Thursday, January 26, 2006

Slamming Doors

Since 9/11, my company, like so many others, has stepped up security precautions. To enter or exit the plant, employees have to use their ID badge to go through a revolving door. As I watch people doing this, it becomes very clear that most did not grow up in an age of wooden screen doors. The phrase, "If I hear that screen door slam one more time, I'm going to wear you out with a hickory" means nothing to them. They push through these doors with enough force to break them on a regular basis since they are designed to stop in a certain position, unlike most revolving doors that free-spin. There's no such thing as catching the door before it "slams."