This morning I took Abigail to school because Adrianna had just fallen asleep and we didn't want to wake her up and take her out in the cold- (it was 27 this morning). She is doing well- she has been resting a lot and taking her medicine, so I am sure she will be over her pneumonia in no time!
When I got back to work I saw that the elevator in my building was working again, so I decided to take it up to my office, which is on the 3rd floor but really the 4th because we have a ground level. When I reached my floor the doors didn't open! I could tell that the motor was trying, but it wouldn't work. I pushed the "open door" button, as if that was going to make it work, but of course it didn't. I then pushed the "G" to go back down, because being stuck on the ground floor is much safer than the 4th- I'm no dummy!! The door still wouldn't open so I had a few choices:
1. I could yell and scream for help, but didn't think it was appropriate to panic when Midshipman might hear me!
2. I could push the alarm button, but I was worried it would sound an alarm throughout the whole building and that wasn't really necessary.
3. I decided my best option was probably this one- the little button that read, "Push for Help".
So I did exactly that and the dispatch lady answered and said she would send someone right away. A few minutes later some firefighters were banging on the door asking if I had any medical conditions or if I was claustrophobic. Luckily I could answer no to both of those and they started work to get me out. About 25-30 minutes after it all started I was finally free!! Of course by that point it was class passage time so the hallway was filled with curious Midshipman watching me escape to safety!!
Needless to say I will be taking the stairs for the remainder of my last week at work!
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