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[–] [email protected] 48 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Elevator dudes opened my eyes to the fact that if it exists it's probably got a fandom around it.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago (2 children)

There's a whole fandom around elevators I guess, the old sub used to riff on those guys.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 8 months ago (1 children)

People who are compelled to collect and document every single fact and model of a topic or technology, no matter how obscure or mundane, are the backbone of society and I mean that completely unironically

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Autism?? Special interest type beat?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Aaaw that seems pretty harmless and kinda cute. Let people enjoy things (kind of unironically this time). Like if a guy wants to hit on me...start talking about your niche weird interests. 90% of the time I will be at least curious.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago

Yeah I have no problem with elevator fans, it's nice. I just find it funny how it opened my eyes to mundane everyday real world things having fans.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

I'm hooked already

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

I know a dude who can tell you about every trolleybus that ever existed

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Are there guys with dozens of elevator shafts in their 2 storey homes?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Depends on how many rich eccentric elevator guys there are. I bet there's at least one

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I would love to spend a day at that guy's house and learn more than I could have ever imagined there was to learn about elevators

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

Sometimes I like to think up random people and then think about how statistically they probably exist. Like there's probably a guy out there who listens to nothing but different renditions of Yankee Doodle Dandy 24/7

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely one of the most dangerous jobs, elevator mechanic/installer. I hesitate every time I step into one, having read many OSHA reports.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

is it dangerous or just dangerous if you don't have one because I imagine most elevator mechanics aren't stepping onto unsafe elevators