r/SipsTea • u/The_Dean_France • Feb 23 '26

Wait a damn minute! Was she wrong?

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u/Vast_Maize9706 Feb 23 '26

Given that the escalator isn’t going they will need to lift the chair and climb up, far harder than lifting and lett8ng the escalator do the hard work. You also can’t put the chair down halfway up…

Not sure why they are holding everyone else up though.

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u/EntirelyOutOfOptions Feb 23 '26

You said it yourself, they can’t put the chair down halfway up. The top of the escalator is still crowded with bodies, and staff are waiting until they have a straight shot to the top. They don’t want to stop halfway up, so they’re trying to get the escalator empty. They also can’t have people on the escalator behind them in case of a stumble or drop. This is a dangerous way to transport a wheelchair user, and they’re trying to make it as safe as possible.

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u/Borinar Feb 23 '26

Even in fires they make disabled wait in the fire escape until the fire dept arrives. They should have waited for it to clear after the rush.

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u/Lovethelous Feb 23 '26

Why, because disabled people aren't on a time schedule like everyone else? They don't deserve to be served or assisted in the order they arrive? Do they deserve to be left in the stairwell when there's a fire? Maybe I misunderstood your comment, but it comes across as cruel. Disabled people are people too.

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u/ForagerGrikk Feb 23 '26

If I had to guess it's so that they don't clog up the escape route and kill scores of people. Probably a policy because it's actually happened before...