By elevatorFAIL - 10/08/2009 23:00 - United States

Today, I got stuck in an elevator. After ringing the alarm bell consistantly for 10 minutes, I called someone I was staying with. She went down to the front desk and said that there were people stuck in the elevator. Front desk- "Is that what that is? I thought it was some kids messing around." FML
I agree, your life sucks 47 966
You deserved it 2 949

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elevatorFAIL 0

To clear this up: it was mainly because the people in the hotel were not helpful at all and this was just one of the last straws. The FML part was the guy at the front desk of the hotel in New Orleans was like the most unhelpful person ever. And it's also kind of akward if you don't exactly get along with the person you're stuck with. And no, I am not usually claustrophobic, but in extreme cases, like such, it is rather disconcerting. As for the cell phone service in the elevator, we were only about 4 inches up from the ground floor. And if FML let me post a longer story, it would have been entirely different. If the girl I called had posted, it would have been mainly about the fact that the hilarity of this whole situation caused here to piss herself. Especially with the fact that our adult leader used force to open the elevator doors...

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Luckster 0

*Facepalm* WHY do these people get hired at all? It doesn't matter how many times a kid may 'cry wolf' in the elevator...you NEVER ignore the alarm!

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caancoha 0

They seriously should lose their job. That's a life or death situation, it doesnt matter if it was a prank. You could have died. (allergic reaction, seizure, etc.) I'd personally **** their lives so hard they couldn't walk for a week.

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cosmolatte 3

To all those saying the OP is a "he"..... it's a she. Just putting that out there.

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Horurerukul 0

Oh my god! You were stuck in an elevator where you could stretch your arms and legs, AND YOU SURVIVED? It's a miracle! Maybe you should call that 7 year old kid that got stuck in a tube for 18 hours and couldn't even move her fingers and tell her about your horrifying experience.

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HawK2k9 0

Wooww...You're sooo witty...Man shut the hell up, how would you like it if I shoved you in a lift with no possible means of getting out except a button that when you press it some prick down at the front desk goes "ooh there go those pesky kids again! Tsk I don't know eh? I mean what are the chances someones genuinly stuck!" ? Yeah ok, poor kid, stuck in a tube...Lord knows what she was doing in the tube to begin with but it's the same principle the OP was stuck in a confined space that she didn't like! No need to vindictive towards her! Seriously!

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Horurerukul 0

First of all, you say that I'm trying to be witty? I didn't write the comment for your amusement, even though I was being sarcastic. And before you say that I should try it before I comment, you should know that this actually happened to me and I was stuck for about an hour and I kept pressing the button but no one came until someone complained that the elevator didn't come down. But I didn't panic and I didn't make a big deal about it. And I forgot to mention that the tube was vertical and she was 10 meters deep AND she wasn't playing with the tube thing, she was playing soccer when she fell in it.

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Horurerukul 0

And I didn't have a phone to call someone for help. And still I didn't make a big deal out of it and I didn't panic.

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wbrycem 0

Oh my god. Do you want a ******* cookie? You're just another one of those "Been there, done that, my story is better than yours" people. Just do us all a favour and stfu. I'm sure you were stuck in an elevator for an hour. I was stuck in an elevator for a whole day. Beat that. And she may have claustrophobia or something. In which case, 10 minutes in an elevator would be terrifying, and it could lead to health repercussions. Not everything in life is a ******* comparison. Jesus.

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its_shrimpage 0

Well you know what genius not everyone is like you. Not everyone is as brave and strong and can stand being in an elevator for over an hour. That's why we have something called different people with different personalities and different fears. And honestly, I don't think this FML is really about someone whining about being stuck in the elevator. I think the OP is demonstrating the stupidity of humanity, kind of like what you are demonstrating to us right now.

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i_love_fml_11 0

@ #51 thank you for this :) it was much needed!

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rachael_king_11 16

When you said a kid who got stuck in a tube my mind immediately went to that kid in Charlie and the chocolate factory who got stuck in the chocolate pipe.

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XTheDesertSongX 17

this isn't an fml... so what? the front desk failed.. quit whining. if they allow THIS to be an FML, then they might as well accept one that says: Today, I was standing at the park and I dropped my gum. FML. you poor thing. ten WHOLE minutes? how didn't you die? YDI for being a crybaby loser. G.A.L. that means get a life...

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its_shrimpage 0

maybe you should "G.A.L." for making an acronym of get a life, and then explaining to us what the acronym stands for. and maybe you're viewing this FML in a different way. Maybe the OP is saying FML because she has to live in the world with stupid people. A matter of perspectives yeah?

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i_love_fml_11 0

@ #56, i agree about the "get a life" thing. lmao i thought about how they needed a life for the fact they came up with the GAL and then explained it. maybe GAL will catch and be used, whatever, but it was just really funny...

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k10tree 0

...I can't believe people are getting so worked up over an fml.

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Horurerukul 0

you should find an FML where someone mentions weed. 85% of the comments are about how weed will kill a person. hahahah.

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Purplemon739 0

I'm pretty sure you can sue for that... see what you can do, even get them fired. That's pitiful.

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ronws23 0

you know, you could of just called her in the first place

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DoomJeff91 2

Wow. Are you serious, man?

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i_love_fml_11 0

not always true. some have service and some dont. just because you've experienced no service in ones you've been in does not mean all are like that. i have been able to stay on the phone during an entire elevator ride from the 6th floor in a parking garage to the 1st.

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HawK2k9 0

@49: Lmfao..That made me laugh.. I do believe it's standard to have the little alarm button in lifts now a days (y)

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nazrew 0

ha you got stuck in an elevator. dont feel bad this happened to my teacher at school.

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i_love_fml_11 0

at least you had cell phone service! in the elevators at school the service cuts out part way. the front desk people suck, they should have at least checked...

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