MOVIE THEATRE
Last night we went to the movie theatre and sat about 3/4 of the way up in the seats. I was on the isle and my husband next to me. After the movie was over and the titles were rolling, everyone proceeded to walk out. I was ahead of my husband and got to the ground floor and I looked back to see where my husband was. I thought he was behind me.
There were several people holding onto him and walking him slowly down the stairs. Did I mention that the lights in the theatre were still off while people were descending? The lights showed on the steps, but nothing else to guide us, except the lights on the railing.
He evidently lost his bearings while trying to step down, and couldn't get over to the lighted railing to descend because there were so many people coming down. He must have been unbalanced (I had to be careful myself when coming down) . I saw that some men were holding onto him and helping him descend the stairs, slowly , thank goodness.
I waited for them to get to the ground floor and they asked him if he was dizzy, but he wasn't. I thought they might think he has a heart condition as they seems really concerned. I mentioned that he has Parkinson's thinking they would understand. They said is he driving or are you? What does driving have to do with trying to get down a the stairs in a darkened theatre. I don't think they understood but they were concerned.
I thanked them for helping and on the way out I told one of the staff what happened and that the lights should be put on sooner because people were walking out in the dark. They said that they have no control over it, but would tell the manager what happened.
Next time to go to the theatre we'll stay in our seat until the lights go on...
There were several people holding onto him and walking him slowly down the stairs. Did I mention that the lights in the theatre were still off while people were descending? The lights showed on the steps, but nothing else to guide us, except the lights on the railing.
He evidently lost his bearings while trying to step down, and couldn't get over to the lighted railing to descend because there were so many people coming down. He must have been unbalanced (I had to be careful myself when coming down) . I saw that some men were holding onto him and helping him descend the stairs, slowly , thank goodness.
I waited for them to get to the ground floor and they asked him if he was dizzy, but he wasn't. I thought they might think he has a heart condition as they seems really concerned. I mentioned that he has Parkinson's thinking they would understand. They said is he driving or are you? What does driving have to do with trying to get down a the stairs in a darkened theatre. I don't think they understood but they were concerned.
I thanked them for helping and on the way out I told one of the staff what happened and that the lights should be put on sooner because people were walking out in the dark. They said that they have no control over it, but would tell the manager what happened.
Next time to go to the theatre we'll stay in our seat until the lights go on...
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Hi Lynni, I agree. Next time, wait for the lights to come on. Hope you enjoyed the movie. Birdy