#elevator trouble

@ravenhairedbandit

“That doesn’t sound good.”

Snow observed, the moment the elevator came to a screeching halt, halfway between floors. To make matters worse the lights turned off.

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I have SO MANY! But here’s the latest one. 

I was going to work after class (one of the benefits of working at the college you go to: they’re flexible with your schedule on top of being right there). I entered the building on the first floor and decided to take the elevator because I didn’t feel like climbing up four floors. A professor I’ve had, helped, and really like came on with me. We made small talk, I made fun of him for riding up one floor compared to my four, etc, etc. 

We get the second floor, the elevator stops, as usual and then...

The doors don’t open. We’re stuck inside the elevator. I realize this sounds horrifying, but I’m not claustrophobic and the thought of falling ten feet sounded survivable to me. Besides these elevators are like two years old tops. 

We stare at each other for a moment, before trying to get out. Pull on the doors, nothing. Hit the open button, nothing. Hit the fire alarm, nothing. I call my bosses and tell them I’m in the building but stuck in the elevator. I have to repeat this several times because they don’t believe it. 

Finally, the professor finds the call button and reaches Campus Security. They say they’re sending someone over. The professor requests that they bring him Jimmy Johns as well as a joke. They don’t get it. 

Now we realize we can hear people outside the doors. There’s two girls wondering why on elevator isn’t opening. One says she can hear a bell ringing somewhere. 

“Because we’re stuck in it!” the professor yells ringing the bell a few more times. 

My bosses show up and start yelling my name through the door. I yell back. 

“Wow you really are stuck in there,” one says. Like I would lie about this. 

“Are you okay?” I was totally fine, just starting to get kind of bored. 

Campus Security shows up. They get the outer door open, but not the inner door. Apparently the elevators are so new and high tech than if the door isn’t lined up just right, the doors won’t open. It’s a safety issue. Professor says it’s probably the fault of his fat ass (his words not mine). They have to call the elevator company to troubleshoot this. They are twenty minutes away. 

Campus Security stays and says there’s an issue with the elevator to anyone who walks up to use them, but everyone else leaves. I give in and get on my computer. Maybe I can get some homework done while we’re stuck. Miracle of miracles, I can get wifi in there. 

Ten minutes after the whole ordeal started, the elevator restarts somehow and brings us back to the first floor to release us. Campus security rushes down to make sure we’re okay.