Was trapped in the lift of the high rise flat

[Nige F]

Just don't fart in a lift

 

[Notch7]

At least you'd have something to drink!

Madonna might enjoy that, not me.

 

[^woody^]

Next time, try the emergency code which should work for all UK lifts. You're welcome

 

[Mottie]

They have automatic brakes, which come on, the instant the tension comes off the ropes.

And if that fails, some of them have massive springs at the bottom of the shaft to absorb the shock of a dropped lift. That’s according to an ex student of mine who had a mangled leg that he claims he got when fooling around with lift doors and fell two floors down onto the springs.

We used to open the trap door in the roof of the lift and that would stop it. Great If you wanted to spend a bit of private time with the bird from the 7th floor.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

And if that fails, some of them have massive springs at the bottom of the shaft to absorb the shock of a dropped lift. That’s according to an ex student of mine who had a mangled leg that he claims he got when fooling around with lift doors and fell two floors down onto the springs.

That, the springs, is perfectly true. [imagine/on] Rope breaks, brake fails, lift flies down, hits the springs - bong, bong, bounce, bounce

 

[sparkymarka]

That’s why the BT Installer drilled that large hole in your wall….so you wouldn’t run of air in your property….

 

[blup]

Got stuck in a car park lift a few years back, the emergency number was answered quickly, they simply didn't send anyone out within the stated time or answer further calls. We dialled 999 and the fire brigade arrived within ten minutes and forced the doors open.

 

[blup]

Well comfort yourself with the knowledge that now it's happened once, statistically you'll probably never get trapped in a lift for the rest of your life. So there is that. You do understand statistics right, it's how us humans evaluate everyday risks. I bet you've already done a hundred things today that are more likely to kill you than taking a lift.

You're confusing the risk of something happening with the risks that arise after it has happened. Having been stuck in a lift for over an hour it is not pleasant especially when you are bursting for a pee!