I am getting so sick and tired of seeing abled-bodied people using elevators meant for those who are incapable of using the stairs and escalators.  After what happened on Saturday, I am so totally disgusted with people.

We went into the city to see a show.  They have very small elevators in Penn Station meant for those who cannot get up and down the stairs or escalators.  When we went to go back home, our train's track number came up; and we went over to the elevator for that track, because we had strollers.  There was a man in a wheelchair in front of us waiting to use the elevator while abled-bodied people shoved themselves into it and went down.  It finally came back up, and we took it down with the man in the wheel chair meanwhile discussing how unbelievable people are.

While we stood there waiting for our train, they announced a track change which required us to go back up on the elevator and take another back down, keeping in mind there's not much time left to do this.  Once again, we had to wait for the elevator again while people who were capable of taking the steps or escalator shoved themselves in.

When it came back down we got on, and more people who could have taken the steps or escalator shoved themselves in.  Before the doors closed, the man in the wheelchair came flying up begging to get on.  We kept telling the people to get off and let him on.  They just stood there holding the door open.  There was no room left.  We finally yelled for the woman to close the door so the elevator can get back down to him since they weren't going to get off.  Meanwhile, we hear the man waling "Oh God, Oh God!" (he was with a bus group).  Then the one woman turns to the other woman and says, "see, that's how nasty people act"!

What in God's name are wrong with people.  People like this are a bunch of lazy arse, inconsiderate baffoons!

The elevators are marked with a handicapped sign next to them.  These are just tiny, tiny elevators.  The man's wheelchair took up a little more than half of it.  So, you can see these aren't typical public elevators!  It really makes you want to smack some people sometimes!   I really hope the man made the train, but I have a feeling he didn't!

Slippery slope tho...Just because you don't see their handicap, doesn't mean it's not there.  This is kinda like the handicap parking stickers.  I remember someone talking about someone not being handicapped, but how do they know?  Just because someone doesn't look handicapped, doesn't mean they aren't.

All these people couldn't have been disabled.  I didn't see any signs of any one of them having any problems.  They moved/hustled fairly quickly to make sure they got in the elevator before anyone else.  Plus, there is an escalator--no effort required--right next to the steps.  I'm disabled and will use the steps or escalator when I can.

No, these were just lazy, inconsiderate people.

 

I live just outside of Washington DC. I see stuff all the time that would make blood spurt out of your eyes! One that really amazes me is when I ride the Metro (subway) on the line that contains the Pentagon stop during rush hour. A woman got on the subway car hunched over with big metal braces on both legs. Not a single one of those federal government workers, or military brass would give her a seat!!! Those subway cars jerk and lurch like crazy, I have a hard time staying upright in them if I am standing!! And some of them were sitting in the designated handicapped seats! I stood up and gave her my seat, and loudly announced what I thought of their manners. When I got out at the Pentagon stop, someone pushed me 2 handed from behind and slammed me into a wall.

I really, really HATE it here. 

Oh, we see that all the time here too.  Very rarely does someone give up their seat to pregnant women, women with children, or the elderly either.  When I was pregnant, only once at times when I had to stand did someone give me their seat.  People won't look at you either.  They act like they don't see you.

You know, it seems like the lower level military tend to be the more polite and gentlemanly ones. I used to live near a huge proving ground military base, and those guys would fall all over themselves to open doors for you, and call you ma'am. These Pentagon guys with fruit salad on their shoulder are rude as all heck. I guess power does corrupt.