Things I wish I knew

[tikay]

Why people repeatedly and increasingly frustratedly push the button that opens the doors before the train has even stopped. What are they trying to achieve? Some sort of Steven Seagal exit?

They are the same people who repeatedly & impatiently push the "Close Door " or "Open Door" buttons in lifts. Which, in most cases, are not wired in, & have no function except as a sort of placebo.   

[Tal]

Why people repeatedly and increasingly frustratedly push the button that opens the doors before the train has even stopped. What are they trying to achieve? Some sort of Steven Seagal exit?

They are the same people who repeatedly & impatiently push the "Close Door " or "Open Door" buttons in lifts. Which, in most cases, are not wired in, & have no function except as a sort of placebo.   

You are bob on, there, Mr Tikay.

Next one that does it is getting a sarky quip, I reckon.

[Redsgirl]

Why people repeatedly and increasingly frustratedly push the button that opens the doors before the train has even stopped. What are they trying to achieve? Some sort of Steven Seagal exit?

They are the same people who repeatedly & impatiently push the "Close Door " or "Open Door" buttons in lifts. Which, in most cases, are not wired in, & have no function except as a sort of placebo.   

You are bob on, there, Mr Tikay.

Next one that does it is getting a sarky quip, I reckon.

Now I'm picturing Tal racking his massive brains for some suitably cutting remarks to throw at some poor unsuspecting button stabbers, then riding up and down the lift all day laughing to himself like an evil genius....

[MintTrav]

Why people repeatedly and increasingly frustratedly push the button that opens the doors before the train has even stopped. What are they trying to achieve? Some sort of Steven Seagal exit?

I use the train every day and I've never seen anyone doing that. Am I right in thinking that you live in the Birmingham area?

[Tal]

Why people repeatedly and increasingly frustratedly push the button that opens the doors before the train has even stopped. What are they trying to achieve? Some sort of Steven Seagal exit?

I use the train every day and I've never seen anyone doing that. Am I right in thinking that you live in the Birmingham area?

Arr

[kinboshi]

Why people repeatedly and increasingly frustratedly push the button that opens the doors before the train has even stopped. What are they trying to achieve? Some sort of Steven Seagal exit?

They are the same people who repeatedly & impatiently push the "Close Door " or "Open Door" buttons in lifts. Which, in most cases, are not wired in, & have no function except as a sort of placebo.   

Or the ones who press the button to call the lift repeatedly, as though it will make the lift arrive sooner.  In fact with some lifts, pressing the button multiple times will actually cancel the call as the lift has an anti-misuse functionality to prevent lifts being called by kids playing around pressing the buttons, etc.

[kinboshi]

I wish I knew how these women have the balls to slide down that run on the skeleton bob.  Looks ridiculously dangerous and frightening. Still want to know why GB seems to be so consistently good at it!

[Graham C]

I'd love to give the skeleton a go, looks great fun!

[kinboshi]

I'd love to give the skeleton a go, looks great fun!

Pervert

[Mohican]

Why people repeatedly and increasingly frustratedly push the button that opens the doors before the train has even stopped. What are they trying to achieve? Some sort of Steven Seagal exit?

On Central line trains which I maintain, the doors operate in two modes. Either set up to be opened by the passengers via the buttons on the door (called strangely enough 'passenger open') and the Operator. Or solely by the Operator (called operator open). Whatever mode it's in, the doors can't be opened whilst the train is in motion. But seeing as the trains always go into service in 'Operator open' mode, pressing the button is going to achieve absolutely diddly Squat.

[Longines]

I'd love to give the skeleton a go, looks great fun!

http://www.cresta-run.com/ride-the-cresta/beginners/

400 quid.

[Cf]

Why people repeatedly and increasingly frustratedly push the button that opens the doors before the train has even stopped. What are they trying to achieve? Some sort of Steven Seagal exit?

And the similar situation of why people get up from their seats a good 5 minutes before the train is due to arrive at the station? Bonus annoying points if you're in the aisle seat and the window person wants to get up and is getting off at the same stop as you.

[KarmaDope]

Why people repeatedly and increasingly frustratedly push the button that opens the doors before the train has even stopped. What are they trying to achieve? Some sort of Steven Seagal exit?

And the similar situation of why people get up from their seats a good 5 minutes before the train is due to arrive at the station? Bonus annoying points if you're in the aisle seat and the window person wants to get up and is getting off at the same stop as you.

I have to do this in the morning but in my defence I have a 3 minute connection that I have to run to (up an escalator and over to the other side of the station), and half the train gets off at that stop so if I don't get up early to be one of the first off I'm stuck behind everyone up the escalator

[Graham C]

I'd love to give the skeleton a go, looks great fun!

http://www.cresta-run.com/ride-the-cresta/beginners/

400 quid.

Saw you could do that on the Guy Martin program, tempting, but a bit out of my price range at the moment.

[The Camel]

Why are box of chocolates so popular?

Invariably you only like half of the different chocs.

Why not just buy a packet of sweets you are sure you'll enjoy?