, I thank god I have never been in one that has been stuck.

I have a car with a sunroof. The first RX-8 I test drove didn't have one and I hated it. I feel better with the sun roof.

Tunnels suck, too but as long as I am moving through it I am fine, if there's traffic stopped in a tunnel- especially if I can't see the light at the end, so to speak, I can easily start to freak without active deep breathing and distraction.

I once had a huge panic attack (which is a rare thing for me) going under the 520 bridge in a canoe. But after that, I was fine and went under it again with out any trouble.

I freaked out climbing a mountain because I was afriad I would get up there and not be able to get back down. It's a weird version of the claustrophobia, where it's not the tight space but the feeling of being trapped somewhere with no way out.

My dad used to horseplay with me as a kid and pin me under the covers so I couldn't get out, and also put pillows over my face. And hold me under water in the pool. It sucked, he was a dick and now I use the side doors usually when I deal with a revolving door.

So in a way, it's a handicap. If Gordon's ex wife can be on total disability for panic disorder, depression and generalized anxiety. AND get a parking pass, I guess I can use the side door without feeling too bad about it, right?

:P

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Certainly! I'm guessing the explanation as to why so many people do rarely has anything to do with any sort of phobias, though.

[cattycritic.livejournal.com]

although I have to say, I don't think people should be allowed to get the handicap parking pass unless they actually have mobility issues. I know somone who has one who only has a mildly bum leg and doesn't have problems just walking across a parking lot, and that's lame, because they're not.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

I also hate rotating doors and try not to use them. But I hear you on the laziness. I often walk to work through the Convention Center and people ahead of me almost always push the button and wait for the lazy automatic door instead of just walking through one of the other doors like normal people. What did people do before these doors existed?

[gldngrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah in fact, I also try hard to open the automatic push button door by hand and end up looking special if it won't work

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

My home planet does not have this kind of doors, ok? :D

[gldngrrl.livejournal.com]

Um hmm me too. We just walk through walls. Every time I try that here, I fall down. :(

[wring.livejournal.com]

LOL omg i've done this