That's a great photo.

Most of the public staircases here (Birmingham, UK) have little
messages on them that tell how many calories you'll burn by taking the
stairs, how good it is for your heart etc. Must admit, it generally
guilts me into using them rather than the escalator


Dave Smith wrote:
> Graphic Queen wrote:
>
> > Then check out the link. It explains it all too clearly. And it is
> > funny but sad.
> >
> > GQ
> >
> > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../24fitness.jpg
>
> LOL. I use the YMCA facilities and get a kick out of the people who
> drive around and around looking for a parking spot near the doors, or
> who use the elevator to go up to the gym, and back down again.
>
> The funniest one I ever saw was at a private gym across from a local
> courthouse. I had been in court all afternoon and had parked in a
> municipal parking lot in front of the gym. When I went out to my
> cruiser a woman pulled up behind me. I had to put sort my files and
> put them in my briefcase. While i was doing that she tooted her horn.
> I ignored her. Then I had to boot my computer and log into the mobile
> terminal. That was a slow process. She tooted her horn several more
> times. As time went on she became more irate and started with the
hand
> and finger gestures. Needless to say, that did not inspire me to
speed
> up the process.
>
> I was not occupying the only space. There were plenty of empty spaces
> two cars over, and the entire row across from my car was vacant.
When
> I finally got logged on I backed out of my space, looked in my mirror
> in time to se her give me the finger (again). She zoomed into the
> space that I had vacated and went into the gym.
>
> And to think that she wasted close to ten minutes of her time to save
> herself from having to endure walking an extra 15-20 feet on her way
> in to the gym to get exercise.