I am now afraid of Elevators!
@LeaPea2417 (36438)
Toccoa, Georgia
August 23, 2017 12:39pm CST
I have always been a little afraid of elevators because you hear the stories of people getting trapped in them when one malfunctions and that thought scares me a lot.
But, two or three days ago, I read the most devastating news story that makes me not want to ride one again! What happened , will involve a HUGE lawsuit, I am thinking.
A 30 something woman, who had a husband and two young kids, had just given birth to her third child through a Cesarean Section. She was being rolled in her hospital cot from the delivery room to her hospital room.
When she and the hospital attendant, rolled into the elevator, something happened right then. She was part way in the elevator, when it started to go up, and according to the article, it chopped her in half !!!
Can you believe she lost her life like that? That poor woman and her poor surviving family.
I just can't imagine!
I have always wanted to visit two different sky scrapers which would involve me riding an elevator. If I get the opportunity to do so, I will do it reluctantly.
If I am visiting a place with 7 or 8 floors and I need to go to one of those floors, I am going to find the stairs. Taking the stairs would be safer I think and it would give me more exercise in the long run.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
23 Aug 17
Oh dear this is absolutely horrific Anne.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
23 Aug 17
It has been haunting me for days since I read it. I am praying for the family.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
23 Aug 17
@LeaPea2417 Yes these types of articles can indeed haunt you Anne.
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@sabtraversa (12924)
• Italy
23 Aug 17
I heard of that story, very sad.
In hospitals, most of the time, you can't avoid elevators, so it's a complex situation. 
I try to avoid elevators, especially when I'm alone, I prefer the stairs and it takes less time. 
I'm no professional athlete, but here buildings usually have few floors.
In hospitals, most of the time, you can't avoid elevators, so it's a complex situation.
I try to avoid elevators, especially when I'm alone, I prefer the stairs and it takes less time.
I'm no professional athlete, but here buildings usually have few floors.3 people like this
@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
23 Aug 17
That is true about hospitals and transporting patients, but if I visit one with many floors, I will find the stairs.
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That's really sad and scary... 
@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
24 Aug 17
Some mechanical issue. I am sure the hospital will be faced with a lawsuit.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
24 Aug 17
@LeaPea2417 I'm sure! That poor woman and family!!!!!
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@alexjessi (1033)
• Hanoi, Vietnam
24 Aug 17
Then take the stairs like me. Slightly tired but can lose weight
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
24 Aug 17
Yes, that is what I plan on doing.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
23 Aug 17
Thank goodness, you didn't get trapped. And yes, it is like a horror movie
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 Aug 17
Where did you read that? I usually find all the odd stories and haven't seen that. I don't care for elavators,..the worst for me was the exprpess elevator from the ground to the top of the Pru (Prudential Building in Boston) - I literally felt like I was in a rocket... Going down was just as fast.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
24 Aug 17
I first read it on Yahoo, then it was on Fox News.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
24 Aug 17
Me and elevators are not friends either @LeaPea2417 . I don't like heights period and always take the stairs. Yeah, I'd be suing if I was that husband.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
24 Aug 17
I agree, it really upset me when I first read it.
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