People using elevator to go just one floor

[Xiaohaibao]

Doesn't this piss you off? I always see this at work. People take elevator from ground floor to floor 2. There is a stair case right next to the elevator. You shouldn't use elevator unless you are going at least to floor 4. It really annoys me when I get on the elevator on groudn floor and someone else gets on the elevator and then they press 2 and then I have to wait for it to stop on floor 2. It also annoys me greatly when I'm going down to the ground floor, and the elevator stop on floor 2 to pick up some lazy person who can't walk the stairs down one floor. It's different if you're disabled or carrying something heavy but all these people using the elevator for 1 floor are just lazy and should get more exercise. I notice women are much more likely to do this than men, I guess females are lazier. I'm wondering if I should start saying something when people do this, like if someone gets on and press 2 I'll turn to another person and sigh loudly and say something like geez lazy people can't even take stairs for 1 floor.

[Hitman21]

This happens to me very often, its perfectly alright for disabled people or if they have mobility issues but the ones that can walk and take it for one floor are the worst. There are many ways to deal with these people such as blocking the door and not moving. There are other ways as well

[ishfish]

If you look at the shoes some women wear - lets just say they would not be safe on the stairs.

[kasianman]

If you look at the shoes some women wear - lets just say they would not be safe on the stairs.

Yes. I couldn't understand why until I saw the shoes.

[TSDH]

First world problems

This happens to me very often, its perfectly alright for disabled people or if they have mobility issues but the ones that can walk and take it for one floor are the worst. There are many ways to deal with these people such as blocking the door and not moving. There are other ways as well

How can you block them preemptively before they've pressed the floor button?

[toguy]

If you look at the shoes some women wear - lets just say they would not be safe on the stairs.

Yes. I couldn't understand why until I saw the shoes.

I think some women may also choose not to take the stairs if they are wearing a long dress/skirt. I recall the wife telling me that a couple guys at work had bugged her for taking the elevator one day (she usually takes the stairs). The reason? Fear of tripping.

[Manatus]

It also annoys me greatly when I'm going down to the ground floor, and the elevator stop on floor 2 to pick up some lazy person who can't walk the stairs down one floor.

I used to live in a condo where if you kept pressing the "close" button repeatedly on the inside, the elevator would not stop at other floors called from the outside. It would slow down but the doors would never open. Of course once people figured this out it took even longer for an elevator to come.

[Deals Deals Deals]

They might have just used the stairs to go up and down a lot, and now they are tired and want to take the elevator.

[Kris81]

I saw this lady who weighed about 300lbs, get on an elevator with me, holding a 6 pack of "diet coke" and take the elevator up what is literally half a floor. She was wearing an under armour t-shirt & a nike headband. LOL

[sandikosh]

What idiot would use the stairs when their is an elevator?

[redgrandam]

Be a nice person. If you are on ground and you are going to 4th floor, stand by the buttons and be nice and ask what floor they would like. When they say anything between 2 and 4 always push 4 again. Just block it with your body so they can't see. By the time they realize it's not stopping on two you'll already be getting off on 4. Say 'oops, I don't know what happened! I pushed it for you!

[Jimboski]

I saw this lady who weighed about 300lbs, get on an elevator with me, holding a 6 pack of "diet coke" and take the elevator up what is literally half a floor. She was wearing an under armour t-shirt & a nike headband. LOL

Hey man, Got to start somewhere you know!

[freerider_4life]

Sometimes i've had to wait 20 minutes for an elevator to show up (I'm on the 10th floor).

Running up 13 steps is much better than waiting 20 minutes to save the effort.

[AudiDude]

I saw this lady who weighed about 300lbs, get on an elevator with me, holding a 6 pack of "diet coke" and take the elevator up what is literally half a floor. She was wearing an under armour t-shirt & a nike headband. LOL

Holy cow! Whats your beef? You said she had a six pack...
The elevator could only muster half a floor when she got on?

Anyway in some business towers and some condos if you take the stairs your @ss is locked out and you will end up downstairs, in the rear of the building, outside, with a long walk around front to the lobby. Check to see if the door locks behind you or you will regret it.

[_Allan_]

I do this at school ... mind you, I have a 40 pound rolling laptop bag, and I have recently sprained my ankle. I will, 9 out of 10 times, walk down the stairs, but not up.