♥ in an elevator...

Love Stuck in an Elevator.

This is how I spent some of my Monday night.

 













Seriously.  Here is the scary as hell tramatic recap...

I left my office early ahead of schedule so that I could make it to the train in time, now that the hubs and I carpool.  i got in the secret back elevators to our floor and pressed ONE.  Easy right?  It started to jerk but was moving down two floors, before it stopped abruptly. 

shit crap.  breathe.  think. press the call button for help.

Here is how my conversation went with the man:

Operator:  Hello, is there a problem?

Me:  Um, I'm pretty sure I am stuck in the elevator.

Operator:  What elevator are you in?

Me: um...i really don't know.

Operator:  What floor are you on?

Me:  Umm...I think I am stuck on six.

Operator:  Okay, no problem Ma'am.  Some one is coming right now to call all of the elevators down. 

Me:  Okay...

Operator: Has this ever happened to you?

Me:  No, this is the first for me, but I am sure this thing happens all the time.

Operator:  I don't know, this is the frist time for me.

shit crap.  I am trying to just keep my breathing normal and not panic.  Ididn't want to be the crazy lady who peed down her leg had an accident while being stuck inside the elevator.  I could hear the elevators next to me moving while I just sat there.

Operator: Ma'am, did you try pushing another floor?

I try--nothing happens.

Operator:  Try pushing the door open button.

excuse me? i am stuck between who knows where, and you want me to try and open the door?

shit crap.  I try the door open button. nothing.

Me:  It still isn't working.

Operator:  Okay Ma'am.  Your elevator isn't responding.  We are going to have to call the elevator tech out here to get you out.  It will be another 15 or 20 minutes.

WHAT?!/?!?!?!?!  I HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN HERE FOR 15 MINUTES.

Me:  Okay.  I need to call my husband.

--Justin and I carpool, so he was already at the train station waiting for me. we needed to be on our way to get A from school.  To make it worse, I had been asked to pick up another little girl in Ava's class who always occasionaly needs to have somewehre to go until on of her parents can pick her up. ((Seriously, she is at our house at least once a week.))  She is a brat little difficult, so this is not something I would normally make ask Justin to tackle all on his own. Sorry Hubs, but sometimes you have to take one for the team.

Here is my convo with the Hubs:

Me: Hi hun, umm..i am stuck on the elevator at work, so you are going to have to go get the girls at school.

Hubs:  What do you mean you are stuck on the elevator?

Me:  I mean, I am stuck on the elevator and can't get out.

Hubs:  Well did you tell someone?

no. i am just stuck here and thought i would call you for help. 

Me:  Yeah, and they can't get me out, so they are sending out a tech. It is going to be another 15 minutes before someone can get out here, and then they have to fingure out how to get me out.  So I need you to go get  the girls and just go home. 

Hubs:  Oh great,  I have to get both the girls?  Okay. Well I guess just call me when you are on your way home.

i could hear the annnoyance concern from the tone of his voice. such a jerk sweetie sometimes!

The tech fianally arrives and says it will be just a minute and he will have me out.  I can hear him tinkering around trying to get it open.  It has been about 25 minutes by this point, and I am sweating bullets.  They apparently shut down all the air when an elevator is down, and so I am feeling freakin a little warm.

Tech:  Okay Ma'am.  This door doesn't have a seal on it, so I can't pry it open. I need to go get the machine to open it, alright?

Me: Um okay.

shit crap.

He comes back and starts tinkering again.  Finally the door opens, and I can see that the sixth floor is up to my chest.

shit crap.

Tech:  Ma'am, let me go get a latter and I will get you out.

Me: Oh no, I am not waiting for a latter, let me just climb out.

and so i did.  35 minutes later, and I was free!

That is my story.  I hope you enjoyed it as much as my co-workers did.  I even got to fill out an incident report this morning.  I am now famous.  Please let me know if you want an autograph from the girl who got stuck in the elevator for a record ammount of time here at the office.