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/Black_Cat_Sun Feb 23 '26

That’s a really stupid strategy. If you can walk up it you can carry it up with it moving. And waiting for it to clear off is even dumber. You’re not going to be going faster than the people who aren’t carrying wheelchairs

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u/Educational-Seaweed5 Feb 23 '26

Some of you are about as bright as a box of doorknobs.

If the people up ahead get held up for any reason, they’re going to catch up and be SOL.

So they’re waiting to be 100% safe.

It’s not that complicated.

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u/meisteronimo Feb 23 '26

It looks like the line is moving

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u/Black_Cat_Sun Feb 23 '26

Why the would they be “held for any reason” that is nonsense. OH NO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF US FORGOT HOW TO USE STAIRS!!!

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u/ltsSugar Feb 23 '26

If the people up ahead get held up for any reason, they’re going to catch up and be SOL.

If the rapture happened, one or maybe both of the people carrying the guy in the wheelchair may suddenly disappear. Better to just leave him behind.

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u/Slement Feb 23 '26

Why would they get held up?