[Albion] Using the lift to get to west upper

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Have you ever had a glance at threads on comeonboro or readytogo ? Fans seem in constant warfare with each other, with barely veiled threats about "meeting up". They make Sussex & Faversham seem a very civilised part of the football world.

No I fritter away enough time on NSC. I'll save trolling other clubs' boards till after I've retired.....I'll call myself Fred's Grandma and pretend I'm a slightly batty 74 year old who thinks that girls haven't been girls since Dallas was on the telly, and that I used to run a knocking shop back in the 70s and I got to know quite a lot of the players' agents, and........oh, hang on

 

[AmexRuislip]

No I fritter away enough time on NSC. I'll save trolling other clubs' boards till after I've retired.....I'll call myself Fred's Grandma and pretend I'm a slightly batty 74 year old who thinks that girls haven't been girls since Dallas was on the telly, and that I used to run a knocking shop back in the 70s and I got to know quite a lot of the players' agents, and........oh, hang on

Well you could make an NSC career change, there's still plenty of time, Granny Smith!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I’ve only skim read the thread but I can confirm that lifts can be used in a fire if they are designed as evacuation lifts. Amongst other things this requires fire rated enclosures, fire rated lobby protection and dual power supply. There are also firefighting lifts (do you think fire fighters will climb to the top story of the Shard to tackle a fire!) designed along similar lines but with the added protection of a smoke ventilation system.

On the point of providing lift access but no lift escape this is normally dealt with by providing disabled refuges and evacuation chairs. Presumably the West Upper was designed with no public access lifts (just goods lifts) and therefore no disabled refuge and evacuation chair provisions.

Good points. The thread has veered off the track a tad, due to unanticipated wind, though, I fear. My original point was that I had asked if I could use the lift on Saturday, the one that's already there, and which could take me to west upper. The bottom line seems to be the lifts are reserved for club employees, or people the club employees deem, on the spur of the moment, to grant access, for no discernible reason other than that if a disabled person went up in one, they would burn to death in the event of a fire because the lift would be inaccessible. It was a risk I was more than prepared to take but heigh hoe

 

[Weststander]

No I fritter away enough time on NSC. I'll save trolling other clubs' boards till after I've retired.....I'll call myself Fred's Grandma and pretend I'm a slightly batty 74 year old who thinks that girls haven't been girls since Dallas was on the telly, and that I used to run a knocking shop back in the 70s and I got to know quite a lot of the players' agents, and........oh, hang on

We'll know when you take your South Stand seat on Saturday, on hearing warm applause, as you limp Douglas Bader style over the final few yards. Exaggerating any discomfort, with bought medals pinned to your Stone Island jacket, giving a modern take on the war veteran look.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

We'll know when you take your South Stand seat on Saturday, on hearing warm applause, as you limp Douglas Bader style over the final few yards. Exaggerating any discomfort, with bought medals pinned to your Stone Island jacket, giving a modern take on the war veteran look.

Stone Island? How VERY dare you

 

[kennyb]

what was the point of installing a lift in first place if only the "select few" ie the elite can use it,how much did installation cost.

 

[Weststander]

what was the point of installing a lift in first place if only the "select few" ie the elite can use it,how much did installation cost.

Another example of Derek Chapman and Martin Perry ostracising working class fans with physical ailments.

 

[Hampster Gull]

For reasons I won't bore you with, I cannot use the stairs this weekend owing to a temporary incapacitation. I phoned the club to ask if I could use the lift. I was told that the lift is not approved for use, especially by the temporarily incapacitated, because it is not a designated fire escape, and if there were a fire during the game, my temporary incapacitation would mean that I would have to struggle down the stairs, thereby endangering the safety of others. That was relayed to me by the nice lady in the office, after she consulted the stadium manager/officer (I forget his/her exact title). So I am instead going to be watching the Leicester match from the South Stand (I and my companions were offered one off replacements for our season tickets at no cost, and will have to collect them from the stadium on the day). This all strikes me as a bit division three (south). Have I been sold a small box of bollocks, or is this all rational, defensible, and fair dinkum (as our sporting cousins from down under, if there are any left, would say)?

I remember when I ruptured my ACL and had to hobble up to the WSU very slowly on two crutches. Visible to stewards before I went up and after. No one pulled me to one side to say I would endanger others if there was a fire and couldn’t go up. I do see where they are coming from though, even if it’s not consistently applied