| Title: | What's all this fuss about 'sax and violins'? |
| Notice: | Archived V1 - Current conference is QUARK::HUMAN_RELATIONS |
| Moderator: | ELESYS::JASNIEWSKI |
| Created: | Fri May 09 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 26 1996 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1327 |
| Total number of notes: | 28298 |
One thing I've noticed since I've been at DEC is that most people
walk up to a pair of doors and walk thru the one on the left. This
happens even if someone is coming thru that door on the other
side.
Anyone else notice this?
Anyone know why?
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| 344.1 | if it opens . . . y | WEBSTR::RANDALL | I'm no lady | Thu Jul 09 1987 17:31 | 4 |
In Zit Brook road building two, it's mostly because the right-hand
door is broken a lot. . .
--bonnie
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| 344.2 | broken elevators does it. | CEODEV::FAULKNER | Mr Manners | Thu Jul 09 1987 17:47 | 3 |
Because they are the same people that sit at their desks with a
blank expression on their faces and answer questions of "do you want
some coffee?" with "what?"
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| 344.3 | QUARK::LIONEL | We all live in a yellow subroutine | Thu Jul 09 1987 17:54 | 8 | |
If I'm carrying something in my right hand, then it's a lot easier
to open the left-hand door with my free left hand than to switch
hands, or worse to try to open the right-hand door with my left
hand.
But I haven't noticed this as a general rule here.
Steve
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| 344.5 | *%#($%&@* | SSTMV1::BONNIE | Wouldn't you like to be a Fantasizer, too! | Thu Jul 09 1987 21:53 | 2 |
Christ, this is one of my pet peeves!!! If people used doors and
sidewalks like they do the roads, far fewer accidents would happen!
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| 344.6 | More crashes | NEXUS::MOCKALIS | Fri Jul 10 1987 02:24 | 7 | |
RE.5
I don't know about that.....you may end up with MORE accidents!
Kimberly.
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| 344.7 | crunch, bang, 'scuse me | NOVA::RANDALL | I'm no lady | Fri Jul 10 1987 08:57 | 4 |
The way I see people drive around Nashua in the morning, I think
they ARE following this rule -- or lack of it.
--bonnie
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| 344.8 | Long live the queen! | FLOWER::STOFFERS | Fri Jul 10 1987 09:17 | 13 | |
I've studied this qwerk for years now. I call it the "British rule"
and usually mumble something to the effect of "We must be in England!"
under my breath to the offender.
But seriously, I think there is a valid mechanical reason for this
breach of lane. In order to open a door that swings toward you, you
must walk up to it, stop, open it, sometimes walk backwards, and then
proceed. By just simply using the 'door on the left', you can eliminate
the energy wasteful 'stop and retreat' steps from the program. Being
nasty, its a form of laziness; being nice, its a form of vigor and
hussle. Its just plain eaiser all around, except when caught by
someone inconsiderate enought to be using the other lane.
BTW- If you think double doors are fun, try milling around the cash
registers and condiment bar at the mill at lunch!
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