The elevator thing is pretty annoying, but I've lived in places where the crosswalk buttons supposedly paid attention to the number of times it had been pushed (with a timeout, so you can't just stand there pushing it constantly or something). Then again, it was probably all superstition :)
See, the other person thinks, "in case there was a mechanical failure..."
What you should do is be a button-operator. Refuse to let anyone else near the buttons in your life and insist that you be the one to press them at all times. People will think you're a dick, but at least they won't think you're a moron.
Most crosswalks in Santa Barbara make a very loud and high-pitched beeping noise when you press them.
I would normally assume that this noise serves to inform the individual that it has, in fact, been pressed. However, it apparently serves only to annoy the fuck out of me as everyone in town presses each button multiple times, up to a maximum of until the light actually turns green.
If you think you're being dissed, half of my town should be cited for noise pollution.
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What you should do is be a button-operator. Refuse to let anyone else near the buttons in your life and insist that you be the one to press them at all times. People will think you're a dick, but at least they won't think you're a moron.
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I would normally assume that this noise serves to inform the individual that it has, in fact, been pressed. However, it apparently serves only to annoy the fuck out of me as everyone in town presses each button multiple times, up to a maximum of until the light actually turns green.
If you think you're being dissed, half of my town should be cited for noise pollution.
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