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Maybe someone could explain why it is necessary to reach the top of an escalator before everyone else. Is your work so crucial that 5 seconds is going to make s
by dazc 10y ago
Maybe someone could explain why it is necessary to reach the top of an escalator before everyone else. Is your work so crucial that 5 seconds is going to make so much difference or is it that you just don't like standing still?
- josephmx 10y agoSome of the escalators are very long and very slow, you can save a couple minutes, combined with less congestion at the ticket gates (because you just beat most of the people flooding the station from your train)
- tehbeard 10y agoAlso catching a connection. Running is usually involved given the wonderful lateness our railways pride themselves on.
- ricksplat 10y ago5 seconds makes all the difference when you're running for a train.
- kyriakos 10y agoDuring rush hour the platforms are packed meaning you might have to wait for 2-3 trains before you can board. So arriving at the platform a few seconds earlier can shorten your trip by 10 minutes or more depending on your route.
- dazc 10y agoThanks, it was a genuine question and this goes someway to explaining what, to an outsider, looks like crazy behaviour.
- 13of40 10y agoYeah, actually sometimes I'm in a hurry. Sometimes I'm trying to make it to a plane or get to a meeting that starts at a particular time, and making it to one train versus the next one fifteen minutes later can make or break an opportunity. Does that make sense?
- dazc 10y agoYes, thanks
- cm2187 10y agoWhy being fast and energetic when we can be slow and inefficient?