OT: Elevator Ride

Submitted by Cranky Dave on
The other day while in NY I left a meeting and got trapped alone in the elevator for 75 minutes. I thought it would get claustrophobic but surprisingly not. My biggest concern was the fact that I needed a bathroom. Peeing in the corner was the only option so like Dwight in The Office I picked a corner right away. Fortunately I made it out without incident When I got out the security desk asked me if I “wanted to pursue this further “. My question, especially for MGoLawyers, is could I have sued and if so in what basis? I found out later from my client in that building that the elevators had been having problems. I’m not really interested in suing but am curious now? On another note Had I been trapped with a woman and the elevator started to plummet I have permission to have sex in my last moments from my wife. While that’s quite generous I don’t think that would be on my mind.
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WestQuad

January 21st, 2018 at 2:57 PM ^

"In order to receive compensation, the injured person has to prove that the parties being sued owed a duty to them, that they breached the duty, that the breach of duty caused the injury, and that they suffered legitimate harm and damages from the incident. In cases involving being stuck in an elevator, the courts will usually require proof of a physical injury or mental distress being manifested in a physical injury such as an ulcer, which can be difficult to prove. If you have sex with a woman who is not your wife while the elevator is plummeting you abdicate all claims, however the woman may sue you for harassment and mental anguish."

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NRK

January 22nd, 2018 at 12:07 AM ^

When I lived in Chicago and worked as an elevator maintenance guy in this “medium rise” ~35 story building in Old Town, this one drunk idiot decided to try to pry the doors open with his fingers at like 1 am. I have no idea why he did it. So they woke me up in the middle of the night and I had to get out of bed. I was able to open the doors but the elevator was sort of betweeen floors 19 and 20. He had to stage dive out and tumble to the ground. Then after all that he had the nerve to pretend like he didn’t know what happened. What an asshole.

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Hannibal.

January 22nd, 2018 at 5:49 PM ^

I fart lots in elevators. Elevators are good places to fart. Silently, of course, and always with at least a few other people so that I will have plausible deniability.

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