too much time spent in ordinary places.

i have spent a solid percentage of my time in the past month or so in elevators. which has confirmed something i have always suspected (having a handicapped mother, my critical eye for elevators has been a long time in the making). the door close button is truly the most critical feature of an elevator. i have come across generally three types of door close buttons.

1. the kind that doesn't work. these suck.
2. the kind that works immediately. these are awesome.
3. the kind where the door to the elevator will not close unless you press the button. on these i am undecided.

also in one small but fancy office building in downtown manhattan, there is an elevator that possesses a non-stop button. these i believe to be the wave of the future.