i've been in this situation

by pravalika nanda Fri Oct 02, 2015 8:56 pm

where the elevator stopped midway and the door was opened and I would've had a 1 foot jump to the ground. The security guy said, " you can try to come out since it's such a low jump. And I said, "No, I will wait for the firefighters to come." And I just waited inside the elevator car until they brought it down level to the level of the ground so I could walk out normally.
And when the firefighters came they chastised the guy who was telling me to come out for engaging in unsafe practices. I was late by 40 mins for my next commitment. Happened at work.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/nyregion/man-killed-in-elevator-accident-in-brooklyn-apartment-building.html

by Guest Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:12 pm

pravalika nanda wrote:where the elevator stopped midway and the door was opened and I would've had a 1 foot jump to the ground. The security guy said, " you can try to come out since it's such a low jump. And I said, "No, I will wait for the firefighters to come." And I just waited inside the elevator car until they brought it down level to the level of the ground so I could walk out normally.
And when the firefighters came they chastised the guy who was telling me to come out for engaging in unsafe practices. I was late by 40 mins for my next commitment. Happened at work.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/nyregion/man-killed-in-elevator-accident-in-brooklyn-apartment-building.html

hmm happened to me too, back in india. friend's building. it was one of those elevators that had manual grilled doors (dunno what you call them)… i am fuzzy on the technical details, but while the elevator was going up, from the ground floor, the outside door - that was loose but i didn't know i had to be careful with it - got stuck and bent, and that stopped the lift about a foot above the floor. I could open the inside door, and a guy outside helped me jump out as there was enough room. The building people gave me hate stares for about 1 week as that was the only elevator there and now that "I broke it", they had to carry water and stuff by stairs daily.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Fri Oct 02, 2015 11:01 pm

Beatrix Kiddo wrote:
pravalika nanda wrote:where the elevator stopped midway and the door was opened and I would've had a 1 foot jump to the ground. The security guy said, " you can try to come out since it's such a low jump. And I said, "No, I will wait for the firefighters to come." And I just waited inside the elevator car until they brought it down level to the level of the ground so I could walk out normally.
And when the firefighters came they chastised the guy who was telling me to come out for engaging in unsafe practices. I was late by 40 mins for my next commitment. Happened at work.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/03/nyregion/man-killed-in-elevator-accident-in-brooklyn-apartment-building.html

hmm happened to me too, back in india. friend's building. it was one of those elevators that had manual grilled doors (dunno what you call them)… i am fuzzy on the technical details, but while the elevator was going up, from the ground floor, the outside door - that was loose but i didn't know i had to be careful with it - got stuck and bent, and that stopped the lift about a foot above the floor. I could open the inside door, and a guy outside helped me jump out as there was enough room. The building people gave me hate stares for about 1 week as that was the only elevator there and now that "I broke it", they had to carry water and stuff by stairs daily.

So you broke a "lift" even in "those" days?..

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