tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863181760546780184.post2514813867464467906..comments2019-06-01T18:57:26.451+01:00Comments on The Pollyanna Diaries: More on airportsMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053271881074215823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863181760546780184.post-84773057535855013062012-08-26T00:09:30.624+01:002012-08-26T00:09:30.624+01:00Airports are often really appalling designed, even...Airports are often really appalling designed, even relatively new ones. Birmingham was always a nightmare. Edinburgh is better. <br /><br />Thing is, lifts are relatively inefficient ways of getting large numbers of people from one level to another, that's why all the original underground stations had their lifts removed and replace with escalators pretty soon after they were invented (Covent Garden being one of the few that didn't). <br /><br />Result is when lifts are available, they quickly get crowded and queues form. The answer is, if you need a lift, get assistance because that gets you the bloke with the swipe card to get into the lifts! Somewhat inefficient though, Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053271881074215823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1863181760546780184.post-38335955302089811862012-08-25T17:17:07.457+01:002012-08-25T17:17:07.457+01:00Ma walks with a crutch since her hip replacement a...Ma walks with a crutch since her hip replacement and her balance isn't wonderful. She finds standing much harder than walking. Going up and down stairs is a hassle, especially if there's no decent hand rail.<br /><br />In an age where so many people have wheeled luggage (much of which is the size of a decent sized wardrobe), airports still seem to have a lot of steps and obstacles. Fennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094944019507400037noreply@blogger.com