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Are you feeling claustrophobic?

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    4,909 visits from the fire brigade to free people from lifts in London in the last year.[^] A 54% decrease since 2008! That seems like a lot of people to me. I think I would seriously freak out should I get trapped in a large metal box suspended half way up a building.

    Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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      4,909 visits from the fire brigade to free people from lifts in London in the last year.[^] A 54% decrease since 2008! That seems like a lot of people to me. I think I would seriously freak out should I get trapped in a large metal box suspended half way up a building.

      Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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      Manfred Rudolf Bihy
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      Do I sense a new word here "colostophobic": The fear of having parts of your bowels removed. ;P Cheers!

      "I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

      Ron White, Comedian

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        Do I sense a new word here "colostophobic": The fear of having parts of your bowels removed. ;P Cheers!

        "I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"

        Ron White, Comedian

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        Yeah, just noticed and fixed. I had a hack to somewhere near and then completely forget to right click for the correct spelling. Far, far, far too used to autocorrect these days, isn't it about times that browsers and email clients and the like caught up?

        Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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          4,909 visits from the fire brigade to free people from lifts in London in the last year.[^] A 54% decrease since 2008! That seems like a lot of people to me. I think I would seriously freak out should I get trapped in a large metal box suspended half way up a building.

          Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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          There are redundant safety measures so the chances are injury are pretty small. And think of it this way: if all the measures failed (very unlikely - and they'd all have to fail at once) then it'd be quick. A short period of free fall and... *splat* :laugh:

          You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)

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            There are redundant safety measures so the chances are injury are pretty small. And think of it this way: if all the measures failed (very unlikely - and they'd all have to fail at once) then it'd be quick. A short period of free fall and... *splat* :laugh:

            You looking for sympathy? You'll find it in the dictionary, between sympathomimetic and sympatric (Page 1788, if it helps)

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            Not worried about the fall, all you have to do is jump just before impact*. Being somewhere and not able to get out would get to me though I think, I don't wear a watch or long sleeved tops cos I don't like the feeling of restriction. *I know that doesn't work, don't worry.

            Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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              Not worried about the fall, all you have to do is jump just before impact*. Being somewhere and not able to get out would get to me though I think, I don't wear a watch or long sleeved tops cos I don't like the feeling of restriction. *I know that doesn't work, don't worry.

              Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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              It's easy to get out of a stuck lift. There's even an instruction video[^].

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                It's easy to get out of a stuck lift. There's even an instruction video[^].

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                I have enough trouble getting out of a chair these days, never mind a stuck lift.

                Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                  Not worried about the fall, all you have to do is jump just before impact*. Being somewhere and not able to get out would get to me though I think, I don't wear a watch or long sleeved tops cos I don't like the feeling of restriction. *I know that doesn't work, don't worry.

                  Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                  So You are not getting a spanking new Long John for christmas. :doh:

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                    4,909 visits from the fire brigade to free people from lifts in London in the last year.[^] A 54% decrease since 2008! That seems like a lot of people to me. I think I would seriously freak out should I get trapped in a large metal box suspended half way up a building.

                    Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                    chriselst wrote:

                    I think I would seriously freak out should I get trapped in a large tiny metal box suspended half way up a building.

                    Since you're referring to London I FTFY. ;P

                    Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington

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                      So You are not getting a spanking new Long John for christmas. :doh:

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                      Nor a long spanking fron John

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                        4,909 visits from the fire brigade to free people from lifts in London in the last year.[^] A 54% decrease since 2008! That seems like a lot of people to me. I think I would seriously freak out should I get trapped in a large metal box suspended half way up a building.

                        Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                        chriselst wrote:

                        I think I would seriously freak out should I get trapped in a large metal box suspended half way up a building.

                        Friday night, almost the last to leave the office and the lift stopped somewhere around floor 5. This was before I had a mobile phone as well, 45 minutes I sat in that large (I wish) small metal box suspended half way up a building. Then it was off to the pub and a well deserved beer.

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                          4,909 visits from the fire brigade to free people from lifts in London in the last year.[^] A 54% decrease since 2008! That seems like a lot of people to me. I think I would seriously freak out should I get trapped in a large metal box suspended half way up a building.

                          Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                          chriselst wrote:

                          I think I would seriously freak out should I get trapped in a large metal box suspended half way up a building.

                          An elevator car is just like your coffin, only much larger. Well, that and the coffin is under a thick layer of dirt.... where nobody can hear you scream. Sweet dreams. :-D

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                            4,909 visits from the fire brigade to free people from lifts in London in the last year.[^] A 54% decrease since 2008! That seems like a lot of people to me. I think I would seriously freak out should I get trapped in a large metal box suspended half way up a building.

                            Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                            I once used a small and out of the way elevator that no one else seemed to use on the ferry between Newcastle and IJmuiden (note: that's an IJ, stop writing Ij, I've seen multiple official sites do it). It seemed fine at first, going up .. but then suddenly down a bit, up again, then it stopped halfway between floors and opened on its own. I climbed out as quickly as I could, afraid that it would suddenly move.

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