So yeah, all those stories about escalators eating Crocs... they're true. This is what's left of one of Harper's Crocs after our harrowing little run in with such a people mover this weekend. I've always reserved the right to have very little sympathy for escalator incidents as I always assumed that they happened to people that were messing around on them. Apparently, I owe at least some of the folks an apology because, apparently, escalators eat the shoes off of rule-abiding children as well. We were on our way down one of the escalators at the Denver Pavilions after seeing Toy Story 3 (BTW, best Toy Story yet) with the Pierz clan when this happened. Harper was just standing on the step, next to Viv, when she made a sound about her shoe. Colette looked down and realized that the toe seemed caught on the stair. This was still several feet from the bottom where the stairs flatten out before the platform. Viv picked her up right away and pulled her foot out of the shoe, and then the escalator went on to try and eat said shoe.
At the time, it scared the hell out of us, but everything is fine. Harper's got all of her little piggies and she'll finally get a pair of new Crocs instead of hand-me-downs. Yes, I said Crocs. The Crocs are kind of essential as far as comfy, easy shoes go. Escalators, on the other hand, are not, so we'll probably avoid them for awhile.
Anyway, we thought we should kick out the warning for the rest of you.
