Why are escalators always out of order?

[Kevj]

Escrobulator’s broke.

 

[Dave Herbal]

Was in Tescos on Friday and it was actually working. I was flabbergasted.

They continually switch them around as well, which is somewhat irritating in itself. But yes, add them to the list of things that break town far too often, along with boilers and vending machines.

 

[fyl2u]

I don't know if it's just the case with supermarkets but there's always one that's down which is usually the one that goes up, I bet they're switched of deliberately to save on electric.

Because you're trying to shop in an abandoned building.

 

[Dodgy]

Surely this has got to be Cox Green under a nom de plume.

The Artist Formerly Known As Jockey.

 

[luvulongtime]

most of them are O K

 

[Mowbray Boss Gilet]

The one going up in Sainsbury's on North Hylton Road has been knackered for months now. Surely they could have sorted it by now, both of them were off the other week when i popped in as well.

 

[Kevj]

Is this due to a lack of engineers (maintenance ops)?

 

[S.S.R..]

They can never break. They only become stairs

Mitch Hedberg. Only looked at the thread to see if someone said this.

 

[RossTheNinja]

Mitch Hedberg. Only looked at the thread to see if someone said this.

Escalators temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.

 

[PinzaC55]

They are complicated pieces of machinery and this is what happens if they aren't shut down when they are faulty.

https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/27/china/chinese-mother-killed-escalator/index.html#:~:text=Chinese%20state%20media%20on%20Monday,the%20top%20of%20the%20escalator.

 

[Balti Man]

Same reason the lift at AOL isn't working.

For it to be fixed, it needs someone senior to agree to address it, but that hasn't happened. Instead it's been pushed back down the priority list.

It's been de-escalated.

Talking about lifts being out of order, just the other day I got in one in London. Door closed, voice said 'Doors closing'. Pressed button for 15th floor and voice said 'Go fuck yourself you ugly kernt'.

Bang out of order!

 

[b1gals]

Slightly different but I’d say that any one time there are 50% of the worlds lift out of order. Probably about 90% of hotel lifts

Was in Vegas waiting for 1 of 6 lifts serving our block when a fella said that hotels only use 2-3 on a block. I was sad enough to notice that over the next 4 days we only used the same 2 lifts .... coincidence or conspiracy?

 

[RossTheNinja]

Same reason the lift at AOL isn't working.

For it to be fixed, it needs someone senior to agree to address it, but that hasn't happened. Instead it's been pushed back down the priority list.

It's been de-escalated.

Talking about lifts being out of order, just the other day I got in one in London. Door closed, voice said 'Doors closing'. Pressed button for 15th floor and voice said 'Go fuck yourself you ugly kernt'.

Bang out of order!

I'm impressed that it knew what you looked like though

 

[Kane]

I don't know if it's just the case with supermarkets but there's always one that's down which is usually the one that goes up, I bet they're switched of deliberately to save on electric.

It's to stop things from escalating

 

[Iballistic George]

The ones at Waverley steps are almost always knackered .

 

[neiluk1985]

The ones at Waverley steps are almost always knackered .

slowest escalators in the world! it's quicker to walk up the stairs!