Yeah! Something new to fear!

I was just coming back from lunch in one of our 4 new elevators. They are so nice.....it's amazing what those people can do.....I wish I could post a "before" and "after" photo.....but even with the new elevators which I am sure cost a pretty penny ( I have no idea what elevators go for these days......would love one in my house......or an escalator!) there have been "issues". Sometimes the elevator doesn't stop on the floor where it has been designated to stop. Other times the floor of the elevator and the floor of the floor aren't quite level. Now, I've been a passenger on some pretty shady elevators. Once in Germany my friend and I were on an elevator made of wood that had no doors. You got on, stood back and it went up floors and you just jumped off at the floor you wanted (we were backpacking and heard that Vidal Sassoon Salons had $8 haircuts so we were on our way there.......so you can imagine it wasn't some ghetto place where we were going) of course being young and fearless we rode the unsafe, unregulated, wooden coffin-to-be a few times.......
So, I heard about elevator safety or lack thereof before. You know they are quite dangerous. People have lost limbs. Have you ever been in one and you put your arm between the doors to help someone that is trying to catch it and it doesn't stop closing the doors? That's happened to me. So now when I am on an elevator and someone yells "hold that elevator", I pretend I have an imaginary walkman (well Ipod) on......I'm not risking losing my favorite watch for some stranger!
Here are some classic examples of dangerous situations on elevators.
http://www.monzy.com/elevator/
Keep in mind, elevators aren't the only dangerous way to get from a to z. Escalators and moving walk ways are also treacherous.

Here is another scenario to keep you paying attention on elevators.....stop looking at people on them, reading over people's shoulders.......looking up at the floors........pay attention and for God's sake be the one near the phone box!

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/elevator.asp

Here's a law firm specializing in such accidents in case you need one. Remember if you lose your head....they won't take your case!