Comments on: Not for the elevator-phobic http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:59:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Hamp, your fellow therapist http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65410 Hamp, your fellow therapist Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:27:08 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65410 Your articles begin so provocatively, have good middle sections, then seem to drift off into nowhere. This is a curious piece, but I hope you keep writing, you raise good questions. May you end up on a stalled elevator with Michelle or Jerimiah. Your articles begin so provocatively, have good middle sections, then seem to drift off into nowhere. This is a curious piece, but I hope you keep writing, you raise good questions. May you end up on a stalled elevator with Michelle or Jerimiah.

]]> By: Vince P http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65420 Vince P Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:45:15 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65420 I work in the Sears Tower.. my coworkers and I have the greatest fear of being in one of the express elevators and getting stuck on a floor that has no door. Oh wait, thats the 2nd greatest fear.. the greatest fear is dying in the elevator as some consequence from a terrorist attack. It says this guy went on a cigrette break.. he should have started a fire in the elevator, that would have gotten him attention. I work in the Sears Tower.. my coworkers and I have the greatest fear of being in one of the express elevators and getting stuck on a floor that has no door. Oh wait, thats the 2nd greatest fear.. the greatest fear is dying in the elevator as some consequence from a terrorist attack.

It says this guy went on a cigrette break.. he should have started a fire in the elevator, that would have gotten him attention.

]]> By: John Russell http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65428 John Russell Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:12:39 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65428 I tried to read the article and tell you what I thought just because you asked so nicely. Couldn't do it. I don't really want to repair, or design, or install elevators and it was looking like I'd be able to if I read the whole article. I tried to read the article and tell you what I thought just because you asked so nicely. Couldn’t do it. I don’t really want to repair, or design, or install elevators and it was looking like I’d be able to if I read the whole article.

]]> By: Barb http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65451 Barb Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:55:15 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65451 *** The fact that the entire forty-one hours are condensed into three minutes make it less than compelling as a testament to Wright’s agony...*** I disagree. I was getting ansy at around the 1:30 mark. *** The fact that the entire forty-one hours are condensed into three minutes make it less than compelling as a testament to Wright’s agony…***

I disagree. I was getting ansy at around the 1:30 mark.

]]> By: Vince P http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65454 Vince P Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:19:32 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65454 Didn't the guy have to go pee or crap the whole time? Didn’t the guy have to go pee or crap the whole time?

]]> By: neo-neocon http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65457 neo-neocon Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:17:55 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65457 I saw an interview with him that said he got so dehydrated he didn't have to do much of either (he was sweating profusely the whole time). But he was able to open the elevator door to pee when he had to. I saw an interview with him that said he got so dehydrated he didn’t have to do much of either (he was sweating profusely the whole time). But he was able to open the elevator door to pee when he had to.

]]> By: Sergey http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65485 Sergey Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:38:30 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65485 What strange elevators are built there in America. In every elevator in Moscow there is a button of two-way voice communication with dispatcher on duty, and I many times was rescuted from stalled elevator by a service team. They arrive in ten minutes. What strange elevators are built there in America. In every elevator in Moscow there is a button of two-way voice communication with dispatcher on duty, and I many times was rescuted from stalled elevator by a service team. They arrive in ten minutes.

]]> By: Vince P http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65488 Vince P Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:03:36 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65488 I think most elevators in the US also have panic buttons. I'm pretty sure there is a specifc fire button. What I suspect is that the building management staff was incompetent and not monitoring the communications with the elevators. I think most elevators in the US also have panic buttons. I’m pretty sure there is a specifc fire button.

What I suspect is that the building management staff was incompetent and not monitoring the communications with the elevators.

]]> By: camojack http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65570 camojack Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:47:08 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65570 I got stuck in an elevator once; I climbed out the hatch in the top and opened the doors on the floor above... I got stuck in an elevator once; I climbed out the hatch in the top and opened the doors on the floor above…

]]> By: neo-neocon http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65599 neo-neocon Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:43:59 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65599 camojack: He tried that. The hatch was locked from the inside. camojack: He tried that. The hatch was locked from the inside.

]]> By: Ymarsakar http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65617 Ymarsakar Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:40:26 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65617 <b>It says this guy went on a cigrette break.. he should have started a fire in the elevator, that would have gotten him attention.</b> He would also have suffocated had nobody come within a few minutes. Which given the incompetence of the guards, was highly likely. It says this guy went on a cigrette break.. he should have started a fire in the elevator, that would have gotten him attention.

He would also have suffocated had nobody come within a few minutes. Which given the incompetence of the guards, was highly likely.

]]> By: Artfldgr http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65651 Artfldgr Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:08:36 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65651 he was lucky he had lights he was lucky he had lights

]]> By: neo-neocon http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65652 neo-neocon Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:15:49 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65652 That's it, Artfldgr, look on the bright side. That’s it, Artfldgr, look on the bright side.

]]> By: Traverz http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65711 Traverz Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:08:28 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65711 "I got stuck in an elevator once; I climbed out the hatch in the top and opened the doors on the floor above…" The full article on this situation posted why that is a really bad idea...if the elevator was to have started back up again while you were mid-move...oh, that's not good. Neither is 41 hours in an elevator...and I suppose the risk of leaping would make perfect sense when sanity starts to be elusive! “I got stuck in an elevator once; I climbed out the hatch in the top and opened the doors on the floor above…”

The full article on this situation posted why that is a really bad idea…if the elevator was to have started back up again while you were mid-move…oh, that’s not good.

Neither is 41 hours in an elevator…and I suppose the risk of leaping would make perfect sense when sanity starts to be elusive!

]]> By: camojack http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65721 camojack Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:10:17 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65721 <i>neo-neocon Says: camojack: He tried that. The hatch was locked from the inside.</i> Ah. Well, I didn't read the linked article, just your post. :oops: <i>Traverz Says: The full article on this situation posted why that is a really bad idea…if the elevator was to have started back up again while you were mid-move…oh, that’s not good.</i> I was able to use the phone in the elevator; they told me how to get the doors open on the next floor once I'd climbed through the hatch... neo-neocon Says:
camojack: He tried that. The hatch was locked from the inside.

Ah. Well, I didn’t read the linked article, just your post. :oops:

Traverz Says:
The full article on this situation posted why that is a really bad idea…if the elevator was to have started back up again while you were mid-move…oh, that’s not good.

I was able to use the phone in the elevator; they told me how to get the doors open on the next floor once I’d climbed through the hatch…

]]> By: Dan http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65756 Dan Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:41:15 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65756 The article doesn't really touch on why he chose the trial attorney-led lottery for a multi-million dollar settlement rather than write the book, do the talk shows (can you spell O-P-R-A-H?). It's a pity, really, that he allowed his career and job prospects to go down the toilet. The article doesn’t really touch on why he chose the trial attorney-led lottery for a multi-million dollar settlement rather than write the book, do the talk shows (can you spell O-P-R-A-H?). It’s a pity, really, that he allowed his career and job prospects to go down the toilet.

]]> By: Ymarsakar http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65816 Ymarsakar Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:05:15 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/04/26/not-for-the-elevator-phobic/#comment-65816 This is why cellphones are for emergencies and also why they don't work in certain buildings. This is why cellphones are for emergencies and also why they don’t work in certain buildings.

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