That way our cars are covered from the elements,<\/p>\n
And we can always remember where we parked.<\/p>\n
As we approach the elevator,<\/p>\n
The power flickered,<\/p>\n
Elevator lights went out briefly,<\/p>\n
Then returned.<\/p>\n
Working.<\/p>\n
“So, feeling like living on the edge?<\/em>“<\/p>\n I said, <\/p>\n Knowing that there\u2019s no way we would really opt not to take the elevator.<\/p>\n And since Shaft didn\u2019t even answer me,<\/p>\n Just followed me into it …<\/p>\n Klearly I was correct.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t remember what we gabbed about during the ride up …<\/p>\n Probably nothing.<\/p>\n But I do remember that the ride to IJ <\/em>seemed pretty routine,<\/p>\n And that we were almost there …<\/p>\n When the power went out again,<\/p>\n Causing us to be stuck between floors.<\/p>\n It\u2019s really been years since Shaft and I had a new adventure …<\/p>\n I miss them.<\/p>\n So I totally enjoyed the idea of having another !<\/p>\n Woo hoo !!! You have to take advantage of adventure opportunities people,<\/p>\n You never know if it will be the last …<\/p>\n And it would suck to let one go to waste !<\/p>\n As such,<\/p>\n I decided to engage in some active Amy photojournalism,<\/p>\n To commemorate the event, ya know.<\/p>\n Oddly though,<\/p>\n Shaft found my attempts to document said adventure utilizing the former of the …<\/p>\n “A picture is worth a thousand words<\/em>” premise,<\/p>\n Annoying.<\/p>\n “Stop taking pictures.<\/em>“<\/p>\n “Put that *&$# camera phone away.<\/em>“<\/p>\n “Another five minutes and I would have shoved that camera phone down your throat.<\/em>“<\/p>\n Odd too,<\/p>\n Considering that for all but about 5 minutes of the entire time of our 30-45 minute ordeal …<\/p>\n Commencing within moments of the elevator stopping,<\/p>\n He engaged in active broadcast journalism,<\/p>\n Calling everyone on his Treo with a speed-dial number and announcing he was stuck in an elevator.<\/p>\n “Hey guess what? I\u2019m stuck in an elevator. Nobody, just Amy.<\/em>“<\/p>\n “Hey … me again. No, we\u2019re still in the elevator. We just saw the fire truck go past down below, so we have help on the way. It\u2019s really getting warm in here.<\/em>“<\/p>\n “Duuuuuuuude, guess what? No, I went before I left. I\u2019m stuck in the parking garage elevator. Just me and Amy. And I\u2019m going to break that &*%$ camera phone of hers if she doesn\u2019t stop taking pictures.<\/em>“<\/p>\n Whatever.<\/p>\n Actually, I only asked him to participate in one photo that could have been construed as annoying.<\/p>\n And he wouldn\u2019t even do that. <\/p>\n (I thought it would be funny if I got a picture of him sitting on the floor looking like he was gnawing on my arm …<\/p>\n Cannibalism,<\/p>\n It\u2019s always good for a laugh. \ud83d\ude42 )<\/p>\n Amyways …<\/p>\n Uber, major props to our city employees,<\/p>\n Both in the parking structure and the fire department.<\/p>\n Shaft, <\/p>\n Taking advantage of the opportunity to continue avoiding conversation with mwah by working yet another telephone …<\/p>\n Used the elevator phone to call the fire department and let them know we were stuck in the elevator.<\/p>\n They asked how many were in the elevator, and …<\/p>\n If anyone needed medical attention,<\/p>\n A series of excellent qualifier questioooons in all.<\/p>\n The one they stumped us on though was “in which elevator are you located<\/em>“?<\/p>\n Now despite the fact that the parking ramp name and elevator identifier (location) are prominently, <\/p>\n And I mean prominently …<\/p>\n Displayed,<\/p>\n In phreaking big letters black letters against a white background right next to the emergency phone,<\/p>\n And on a large, even more detailed sign at sight level above the emergency phone,<\/p>\n And on yet another sign in Braille …<\/p>\n Shaft and I both stumbled trying to describe in which parking garage and elevator we were located.<\/p>\n Seriously,<\/p>\n How can we not know that?<\/p>\n We\u2019ve just park there every workday for the last five, six years.<\/p>\n What butts.<\/p>\n Anyways,<\/p>\n Shortly after hanging up with the fire department,<\/p>\n Parking garage personnel arrived,<\/p>\n And yelled at us from the other side to let us know they knew we were in there.<\/p>\n I took their Because Shaft was in the middle of another broadcast talking to someone else on the phone. The parking lot personnel …<\/p>\n Also asked us if anyone needed any medical attention,<\/p>\n Inquired how many were in the elevator,<\/p>\n And told us they would wait right outside the door there until the fire fighters arrived to rescue us in case we need to let them know of anything.<\/p>\n Professional, classy, top notch.<\/p>\n I was very impressed.<\/p>\n The fire fighters soon arrived and let us know they would be getting us out.<\/p>\n It didn\u2019t take them long at all to get there.<\/p>\n We could hear them making noise on the other side.<\/p>\n At one point they must have opened up the outer elevator doors,<\/p>\n And then accidentally dropped something …<\/p>\n Which made a loud, banging, dropping noise.<\/p>\n It scared the this out of me,<\/p>\n![\":-)\"](\"http:\/\/picturelli.com\/images\/emo\\smile_smile.gif\")
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