Today, I worked up my courage and took an elevator for the first time in my life. Unfortunately, it was also my first time getting trapped for several hours in an elevator. FML
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Today, at my first day of work at a new job, I got stuck in the elevator going to the parking garage. I have claustrophobia about both elevators and parking garages. They said this never happens. FML
Today, I got stuck in an elevator for 45 minutes. I am an elevator mechanic. FML
Today, I finally sought help for my crippling fear of elevators. When I arrived at my new therapist's office, I found the door to the stairs locked. To get to my appointment on the third floor of the building, I have to take the elevator. FML
Today, at work I got in an elevator to go upstairs. It wasn't until the doors opened minutes later and people stepped in that I realized I had zoned out and forgot to press the button for the floor I needed. I then promptly exited the elevator and waited for the next elevator to go up in. FML
Today, my building's elevators were temporarily out of service. I climbed up 17 flights of stairs only to realize I left my keys downstairs. After the painful climb back up, the elevator lights came on. FML
Today, I was late for work and sprinted to catch the elevator. I made it just in time, only to realize I was in the elevator alone and had just dramatically dived into it for no reason. FML
Today, I started the first day of my job as newspaper distributor, after a year of struggling to find a job. I got stuck in an elevator for two hours very early in the morning. FML
Today, after being trapped in an elevator for 4 hours, I really had to pee. Just when I decided to pee in the elevator shaft, the lift doors opened. FML
Today, I sat on an elevator for 10 minutes thinking I was stuck. After waiting awhile I looked at the screen to see what floor I was stuck on, only to realize I hadn't pressed a button so I had just stayed on the ground floor. FML
Today, despite being claustrophobic and avoiding lifts at all costs, I had to use the lift at work to carry boxes of paper to the 3rd floor. It broke down. FML
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Psycho_Babydoll 26
.... Well ****.
mangoboy1 19
Elevators can smell fear
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ocramavaf 15
elevators have a mind of their own sometimes they could be in league with cats for a future take over of the world, don't worry about it op be courageous and keep at it, im sure it won't happen again... unless it does... who knows
Justmeedotcom77 3
Number 11 hit it right on the dot.
RainbowDashie140 12
There is a button for that. In fact, I'm using it now!
perdix 31
Yeah, that happens all the time. (Shhhh. The more people we can get to believe that, the fewer will clog our elevators and stop at floors before ours.) Take the stairs. You probably need the exercise, fattie!
Stefanie88 24
How unfortunate op, but it's good you were brave enough to do it, I doubt you'll get stuck in an elevator again.
ManInTheMachine 20
It's always those ******* old people and kids.
ocramavaf 15
elevators have a mind of their own sometimes they could be in league with cats for a future take over of the world, don't worry about it op be courageous and keep at it, im sure it won't happen again... unless it does... who knows
maz95 17
I don't blame you if you give up on elevators completely. I remember getting stuck in one for two hours. I spent months in therapy to get over the habit of just crying when seeing one.
twinkie193 6
****** two hours come on grow some balls
andyyroxx 20
Well that esc- nevermind.
Mebius_fml 9
Someone wasn't having diarrhea and pooping everywhere. You were lucky.
perdix 31
I once got stuck in an elevator for 2 hours with about 20 drunk guys wearing orange shorts, no shirts and Mardi Gras beads (I was one of them) and two of their girlfriends. Even though I have some claustrophobia, getting stuck with friends made it a lot more fun than you'd expect.