Mitch Hedburg, one of my favorite comedians, is now very dead.
But I came upon some of his quotes a couple weeks back, and was just reminded of one:
"An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience."
I am in Coffman Student Union right about now, and just a little bit ago, experienced this phenomenon. It's a strange thing, walking up a dead escalator. The steps sound all metallic and hollow, and you're not as relaxed as you are using to being when on one. I felt like a fool, since I couldn't stop smiling the whole way up, when the others around me grumbled at the inconvenience.
Lighten up, world. Escalators will never completely betray you.
››Capt'n.
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