*deeep breath*

[jebbypal]

OM frelling lord. that was fucking scary.

I think I only just now stopped hyperventilating. Which I guess after 5 yrs of depending on elevators a hell of a lot, I shouldn't be surprised...but god, please, elevator gods, don't ever ever ever do that to me again. And I'll do anything you ask to keep anything worse from happening.

Got on the elevator to go down to sauna basement to change my clothes into the dryers. When the doors closed, the elevator jumped and made a noise like a chain coming loose. That scared me bad enough. Then it went fine for about five floors...before repeating the maneuver and stopping dead....and then dropping a bit more w/ a lot more noise before the doors opened on floor five, but the alignment was off---had to step up about a foot and a half to get off. But you can bet I did that quickly!!!

Told the doorman about it...he doesn't seem too concerned. He didn't rush to put up a sign and acted like it was something he'd heard about previously. *rolls eyes* You can bet I'll be taking the non basement elevators and then the stairs down to the sauna basement to finish my laundry.

*goes to lay down till I stop shaking*

Comments

[poisontaster]

Wow! Got the wigguns just reading about it. I'm a claustrophobe, so I'm not REAL fond of elevators anyway, and I'm always convinced they're going to stop on me. Glad you're all right, hon.

[jebbypal]

well, I'm not a claustrophobe...but ugghh...not in these, please! though at least the elevator was cooler than the basement (which I swear is 110 right now...cause I've been in my apt in the winter when the heat makes it 90+ and it's hotter than that).

Not to mention, period is starting and I sooo didn't want to be stuck long enough down there for the cramps to really start!!:(:( Not to mention the extra water disposal that i always need to do the first few days of it:P

[tori-deathangel.livejournal.com]

aww babe. i once watched a mythbusters eppi and they claimed that the brakes should hold ya if things fail, but its still not comforting when these things mess up on a body. the elevator goes down all the time in the bldg where my office is at, thankfully we're at ground level but all those people who get stuck in that thing constantly cause the management is too cheap to overhaul it or replace it. though had an experiance like that once at target, friend and i's eyes both got wide, he wouldn't get on that lift either, not that i can blame him. its a scary thing even at a measly 2 stories. i imagine your building is taller then that though, hopefully your not too high where taking the stairs is an option.

*hugs*

[jebbypal]

Well, i'm on the 14th floor of an 18 floor building. So no, this late in the day, taking all the stairs is not an option. But we have four elevators in pairs of two. So I can just go to the opposite end that doesn't go all the way down to the basement and then a flight to the basement. Not too bad that way.

And I know the brakes should hold...assuming breaks engage:P:P But, let's not consider how my luck affects the odds, k? ;) It's just the scariest experience I've ever had in an elevator that wasn't old enough that you could pry the doors open and it would still move between floors. They generally keep ours up okay, so it's not a regular thing. i just don't want to ever ever deal w/ it again!

[tori-deathangel.livejournal.com]

i hope u don't have to go through it either.

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Holy shit. That sounds terrifying! God, that'd put me off elevators for a hella long time. :-(

[jebbypal]

LOL...well, it won't really do that for me much. apartment is on the 14th floor, i work on the 12th floor and well.....I admit, I'm out of shape. Something I'm working on. But I'd need a nap just going up and down that many flights methinks.;) LOL

[inalasahl]

Whoa, glad you're safe.

That used to happy frequently at my college dorm elevator, but only when there were a lot of people on. They never did anything permanent about it.

[jebbypal]

Yes, I've had amazing elevator luck *knocks on wood* Even the elevators that were 50+ yrs old that I've been on have worked fine. Oh, you could pry the doors open during the trip to watch the walls whiz by (well, crawl), but never stopped or jumped.

*goes and finds a lot of elevator luck amulets to wear today*

[neroli66.livejournal.com]

*hugs Stace tight*