I was terrified of escalators as a youth. Not in a phobia kinda way, just in a "worried that I'd get my foot eaten by the spiky metal teeth" kinda way.
Me, I'm blaming parents who don't bother teaching their kids not to screw around when they're riding moving machinery. It's a VERY basic safety lesson, and widely applicable to any time youngsters are on mobile metal.
Of course, I *still* won't buy the shoes, but that's only because I think they look like piles of gargoyle vomit.
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Those shoes are just butt-ugly.
You're so right about the escalators. My Mom taught me how to ride on them at a very young age and I never had a problem... but I see so many kids running wild these days in department stores... where are their parents? Who will teach them about the metal monster?
Posted by: pam at October 10, 2007 07:46 AM (l6NIn)
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Or you just have kids like me who used to go hide in the clothes racks....my mom had to buy a kiddie leash for me. But you can bet I didn't get stuck in any escalators.
Posted by: Carmen at October 10, 2007 08:27 AM (9VWj+)
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Hey, you cold-hearted bum! It's not the poor kids' fault, haven't you learned that yet? Geez. It's BIG ESCALATOR that's cutting corners, trying to make money at the expense of the kids! It's not about the shoes, it's BIG ESCALATOR. They've known for years ways to make escalators safer, but they refuse to do so because it would cost them money to retrofit all the escalators in the world. Instead, they'll willing to sacrifice children's lives for profits! I'm starting an online petition to save our children from BIG ESCALATOR. I'm also trying to find a lawyer that will help me file a class action lawsuit against these heartless corporations who want to kill children for cash. I bet you, Harvey, own stock in escalator companies, don't you? That's blood money! I'm going to write my Congressman and demand that he form a Congressional inquiry into when BIG ESCALATOR knew things and what they knew! IT'S FOR THE CHILDREN!!!!^!&^!!@!^@!
Posted by: Ogre at October 10, 2007 08:59 AM (oifEm)
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And the media is just now getting ahold of this. My cousin lost his toes on an escalator some 30 years ago. He was wearing sandals. I have had a phobia about escalators ever since.
Posted by: Tink at October 10, 2007 11:23 AM (ZW8U5)
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Everytime I was going to get on an escalator as a kid, my mother made sure my shoes were tied and warned me not to get sucked in. How hard is it for a parent to do? (My dad just shouted, "LIFT YOUR FEET, STUPID!" and then mumbled something about my mother never letting him hear the end of it.)
Posted by: Phelps at October 10, 2007 12:28 PM (0Nw5i)
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From what I understand, the same technology that causes Crocs to mold to an individual foot's shape is the problem. Escalators are warm from friction, and the bottom of the Croc can mold itself into the nooks and crannies of the elevator riser itself; thus, the poor kid's feet can be basically stuck to the elevator riser. Scary.
Posted by: Omnibus Driver at October 11, 2007 12:35 PM (WOXRM)
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... I'm 100% downtown in the gargoyle vomit theory.... those shoes are FUGLY....
Posted by: Eric at October 11, 2007 02:46 PM (g02Hg)
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