Definitions:
Door:a movable structure for opening or closing an entrance, as to a building or room, or giving access to a closet, cupboard, etc.: most doors turn on hinges, slide in grooves, or revolve on an axis. (http://www.yourdictionary.com/door)
Opener:a person or thing that opens. (http://www.yourdictionary.com/opener)
I have opened a lot of doors in my life, in fact I am willing to bet the farm that everyone has opened a lot of doors. Its a fact of life… If you want to get inside.
I open doors (by myself) close to one hundred times a day, going in and coming out of stores that I deliver to. I do this while using a loaded hand cart, I have become quite adept at it.
Occasionally a customer at the store I am at will hold the door for me, it is a relief for me as some times (not often) I really need it.
Now as I see it here are two ways to hold the door for someone;
1- Hold the door from the outside (most common I believe)
2- Walk through the door and then try to hold it open from the inside
I have absolutely nothing against the first way, there is nothing to get in the way of the hand cart or the person operating it. I do however have a “pet peeve”, (maybe not the right word), with the second way. It can be hard to bring in a load of Gatorade (which can way almost two hundred pounds) while holding the door by your self but throw in another obstacle in the door way and it gets harder by multiples. when holding the door with one hand I can just pull in the cart and be on my way. If someone is “helping” then I have to worry about “running them over”, bumping into them with me the cart or the load, while trying to pay attention to the way this particular store is laid out, (counters, racks, people, ect…). So way #2 in my opinion and situation is less helpful.
Please don’t get me wrong I love it when someone takes the time to open the door for me. I will even hold the door for people before taking my load inside.I would just rather hold the door for my self than risk “mutilating” a good Samaritan.
There is an easy fix for all this door opener nonsense….. Automatic doors…. (I have still had people offer to hold the door for me (not realizing it to be an automatic door (I thank them any way).
