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12/10/2008 8:05:13 AM

Go through the ceiling and shimmy up the cable like in the movies. Are you alone?

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 8:09 AM. Reason : .]

12/10/2008 8:08:30 AM

when you have to pee, crack open the door and pee down the shaft. You don't want to pee in the corner and have to smell it for the next few days that you'll be stuck in there.

12/10/2008 8:09:00 AM

what if he needs to drink his pee to survive later tho

12/10/2008 8:10:17 AM

It's in sullivan hall so hopefully they wont be much longer.

12/10/2008 8:11:47 AM

that's a good point. You should probably just try to pee into your mouth, or maybe try to fill up your shoe.

12/10/2008 8:11:52 AM

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"pee down the shaft"

12/10/2008 8:12:42 AM

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"It's in sullivan hall so hopefully they wont be much longer."

oh dear sweet merciful christ, your time has come then

12/10/2008 8:13:20 AM

last time i got stuck in a sullivan elevator, i was in there for an hour

this was before awesome phones with internet

12/10/2008 8:15:24 AM

Updates? Have you tried the red call button? Been in the same situation myself, didn't take but 40 minutes or so.

12/10/2008 8:20:31 AM

maybe you'll get out of an exam

12/10/2008 8:20:40 AM

Crisis averted, tromboner950 saved. And it only took... like... 10 minutes.

I was just going to fountain for some breakfast, but now I think I'll be extravagant and treat myself to some Burger King on Avent Ferry.

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"Have you tried the red call button?"

Nope. I immediately got out my phone to notify TWW before pressing the huge fucking button next to the intercom that says HELP under it.

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 8:21 AM. Reason : .]

12/10/2008 8:20:46 AM

Phew.

12/10/2008 8:21:04 AM

bump

12/10/2008 8:23:53 AM

no phone in the wall?

12/10/2008 8:24:36 AM

I have something of a phobia regarding elevators

usually when I am in an elevator I look for hints that reveal information regarding the construction and try to position myself away from anything that could puncture the floor or fall from the ceiling in the event of a catastrophic failure

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 8:58 AM. Reason : I usually end up in a corner by one or more hand-rails, prepared to brace for impact ]

12/10/2008 8:57:22 AM

The whole time I just wanted to go down and get breakfast... but then the elevator was just shaking a whole lot for the first minute or so. Then it lurched a bit and quit.

Oddly enough, when I got out I actually found out that the elevator had attempted to go UP half a flight... which is not the optimal behavior given that I started out on the top floor.

12/10/2008 9:10:59 AM

was this a glass elevator?

were you in there with an eccentric chocolateer?

12/10/2008 9:12:11 AM

omf somebody embed the elevator peeing video

12/10/2008 9:29:58 AM

that guy was such a bitch to let it ruin his life.

12/10/2008 11:57:30 AM

you get service in an elevator?

jesus, who is your service provider?

i lose signal in my bedroom

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM. Reason : ..]

12/10/2008 11:59:53 AM

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"This week in the magazine, Nick Paumgarten writes about the lives of elevators, and tells the story of Nicholas White, who was trapped in an elevator in New York City’s McGraw-Hill building for forty-one hours. Here is a condensed look at White’s ordeal, as captured by the building’s security cameras. "

http://www.newyorker.com/online/video/2008/04/21/080421_elevators

The article linked there, lives of elevators, is a pretty interesting read even though it's lengthy. It's all been posted here before...

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM. Reason : ^^That's the guy/video]

12/10/2008 12:00:13 PM

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"you get service in an elevator? jesus, who is your service provider? "

AT&T.

It was fluctuating between red one-bar and yellow two-bars, but that's just enough to get internets.

Also I think being on the 11th/12th floor helps. Maybe.

[Edited on December 10, 2008 at 12:03 PM. Reason : maybe.]

12/10/2008 12:02:18 PM

i had at&t like 5 years ago and hated it, glad to hear theyve improved

12/10/2008 12:03:32 PM

did that guy that got stuck in the elevator win his lawsuit?

12/10/2008 12:04:40 PM

^http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/04/21/080421fa_fact_paumgarten?currentPage=all
Read the last 2 or 3 paragraphs...

12/10/2008 12:08:45 PM

i wonder how much of a settlement he received.

12/10/2008 12:11:03 PM