Lift buttons and jews

Lift buttons and jews

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Ayahuasca

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27,427 posts

278 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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So last night (Friday night) I walked home to my apartment. In front of me was a group of smartly dressed Jewish men obviously just back from their Friday night sinagogue service. We walk towards the lifts, me following. When they get to the lifts instead of pressing the button, they just stand there. Then it dawns on me. They are not allowed to press lift buttons! I am normally a reasonably polite chap but I decide that, fk it, I am not pandering to religious nonsense when it is not even my religion by pressing it for them. I wonder how long we are all going to stand there, when (dammit) the lift door opens and someone comes out. They pile in, me following. Again, they do not press the button to their floor. I press my button and the doors start to close. One of them puts his foot in the door to stop it closing, and calls the concierge over. The concierge presses their button for them and up we go.

Two questions - what would they have done if I had been a bit quicker and the lift doors closed before they got the concierge to press their button, and - how did they take the lift down on the way out?


Sheepshanks

32,519 posts

118 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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Worst "my apartment has a concierge" thread ever.

PositronicRay

26,952 posts

182 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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I'm not sure sticking your foot in the door is cricket.

I thought water switches were quite imaginative.

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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Ayahuasca said:
One of them puts his foot in the door to stop it closing
By sticking a foot in a door, they would have been interfering with the operation of machinery - so "working" - just the same as by pressing the floor button.

In reality, they'd simply have taken the stairs.

discusdave

412 posts

192 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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i had the same in LA
girl upstairs was sitting in complete darkness because her father had forgot to turn the lights on for her when she got home. she knocked and asked if i would turn her light on and open the fridge so she could get something.

all very odd

Andy 308GTB

2,918 posts

220 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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In Israel, on the Sabbath, I was told that the lifts in Hotels simply stop at every floor. By the time you get to your room on the 44th floor, it's time to head back to Reception to check out.

HTP99

22,441 posts

139 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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TooMany2cvs said:
Ayahuasca said:
One of them puts his foot in the door to stop it closing
By sticking a foot in a door, they would have been interfering with the operation of machinery - so "working" - just the same as by pressing the floor button.

In reality, they'd simply have taken the stairs.
So are they not allowed to operate machinery?

motco

15,918 posts

245 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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discusdave said:
i had the same in LA
girl upstairs was sitting in complete darkness because her father had forgot to turn the lights on for her when she got home. she knocked and asked if i would turn her light on and open the fridge so she could get something.

all very odd
Almost like a modern day take on the first act of 'La Boheme'. Were her hands cold?

rowley birkin

485 posts

99 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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Worse-case scenario is that they keep going up & down in the lift, and may take a Shabbat in there.

xjay1337

15,966 posts

117 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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This makes no sense to me.

SantaBarbara

3,244 posts

107 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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This must be a FAKE story

rowley birkin

485 posts

99 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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Does not appear to be a wind-up. They are not allowed to press the lift buttons at that time of the week.

HTP99

22,441 posts

139 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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rowley birkin said:
Does not appear to be a wind-up. They are not allowed to press the lift buttons at that time of the week.
Why would that be?

Ayahuasca

Original Poster:

27,427 posts

278 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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SantaBarbara said:
This thread has all the hallmarks of being from a Troll don't you think?
Nope, it is 100% kosher !

Swear to god.

But thanks for your interest.

lucido grigio

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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SB bot posting 3 times in 7 minutes is a wind up too....bounce

Andy 308GTB

2,918 posts

220 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_on_Sha...

Edited by Andy 308GTB on Saturday 21st October 15:14

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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HTP99 said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Ayahuasca said:
One of them puts his foot in the door to stop it closing
By sticking a foot in a door, they would have been interfering with the operation of machinery - so "working" - just the same as by pressing the floor button.

In reality, they'd simply have taken the stairs.
So are they not allowed to operate machinery?
They're not allowed to work on the sabbath - from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.

How people interpret it is up to them. Have a look at the London Eruvs - rings of wire strung above the pavement which encircle an area where it's perfectly OK to do otherwise forbidden work like pushing wheelchairs or prams or carrying house keys...

mickk

28,769 posts

241 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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Every day's a school day.

NoVetec

9,967 posts

172 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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anonymous said:
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Nope, it was a lift up.

HTP99

22,441 posts

139 months

Saturday 21st October 2017
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TooMany2cvs said:
HTP99 said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Ayahuasca said:
One of them puts his foot in the door to stop it closing
By sticking a foot in a door, they would have been interfering with the operation of machinery - so "working" - just the same as by pressing the floor button.

In reality, they'd simply have taken the stairs.
So are they not allowed to operate machinery?
They're not allowed to work on the sabbath - from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.

How people interpret it is up to them. Have a look at the London Eruvs - rings of wire strung above the pavement which encircle an area where it's perfectly OK to do otherwise forbidden work like pushing wheelchairs or prams or carrying house keys...
How about getting dressed, showering, brushing their teeth, preparing food or drink?