My brother and I were almost barred from the Montgomery Mall for life.

We were about 10 and 12 years old, visiting my grandparents in Bethesda, Maryland. As I recall it, Mike and I were first busted for going up a down escalator, and soon thereafter, the same security officer caught us riding down a different escalator by hoisting ourselves up on the rubber handrails. We were told to leave the mall and threatened with a permanent ban if we loitered.