Escalator safety at a cost
Escalator safety at a cost
Bela Kosoian was riding an escalator at the Montmorency Montreal Metro mall in Laval, Quebec, in 2009 when an officer stopped her because she wasn’t holding on to a handrail. Kosoian was subsequently detained and when she was released, she was given one $100 ticket for disobeying the sign, and a $320 fine for obstructing an inspection worker. She fought both tickets through three levels of courts. The Supreme Court of Canada “unanimously disagreed,” with the charges. They found the officer “was wrong to stop and search her for breaking a law that didn’t exist.” She was awarded $20,000 in damages. “Even if Ms. Kosoian didn’t act in the best way, she had no legal obligation to hold the handrail.”
A woman walked up to the manager of a large department store. “Are you hiring extra staff at the moment?” she asked. “No,” he said, “We already have all the staff we need.”
“Then would you mind getting one of them to wait on me?”
Thank God we’re living in a country where the sky’s the limit, the stores are open late, you can shop in bed thanks to HSN and browse online.
Once again, we come to the holiday season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.
The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.