In the subway, there’s a distinct and easily identifyable anthropological phenomenon. I noticed it the first time I saw it. When leaving the subway during rush hour, two lanes form on the escalator. The right lane is for riders (ie: people who ride the escalator while standing in place) and the left lane is for walkers (people who walk up the escalator, to speed the effect). This, of course, notwithstanding the group of people who eschew the escalator completely and walk up the stairs.
The trip up the escalator in my subway station is a long one. For the entirety of my working career, I’ve been a rider, always in the right lane.
Yesterday, I changed. I became a walker. Into the left lane, walking up the stairs as I ride the escalator.
This was a very exciting day for me.
Congratulations!! That is a great testament to your program… and I’m excited for you. I too took some extra stairs yesterday – which was great! Keep on going!!
[...] how I know? Because I counted them this moring as I walked up them. While I was skipping the escalator completely. And not getting winded. The equivalent of 9 flights (13 steps=1 flight) of stairs, from the [...]