Fat Girl Stuck in Elevator - Film at 11

dbubley came to work with me today to keep me company.  Once classes are over it becomes very quiet around here.  I said, "come up to my office level."  See, I'm in the basement, but my office is actual up about 4 steps.  They put in a lift for access.  She got in the lift, I closed the door and pushed the button.  Up she started to go and then she didn't - go that is.  It stopped about 1/2 way up. 

My first thought was we popped a fuse.  I went to the electrical room and my key wouldn't open it.  In the 2 days I've been gone, they re-keyed that room!  One of our teachers saw me trying to get in and asked me what was wrong.  I explained about the lift and he said "I've got a fireman in my class, I'll get him."  Next thing you know we have 5 fireman crawling all over the lift trying to find a way to let it down.  This is not a pneumatic lift, it's electrical/mechanical.  There didn't seem to be an easy way to do this.  Finally, they managed to get the door open.  It was only about 2 feet off the ground.  dbubley stood up, they carried her chair out of the lift and then, with a little wooden step thing, they helped her out of the lift and into her chair. 

More fun than I should be allowed to have on a Saturday afternoon at work, ya know?