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Curious how this guy can positively ascertain this is indeed the narrowest escalator in NYC. I surmise there are many narrow escalators in such an old city whic

Curious how this guy can positively ascertain this is indeed the narrowest escalator in NYC. I surmise there are many narrow escalators in such an old city which predates the ADA. Has he undertaken a quest to take a shit in every building lobby in NYC (with tape measure in tow) and in the process checks out the escalators?

pelagicAustral 2y ago
Assuming you can actually take a shit for free, or otherwise, on every lobby in NY.
- donnachangstein 2y ago
  I imagine it's strongly discouraged. But he mentions walking by a security guard, so he likely has some plan worked out beforehand. Maybe he slips the security guard $5 so he can use the john (and surreptitiously inspect the escalators).
nradov 2y ago
Ironically some people take a shit on public transit escalators, which is one of the reasons they are often out of service. https://missionlocal.org/2018/05/whats-with-the-16th-street-bart-escalators/ https://missionlocal.org/2018/05/whats-with-the-16th-street-...
- whalesalad 2y ago
  I don't think I've ever used an active escalator in SF. They are always turned off.
  - dylan604 2y ago
    An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience. Mitch Hedberg
    - somat 2y ago
      A good joke, I like it, but... Look up videos of escalators breaking, it is a bit horrifying. all that moving metal eating itself. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=escalator+breaking https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=escalator+break... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulnZGVZZLRA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulnZGVZZLRA I assume, like elevators, quite a bit has to go wrong before things get that bad.
    - whalesalad 2y ago
      Yep, that’s why I carefully chose the word “active”
    - canucker2016 2y ago
      The 1987 King's Cross fire at a London Tube station caused 31 deaths due to a lit match on a wooden escalator, which then spread due to trench effect. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzM6O0mV5DA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzM6O0mV5DA
  - calciphus 2y ago
    Really? I use active elevators in SF literally every day. Embarcadero and Montgomery Bart stations. Where in the city are you with no active escalators?

pelagicAustral 2y ago

Assuming you can actually take a shit for free, or otherwise, on every lobby in NY.

donnachangstein 2y ago
I imagine it's strongly discouraged. But he mentions walking by a security guard, so he likely has some plan worked out beforehand. Maybe he slips the security guard $5 so he can use the john (and surreptitiously inspect the escalators).

nradov 2y ago

Ironically some people take a shit on public transit escalators, which is one of the reasons they are often out of service. https://missionlocal.org/2018/05/whats-with-the-16th-street-bart-escalators/ https://missionlocal.org/2018/05/whats-with-the-16th-street-...

whalesalad 2y ago
I don't think I've ever used an active escalator in SF. They are always turned off.
- dylan604 2y ago
  An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience. Mitch Hedberg
  - somat 2y ago
    A good joke, I like it, but... Look up videos of escalators breaking, it is a bit horrifying. all that moving metal eating itself. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=escalator+breaking https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=escalator+break... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulnZGVZZLRA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulnZGVZZLRA I assume, like elevators, quite a bit has to go wrong before things get that bad.
  - whalesalad 2y ago
    Yep, that’s why I carefully chose the word “active”
  - canucker2016 2y ago
    The 1987 King's Cross fire at a London Tube station caused 31 deaths due to a lit match on a wooden escalator, which then spread due to trench effect. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzM6O0mV5DA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzM6O0mV5DA
- calciphus 2y ago
  Really? I use active elevators in SF literally every day. Embarcadero and Montgomery Bart stations. Where in the city are you with no active escalators?