Have you ever wondered what it would really be like to be stuck in an elevator...a very small (4' X 6'), not air conditioned, in the heat, in the middle of the day, with seven people elevator? Have you ever wondered if all those 'emergency call' and 'emergency bell' and 'emergency alarm' buttons really do anything (They don't. Except the emergency call button did go to a voice mail box that was full so no message could be left.)? Have you ever wondered how we survived before cell phones - literally? Have you ever wondered how it would feel to be stuck between floors of a building and be told that the elevator would have to be 'lowered manually'? Have you ever wondered how you would react when the firemen can only get the stuck elevator door open six inches (Push yourself nearest the crack and suck in all the available fresh air for yourself.)? Have you ever wondered what you would do when the power has to be shut down because the elevator 'reset' doesn't work? Have you ever wondered how many minutes it takes for basic survival instincts to kick in (Exactly 4 minutes for me - the half bottle of water, the power bar and three sticks of gum were mine no matter what.)? Have you ever wondered how sweet the sounds of sirens coming toward you could be?
Besides myself, Paul, Brian & Jill, the other three people in the very, very small elevator were the new *hot* chicks from down the hall - (according to Paul who had already met them (really?), and according to Brian who didn't seem to mind at all offering support & comfort. Whatever.).
I'm just saying...those firemen were also *hot*!!!
I had never, ever wondered about any of those things. And now I don't have to because now I know. And knowledge is power.
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