Looks like that building owner has been skimping on his elevator maintenance.

And then they fell in love, right?

They made a movie about it.

apparently it's happened 8 times before. You'd they'd fix it by now.

They should _totally_ have sex.

So it took 3 and a half hours to get a second firefighter to that building? DAMN

what goes up must come down, or so i'm led to believe.

Grables'Daughter: Um, the video seems to be missing something...

What? You can't read lips?

The last time I used an elevator, it got stuck near the 125th floor. I ended up going through the hatch in the roof, and slid down the cable to the bottom floor. It got scary when the elevator fired up again and I basically had to free fall.

Grables'Daughter: bikerbob59: Grables'Daughter: Um, the video seems to be missing something...

What? You can't read lips?

I cannot.

What do we do?

Break out the sock puppets.

Grables'Daughter: bikerbob59: Grables'Daughter: Um, the video seems to be missing something...

What? You can't read lips?

I cannot.

What do we do?

Find someone that can lip read Chicagoan. Have them ignore any references to the Bears, White Sox, Cubs, pizza, beer and the mob. What should be left is " Hey, we saved da guys! Waddya want?"

Rick Kalister: The last time I used an elevator, it got stuck near the 125th floor. I ended up going through the hatch in the roof, and slid down the cable to the bottom floor. It got scary when the elevator fired up again and I basically had to free fall.

But then Spock caught you with his rocket boots??

That story really had some ups and downs.

They went though a hatch on the roof? Why is it that I keep hearing that those escape hatches are a Hollywood invention?

I know what I'd be doing if I was stuck in an elevator with a fireman.

Ah, using the trapped in an elevator with a meaty fireman trick to get a little m2m action. It ain't gay if you're trapped.

my herniated disc: I know what I'd be doing if I was stuck in an elevator with a fireman.

Play with his hose?
Light his fire?
Climb his rescue ladder?
Drive his hook and ladder?

"No, no, I didn't say I was in the closet! I said my droids must be in the closet! You know, hiding from stormtroopers!"

I was stuck in my apartment elevator on Saturday for a 1/2 hour so I'm really getting a kick....

Gilligann: Why would you call the fire dept?

The elevator in our building gets stuck sometimes. We call the elevator company and they usually have someone outto fix it within the hour. Not once have we called the fire dept.

The emergency button that I pressed in the elevator was answered by a woman, then transferred to a man, who sent the fire department. I didn't have a choice in the matter as to who was called, or showed up. I imagine if the elevator was stuck with out a person in it, and the building could wait an hour for the repairman to come out, management would call the elevator company. With a person involved, it's probably a different procedure. Anyway, the only danger was whether my dog was going to pee in the elevator while we waited to get out, I was taking him for a walk when we got stuck.

Grables'Daughter: my herniated disc made me smile.

And how often can one say that?

The elevator roof hatches can only be opened from the outside. They're meant to be used by the rescuers, not the passengers.

Most elevators have door keys that can be used to manually open the hoistway/hallway doors. Rescuers will usually try that first because it's much safer than climbing in an active hoistway.

/just fyi

MooseUpNorth: Grables'Daughter: my herniated disc made me smile.

And how often can one say that?

now THAT is funny shiat right there

sulco: my herniated disc: I know what I'd be doing if I was stuck in an elevator with a fireman.

Play with his hose?
Light his fire?
Climb his rescue ladder?
Drive his hook and ladder?

Slide down the pole?

This always happens when the duke comes through the time portal, everyone knows that!

Gilligann: Why would you call the fire dept?

The elevator in our building gets stuck sometimes. We call the elevator company and they usually have someone outto fix it within the hour. Not once have we called the fire dept.

I got stuck in an elevator w/ 6 other people at my office. The nearest elevator maintenance staff on contract was at least 1.5 hours away (uptown on another call), so, the building staff called the fire dept. and we were out w/in 45 minutes.

bow chicka wow wow...