Another one? Really?

[Emerald Knight]

As I've mentioned before, a major pet peeve of mine is when kids go down the escalator, a potentially dangerous and fatal exercise.

Anyway, I was coming in from getting a meal for my break, and lo and behold, someone is trying to do that.

Me: Don't go down the escalator!
He runs away for a bit, then comes back, I shoot him a 'don't you dare' look, he does it again.

When I get to the top, I stop, he's back.

Me: Kid, I work here *pulls out my lanyard* stop trying to go down the escalator and use the stairs.

The kid looks at me with an 'oh crap' face and runs off. I stay until he has gone more than halfway down the stairs (much to the amusement of one of the security guards) before going on to eat my meal.

[AtDIelement]

That kid. Is back. On the escalator again!

[Emerald Knight]

He must've thought I was an ordinary Jane because I was wearing a jacket over my uniform (it was a cold night)

[Jay 2K Winger]

I take it that the kid was trying to go down the "up" escalator?

Because yeah, that's just dumb.

[Food Lady]

And opens up all kinds of liabilities. An injury would be his own fault, but some parents will try to sue anyway.

[downforit2008]

Reminds me of that dumb kid who would be SITTING on the escalator in the movie, "Mallrats" and one the main characters is bitching about how that kid isn't showing respect and fear for the escalator and should be STANDING UP. Later on, that same kid gets caught in the escalator anyway and I was laughing and thinking, "What a dumb kid! Can't feel sorry for him!"

[BlaqueKatt]

Reminds me of that dumb kid who would be SITTING on the escalator in the movie, "Mallrats"

this kid

[Emerald Knight]

I take it that the kid was trying to go down the "up" escalator?

Because yeah, that's just dumb.

We only have an up escalator where I work, except if the lift breaks down, then we sometimes reverse it for customer has issues going down the stairs.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

this kid

Words to live by right there.