Yesterday, I think I have experienced one of the most boring high speed lifts I have ridden all year. Listen, I have been on 2-story hydros this year, 3-story hydros, even a Kone EcoDisc going 50 meters per minute! I will say this, the lift I rode today was the most boring one I have ridden all year.
Like the majority of the high rise generic lifts throughout NYC, the lifts I rode (boring ones) were actually built by Fujitec! I DIDN'T even want to film the lift to begin with because it would get almost zero views on my YouTube channel. However, I did film it & I got 12 seconds of footage. I even took two considerably good pictures of the lift's buttons, which were sick Monitor HPS 1300. THANK GOD CHARLOTTE (my favorite city to film lifts) DOESN'T HAVE THIS ON ANY OF HER LIFTS & I WATCHED 120 VIDEOS OF HER LIFTS ON YOUTUBE!!!!!!!!! To top that all off, it was traction! WHO ON THE WORLD OF HECK BUILDS A TRACTION LIFT THAT HAS ZERO CHARACTER!? This is one of the reasons why NYC is my number one disliked city to film lifts out of the entire Western Hemisphere.
The lift was a hydraulic, scenic OTIS with Innovation Prestige. Innovation is pretty rare in NYC & any lift with Innovation buttons is a must-film. However, since there were a bunch of security guards standing by the lift at all four floors, I decided not to film the lift & instead ride it. The lift was so epic that I rode it a few more times before leaving the mall.
Battery Carpark NYC
Listen guys. When comparing the Battery Carpark with other higher rising, higher-speed generic lifts nearby, the Battery Carpark is no big disappointment. After all, it's not using Monitor TR 1000, not using Monitor TR 1500 (which really is a disappointment), not using EPCO SSL (which is a bloody darn relief), or even Monitor TR of any kind (which was the ONLY ONE REASON why I didn't spew my guts out).Like the majority of the high rise generic lifts throughout NYC, the lifts I rode (boring ones) were actually built by Fujitec! I DIDN'T even want to film the lift to begin with because it would get almost zero views on my YouTube channel. However, I did film it & I got 12 seconds of footage. I even took two considerably good pictures of the lift's buttons, which were sick Monitor HPS 1300. THANK GOD CHARLOTTE (my favorite city to film lifts) DOESN'T HAVE THIS ON ANY OF HER LIFTS & I WATCHED 120 VIDEOS OF HER LIFTS ON YOUTUBE!!!!!!!!! To top that all off, it was traction! WHO ON THE WORLD OF HECK BUILDS A TRACTION LIFT THAT HAS ZERO CHARACTER!? This is one of the reasons why NYC is my number one disliked city to film lifts out of the entire Western Hemisphere.
WTC Mall
After the inexcusably boring experience on the lifts at the Battery Car Park, I became more disappointed when the line for the observatory tower was over three hours long (once again what the heck), so then I went down to the mall of the WTC. There, I was greeted by two circular glass lifts, one at each end of the large atrium. Since the buttons were once again horse poop Monitor HPS 1300, I decided to use the stairs to get down to the lower level of the mall. That worked out fine & dandy, as we had to get to the restrooms anyway. THANK GOD THE RESTROOM LINES WERE WAY TOO LONG so that I could have the opportunity to check out the lift next to the restrooms.The lift was a hydraulic, scenic OTIS with Innovation Prestige. Innovation is pretty rare in NYC & any lift with Innovation buttons is a must-film. However, since there were a bunch of security guards standing by the lift at all four floors, I decided not to film the lift & instead ride it. The lift was so epic that I rode it a few more times before leaving the mall.
Conclusion
After riding that lift, along with a few other lifts during my March visit to the WTC, I will have to say, where NYC has the tallest known high rises out of any U.S. city, the hydraulic lifts are more fun to ride. Usually, you would think a high speed lift is more fun to ride in such a major city, but nope. The hydraulic lifts are the ones that truly have character.
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