to want lifts all to myself

[onemiddlefinger]

I commute to central London with my DS in a pushchair, thankfully the stations I use have lifts (several of them to take each time), and those lifts are slow. So if you miss it, it's another 5 min wait (which is not that bad, but when going home after a long day every minute seems like forever)
AIBU to be annoyed at people who take up space in the lifts when they could be taking the escalator, obviously I'm not talking about the disabled, the ones with young kids (even if walking), the ones with luggage etc, it's the ones that don't have anything wrong with them other than usually being overweight.
Why, oh why do you prefer to queue up for the lift that takes forever rather than stand on the escalator - you don't even have to walk more, if anything it's probably less walking! Is there such thing as fear of escalators and is it very common?
I just don't get it, before DS I had never used a lift in the underground.
AIBU?

making the wheelchair couple wait I meant. And for the sling ideas, don't listen to them OP.

Gosh, threads like this bring all loveliest people out of the woodwork, don't they?

And I'm completely surprised* at how quickly this is turning into a fat-bashing thread!

It's really the 'me first' culture and you see it everywhere, even on the buses, etc. The irony of this statement given the title of the OP is laughable. Having kids does not make you the most Important People In The World. And I speak as someone who has three kids and uses lifts and public transport - and waits my fucking turn without moaning about lazy and fat people.

I hope this nasty, sniping little thread gets deleted. It's pointless and there is nothing to warrant it.

*sarcasm. Not surprised at all.

Alis some fat people are lazy and that's why they are fat. I see lots of people who take the bus when it's only a ten minute walk. And usually the lifts are near the train, so they really can't be arsed to walk where the escalators are. Hurts, but it's true.

Wow, usualnamechanger can read minds! Because obviously that's how you know what every fat person is thinking when they make their choices, right?

Or, alternatively, keep your nasty, small-minded comments to yourself. Or maybe walk up to a fat person and voice your thoughts to them? No? Only cowards spout this kind of shit online.

Fucking hell, the world has gone bloody bonkers if we have to justify our reason to get in a lift!

I'm with whiskwarrier.

Also, I have 3 dcs and never thought having a child in a pushchair gave me first dibs on anything.

Ahem - peace and love everyone.

You can't tell from looking who has a disability so don't judge.
I would use an escalator but would take a lift if there were stairs. I have breathing problems due to an auto-immune disease and part of one lung has been removed. I look perfectly fit and a bit fat due to the steroids I take.

One day someone behind me shouted "I fucking hate slow walkers"- great for her that she can walk fast!
Stop being so judgey OP

I would guess that the escalator-fearers and the lift-feathers balance each other out.

But the lifts and the escalators are for all and all must wait their turn.

• Lift-fearers damn damn damn predictive texting!

Blimey I didn't need to go digging to see something offensive, it was there in the open, albeit scored out to try and make it seem less offensive.

I have one parent who is a lift fearer (claustrophobia) and one who is an excalator fearer (vertigo). That's fun now neither of them can get up stairs.

Why do t you take the push chair down the escalator and free up the lift for people who need it more than you?
I'm sure others would appreciate the gesture. I regularly get a P&T with two toddlers in it down at Angel where there are no lifts.
YABU.

I occasionally get vertigo and the last time I tried using the escalators when I had it I completely overbalanced and fell into the person (luckily my friend!) behind me. I don't look like I have anything wrong with me at all but I'd still not get on the escalators at Angel if I was feeling wobbly.

Whhhahahahaha.

Did the OP really just slate fat people for using the lift then admit the main reason she doesn't carry her kid is that he is too heavy?

That is truly priceless!

Didn't think you needed an actual reason to use a lift just thought it was a mode of transport between floors as are escalators and stairs
Of course some people need to as they can only use lifts for whatever reason but if Mo Farrer fancied a rest I wouldn't begrudge him a space in the lift or judge him on it if it was his preference.

As for overweight people clogging up the lifts because they are lazy - that's just a bit random - are thin people not lazy then if they do? Plus escalators don't require effort ?!?

I think there are many post here that are rude, but still not going to accept that mine was. Judgey, yes.
I didn't call overweight people lazy and i didn't even call them fat, others did that, but clearly there are overweight people here who got offended, sorry to them, i'm sure you are not lazy at all.
And my title was obviously ironic, no i don't actually want the lift just to myself.

IceBeing , no the main reason is that i use a pushchair and i won't take it on the escalator for safety reasons.
I don't think i need to explain why i use a pushchair actually.

Why, oh why do you prefer to queue up for the lift that takes forever rather than stand on the escalator
The answer is in the question.
There MUST be a reason, however unknown to you or weak you feel it is, but there will always be a reason for that person to queue to use something slower, rather than take your perceived easier option.
That's all that matters.

Personally I would prefer that everyone else took the bus and left the tube for my exclusive use, but I suppose they have their reasons for making my life more difficult

YABU.

I am hypermobile. I can be in agony sometimes but you can't tell from looking at me. Maybe you should suggest that they make an extra one just for you to use?

To be perfectly honest - I don't care if people have 'nothing' wrong with them. They can bloody well use the lift if they want to.

Ice, the fact her toddler is too heavy to carry doesn't mean he is overweight.

OP, are you wishing you'd not posted now?!

usualnamechanger

Doesn't hurt me, particularly. Though to be fair, though not overweight, I can be rather lazy.

Are slim lazy people ok in your book, op?.

Really enjoy that the op is so entitled that she actually judges the people who use the lift with her.

I bet she's one of those mums who think they shouldn't have to wait their turn to get into the lift because they have a child in a pushchair with them

I don't think i need to explain why i use a pushchair actually

Exactly - just like people do not need to explain to you why they use the lift.

Capiche?

clearly there are overweight people here who got offended, sorry to them

Erm....no, It's quite possible that a nice thin person thought the scored out 'overweight' comment was odd or rude, you don't need to be overwight to be offended/confused by it.