Elevator Mishaps

I have a number of hilarious and serious encounters with the elevators. Below are those that top the charts.

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Enterprise Building Elevators. We were going to Sony Office to meet our client. We had enough time so we simply strolled towards the nearest elevator which serves the floor of Sony. This was already a cautious move and an application of a lesson learned from a past experience. Lesson Number 0: Make sure the elevator's range includes the floor you are going to. The door opened and to our surprise, the welcome wall indicated another company. We checked with the security guard and he said, Sony was in the other tower. Ok, so we went down and headed to the correct elevator. Lesson Number 1: Make sure the elevator's range includes the floor of the RIGHT TOWER you are going to.

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Atrium Hotel Elevators. Upon parking at the basement, we went straight to the elevator to check in at the 15th floor. I'm not sure if it's 15th but it's definitely not just the ground floor. The way up was shakey. After some levels, an old thin woman, an employee perhaps, entered. The elevator moved such that it hit the four surrounding walls. We thought it's because the elevator was rusty, shabby, worn out or not well-maintained. The woman answered yes when we asked her if it was normal, which then confirmed what we thought. The door opened and we saw alarmed people on their feet. The hanging plants were swaying. We felt the movement. The shaking was not because of the elevator. It was an earthquake. We waited until it was over. Without any hesitation, we decided to leave and go home. Lesson Number 2: Do not take the elevator (when you are panicking) during an earthquake.

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Centerpoint Building Elevators. When you are working in an office, 18 floors above the ground, you will likely be mad if you arrived in the lobby that morning and the elevators were down. Good thing the other elevators serving 2nd to 10th floors are working, thus, your rage is less than half. I was already soiled so early that morning and the following mornings since it took more than 2 days to make them operational. Lesson Number 3: Try the stairs for your total hips-legs-feet workout.

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As I come face to face with elevators, I am now more equipped to take these situations. :)