monkey nonsense

the elevators in my office suck. they’re not programmed very well and very often, u’ll get into the office and (because the stairwell is locked from the lobby) have to wait for an elevator for 10 minutes because all 3 of them are on their way up to the 11th floor or something dumb.

anyways, one morning i come in and the line for the elevator is not long at all. just as i get in line, an elevator arrives and we all move to go in… the two people directly in front of me are chatting away about something or rather. i get to the elevator door and am surprised to find that the door is blocked. there were only like 5 people in front of me! i know the elevators fit more!

seems guy in front of me has decided that he wants to stand in the middle of the entire elevator RIGHT in front of the doorway. seriously, he barely even took a step back into the elevator before he stopped. if you ask me, i think the worst spot to be in the elevator is in the middle because you’re in everbody’s way when they want to get off or on. whatever. i squeeze by him on the side and press 4 for my floor. someone else has previously pressed 2 so i figure it’s guy in the middle and he’s only stood in the middle of the elevator because he’s going to get off first.

on the 2nd floor, another person gets off. i’m thinking hrmm… what a weirdo. why is he in the middle of the elevator if he’s not going to get off first? suddenly, he pressed 9… he didn’t even press his floor when he got on the elevator! he was too busy chatting away! AND he’s not even getting off early!

so we’re still going up and the guy is chatting away still. he starts to do exaggerated arm movements… i could make fun of him… but i guess i also tend to use my hands when i talk. but he’s REALLY flailing about! and since he’s in the middle of the elevator, everyone’s kind of pushed to the corners avoiding his arms. the lady he’s speaking to seems to have noticed he’s in the middle of the elevator flailing so she tries to move towards a corner too, but he just still stands there.

the elevator reaches 4… and the doors open. i move to get out. usually when i’m in the back of the elevator and start to move, people in front shift to the sides to let me out. not this guy! he continues to just stand there and flail his arms in conversation!! at this point in time, i’ve already made my move for the door and there’s no where to go. so i actually run into his upper arm. i actually gave him a somewhat annoyed look… like get out of my way. he just retracts his arm but doesn’t take a step away from the doorway!!! ridiculous!!

here’s my diagram of the elevator:

i’m the blue blob trying to get on the elevator in the first picture. note to the red blob blocking the doorway. at this point, HALF the elevator is open! but he’s blocking the doorway! the next picture is how we rode up. the last picture is when i tried to exit the elevator but red blob was still flail about in conversation.

what a hog.

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