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March 20th 08, 09:25 PM
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John Rowland wrote:
I popped into the Hilton Metropole today to use the lav, but was amazed by the lifts, so I used them. One of them even gives you a view of the London Eye. I wonder if there is a top ten of great lifts online... Give me a paternoster any day. Are there any left in London? Colin McKenzie |
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March 21st 08, 08:39 AM
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"Colin McKenzie" wrote in message ... John Rowland wrote: I popped into the Hilton Metropole today to use the lav, but was amazed by the lifts, so I used them. One of them even gives you a view of the London Eye. I wonder if there is a top ten of great lifts online... Give me a paternoster any day. There's one in the parliament building in Helsinki. Visitors to the building are barred from using it "because it's dangerous". tim |
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March 21st 08, 11:32 AM
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On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Colin McKenzie wrote:
John Rowland wrote: I popped into the Hilton Metropole today to use the lav, but was amazed by the lifts, so I used them. One of them even gives you a view of the London Eye. I wonder if there is a top ten of great lifts online... Give me a paternoster any day. Yep. Quick, efficient, and absolutely terrifying. Are there any left in London? According to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paterno...United_Kingdom Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow Viscount House building, Heathrow Airport But it sounds like neither are open to the public. tom -- mimeotraditionalists |
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March 21st 08, 06:00 PM
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"Tom Anderson" wrote in message h.li... On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Colin McKenzie wrote: Give me a paternoster any day. Yep. Quick, efficient, and absolutely terrifying. Are there any left in London? According to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paterno...United_Kingdom Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow Viscount House building, Heathrow Airport But it sounds like neither are open to the public. What are the odds they are still in widespread use all over mainland Europe, but considered totally unsafe here... Paul |
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March 21st 08, 08:37 PM
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"Paul Scott" wrote in message ... "Tom Anderson" wrote in message h.li... On Thu, 20 Mar 2008, Colin McKenzie wrote: Give me a paternoster any day. Yep. Quick, efficient, and absolutely terrifying. Are there any left in London? According to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paterno...United_Kingdom Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow Viscount House building, Heathrow Airport But it sounds like neither are open to the public. What are the odds they are still in widespread use all over mainland Europe, but considered totally unsafe here... did you not see my post? tim |
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March 21st 08, 11:02 AM
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Colin McKenzie wrote:
Give me a paternoster any day. Are there any left in London? AFAIK the one in Northwick Park is still the a sign forbids the public from using it, but that didn't stop me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternoster#United_Kingdom says there's also one in Viscount House, a private BA building at Heathrow. |
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March 21st 08, 04:16 PM
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On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:02:52 -0000, "John Rowland"
wrote this gibberish: Colin McKenzie wrote: Give me a paternoster any day. Are there any left in London? AFAIK the one in Northwick Park is still the a sign forbids the public from using it, but that didn't stop me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternoster#United_Kingdom says there's also one in Viscount House, a private BA building at Heathrow. what happens if you don't get off at the top (or indeed, bottom) floor? -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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March 21st 08, 04:51 PM
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On Mar 21, 5:16 pm, MarkVarley - MVP
wrote: On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:02:52 -0000, "John Rowland" wrote this gibberish: Colin McKenzie wrote: Give me a paternoster any day. Are there any left in London? AFAIK the one in Northwick Park is still the a sign forbids the public from using it, but that didn't stop me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paterno...ed_Kingdomsays there's also one in Viscount House, a private BA building at Heathrow. what happens if you don't get off at the top (or indeed, bottom) floor? You find yourself moving sideways for a few moments and then you start going down again, using the other shaft. PaulO |
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March 21st 08, 04:59 PM
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On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:51:39 -0700 (PDT), Paul Oter
wrote this gibberish: On Mar 21, 5:16 pm, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:02:52 -0000, "John Rowland" wrote this gibberish: Colin McKenzie wrote: Give me a paternoster any day. Are there any left in London? AFAIK the one in Northwick Park is still the a sign forbids the public from using it, but that didn't stop me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paterno...ed_Kingdomsays there's also one in Viscount House, a private BA building at Heathrow. what happens if you don't get off at the top (or indeed, bottom) floor? You find yourself moving sideways for a few moments and then you start going down again, using the other shaft. PaulO Ah so the car/box/whateveritscalled is always the right way up, genius. -- Mark. www.MarkVarleyPhoto.co.uk www.TwistedPhotography.co.uk www.TwistedArts.co.uk www.BeautifulBondage.net |
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March 23rd 08, 09:41 AM
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On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:51:39 -0700 (PDT), Paul Oter
wrote: On Mar 21, 5:16 pm, MarkVarley - MVP wrote: On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:02:52 -0000, "John Rowland" wrote this gibberish: Colin McKenzie wrote: Give me a paternoster any day. Are there any left in London? AFAIK the one in Northwick Park is still the a sign forbids the public from using it, but that didn't stop me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paterno...ed_Kingdomsays there's also one in Viscount House, a private BA building at Heathrow. what happens if you don't get off at the top (or indeed, bottom) floor? You find yourself moving sideways for a few moments and then you start going down again, using the other shaft. The one in the GEC Marconi building at Borehamwood had notices at the top and bottom (on the inside of the liftshaft, of course, so that passengers in the Paternoster could see them) along the lines of 'last floor - further travel is not dangerous'. Brief instructions - less than a page of typed A4 - for using the Paternoster were provided to staff as part of their induction., which is perhaps why it would be considered acceptable for staff to use them, but not for the public, My recollection is that to get off a descending Paternoster car you were supposed to put your foot out, to meet the floor as the car drew level. To get off an ascending one, the technique was to step up before you arrived at the floor. Martin |
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