October 6, 2006

  • Y'know, the last time I checked Fort Worth is not in England, so why the deuce are the floors at Harris Hospital numbered in the English fashion:   G, 1, 2, 3....?

    Over the past week  -  while visiting Charles' friend, Summer, and Dad, both of whom have been in that hospital for surgery  -  I've had to stop at the 1st floor more than once due to people getting on the elevator and instinctively hitting "1" when what they actually wanted was "G".

    There's not a rationale in the world that will separate me from my firm conviction the floor directly above street level should be "2".

    The downtown library also tends to be a trifle mixing, even though it only has two floors, but the upper floor IS street level, and the lower floor is essentially in the basement.  The floors are labeled as "PL" and "LL", which causes first-timers no end of confusion as their finger hovers over the buttons, uncertain which to push.

    For the uninitiated, BTW, those translate into Plaza Level (i.e. street level) and Lower Level (i.e. basement level).  Heck, just call 'em "1" and "-1".  That we'd all understand.