Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads As per title, I am befuddled as to what might prompt the stairs to be cordoned off… no obvious signs of breakage, water or earthquake damage etc. Posted by 3rdslip
cheesybaconmushroom on March 16, 2026 6:29 am I thought people were being lazy, lining up to use the escalator going down, then i saw the stairs were closed.
Edizibile on March 16, 2026 6:39 am During peak hour? Would anyone even be mad if people moved the barrier and took the stairs anyway? What possible reason is there to block off stairs during peak hour?
memefeed2151 on March 16, 2026 7:09 am Two dollar shop entrances are always like this for some reason
Horatio-Leafblower on March 16, 2026 7:55 am Hang on- when an Escalator stops working it just becomes Stairs. So it follows that when Stairs stop working they become………
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Gotta be a prank, surely??
They’re probably about to stick advertising on it.
I thought people were being lazy, lining up to use the escalator going down, then i saw the stairs were closed.
Those things are always up and down
Congratulations, you failed successfully
It’s Opposite Day
One of the skylights above the stairs is cracked.
The supreme irony!
Hoopsnake infeststion.
Gotta protect the tourists
During peak hour? Would anyone even be mad if people moved the barrier and took the stairs anyway?
What possible reason is there to block off stairs during peak hour?
An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs
Dont trust the stairs. They’re up to something.
Two dollar shop entrances are always like this for some reason
Hang on- when an Escalator stops working it just becomes Stairs. So it follows that when Stairs stop working they become………