Open Sesame
I have been known to play the odd game of squash so, against my better judgement, have been to local leisure centres on occasions.

I'd been to the one near Guildford a few times and had paid my cash and was heading to the changing rooms. Turned the corner and the automatic doors half way down the corridor weren't working. It must be the sensor thought I so walked around in front of it a bit. Then waved at it. then waved frantically. A five a side footballer came up behind me and I intercepted him to explain that the door wasn't working and demonstrated by waving and trying to engage him in an out-of-character, "hey mate isn't it awful, what we going to do?" kind of conversation.

He didn't say a word, pushed the never-been-automated swing door open then held it open for the rest of his team who dutifully filed through in front of me pissing themselves laughing.

I then had to follow the increasingly creased up team into the changing rooms...
(Gusofnavarone always makes a map of france from sarnies, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 8:17, 3 replies)

Were they stickered up as automated?
The amount of times I've been staring at the 'Automatic Door' sign with nothing happening before I give up and do it 'the old fashioned way' is insane.
( Bats, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 8:22, closed)

Now we're talking.
I'm printing up some stickers today
(Brigadier an old boot sitting on a man's face - forever, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 8:35, closed)

Nope - just fire doors
Just bog standard heavy swing doors with a small window in it I think. I'd been through them 5 or 6 times before and they didn't even look particularly automated when you look at them again. My then girlfriend liked the story and it won me browny points for being able to take the piss out of myself - something her ex did not do. So some good came of it!
(Gusofnavarone always makes a map of france from sarnies, Fri 22 Mar 2013, 8:36, closed)