tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post3504772788314106020..comments2023-07-23T11:53:16.145-04:00Comments on This Heart of Mine: Don't Take the Left ElevatorSamantha Brinn Merelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-66762177169717516862013-02-07T21:05:10.003-05:002013-02-07T21:05:10.003-05:00Call your landlord!!!! Call your landlord!!!! Lady Goo Goo Gagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12069299966003506030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-2181546980553893772013-02-07T19:44:00.537-05:002013-02-07T19:44:00.537-05:00Four stuck-elevator-minutes are like 40 regular mi...Four stuck-elevator-minutes are like 40 regular minutes. I would have been terrified!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420841652300294215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-30972493045734422352013-02-07T16:49:29.601-05:002013-02-07T16:49:29.601-05:00I got stuck in an elevator at the Port Authority a...I got stuck in an elevator at the Port Authority and when I finally got out and got in another one, I got stuck in that one too! Gah! What is it about New York elevators other than the fact that they're ancient? lol Great story and the last line was hilarious! I'm so glad you got out all in one piece and didn't have to survive long without Life Savers or "facilities". :)Linda Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285985403444531922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-3149590803719545422013-02-07T16:40:31.653-05:002013-02-07T16:40:31.653-05:00Oh, I know that feeling! Why do we even have elev...Oh, I know that feeling! Why do we even have elevators? I don't get it. You really brought the panic to life here :)Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231523634115523348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-48345329325440355882013-02-07T16:35:55.058-05:002013-02-07T16:35:55.058-05:00I don't use elevators, no matter how many flig...I don't use elevators, no matter how many flights of stairs I have to climb, so you're more courageous than I am by a mile! I'd never make it in NY!Louise Ducotehttp://www.hairofthedogs.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-55957651696229227642013-02-07T12:21:25.944-05:002013-02-07T12:21:25.944-05:00And the longest four minutes of your life, I am su...And the longest four minutes of your life, I am sure. Amazing how time can stretch, but only for the scariest, unhappiest moments of our lives.William Dameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10129769129251689759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-71973959542029169752013-02-07T11:08:50.001-05:002013-02-07T11:08:50.001-05:00Agh! Four minutes in an elevator and I would panic...Agh! Four minutes in an elevator and I would panic, too!Natalie DeYounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906680301422288990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-79366456381868125922013-02-06T23:45:00.769-05:002013-02-06T23:45:00.769-05:00This is so great -- so well told. The voice and pa...This is so great -- so well told. The voice and pacing are spot on here! I love the intro with other standard rules to follow, like avoid the man in 2303. This was one of my favorites from you! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393708147017569061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-57436744512532579712013-02-06T23:07:11.043-05:002013-02-06T23:07:11.043-05:004 minutes stuck in an elevator would absolutely fe...4 minutes stuck in an elevator would absolutely feel like an eternity. Glad you made it out and no longer live in that building!TriGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289885288405245140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-20161650448582836112013-02-06T22:13:05.550-05:002013-02-06T22:13:05.550-05:00I've always despised elevators and only take t...I've always despised elevators and only take them due to the fact that I also despise exercise. That would freak me out, 4 minutes or 2. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664909801454351135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-39209392503784012762013-02-06T21:37:47.038-05:002013-02-06T21:37:47.038-05:00My. Worst. Nightmare. Every single time I get in ...My. Worst. Nightmare. Every single time I get in an elevator I question why I don't use the stairs!Amandahttp://www.minutestomoments.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-14388348144313347392013-02-06T21:22:35.630-05:002013-02-06T21:22:35.630-05:00Oh my, I just had a panic attack reading this and ...Oh my, I just had a panic attack reading this and I may have to take a xanax now. Four minutes would have killed me. Shoot, a 30-second ride in a perfectly functioning elevator makes me sweat. You are brave and you need a medal, or a trophy, or a hero's ceremony or something.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398976396447441388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-72100481174786928272013-02-06T21:17:21.738-05:002013-02-06T21:17:21.738-05:00It's lucky you were alone or else you would ha...It's lucky you were alone or else you would have had to resort to eating the other passenger. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323871207793126503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-33968437725138335622013-02-06T19:26:32.820-05:002013-02-06T19:26:32.820-05:00This is a great story Samantha! I am scared of ele...This is a great story Samantha! I am scared of elevators - I would have panicked too.Stacie @ Snaps and Bitshttp://www.snapsandbits.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-83970258396038152632013-02-06T18:36:26.036-05:002013-02-06T18:36:26.036-05:00Love how time elapses in this - I was convinced yo...Love how time elapses in this - I was convinced you were in there for at least an hour :)Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852781200911306348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-79489994609178185002013-02-06T17:35:45.904-05:002013-02-06T17:35:45.904-05:00Ha!! So funny - And I don't have any lifesave...Ha!! So funny - And I don't have any lifesavers! I would have been panic-stricken too. Great story!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-85500948845457972412013-02-06T15:49:24.743-05:002013-02-06T15:49:24.743-05:00oh man!! i so felt your stress! i would have freak...oh man!! i so felt your stress! i would have freaked out as well. and you didn't even have lifesavers!! well, then, you were obviously doomed. thank goodness, it all worked out!! www.icescreammama.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002351185759292747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-73969555014138138092013-02-06T14:58:39.124-05:002013-02-06T14:58:39.124-05:00Bahhaa! Four minutes. I'm always nervous when ...Bahhaa! Four minutes. I'm always nervous when pregnant women get on the elevator with me. I start mulling over the childbirth steps in my head. And I even worry if ill have to perform a c section. Wierd. Whoa! Susannah (Formerly Write, Rinse, Repeat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07175650037862496945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-43322027746576367072013-02-06T14:55:59.406-05:002013-02-06T14:55:59.406-05:00Crazy!! And the elevator in my building at work i...Crazy!! And the elevator in my building at work is finicky. The maintenance guys made me promise not to take it when I was 8 months pregnant with the twins in case I got stuck in there -- they didn't want me going into labor in there.<br /><br />Glad you made it out safely!IASoupMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222652185240780006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-49019252031859565502013-02-06T13:59:44.245-05:002013-02-06T13:59:44.245-05:00I cannot believe that happened to you twice -- in ...I cannot believe that happened to you twice -- in the same elevator. That's just nuts. No wonder four minutes felt like four hours.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06494479215513613669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-12998036185060024672013-02-06T13:56:38.235-05:002013-02-06T13:56:38.235-05:00I felt your stress - think I'm still feeling i...I felt your stress - think I'm still feeling it. I think I need some fresh air...Dana @ Kiss my Listhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909181714814693849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-50427620491459744832013-02-06T11:29:59.922-05:002013-02-06T11:29:59.922-05:00The way you wrote this story made that the most te...The way you wrote this story made that the most terrifying four minutes of MY life. Well done and glad you survived. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-57527373398034425522013-02-06T09:01:21.571-05:002013-02-06T09:01:21.571-05:00Only four minutes? I loved how you made it sound l...Only four minutes? I loved how you made it sound like four hours, or at least made it sound like your mind was making it sound like four hours. I too hate that feeling of being stuck, the uncertainty of how long multiplying the actual time infinitely. Glad you got to work safely. . . :)jared Karolhttp://lickthefridge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-52191795834241436012013-02-05T23:45:30.739-05:002013-02-05T23:45:30.739-05:00Haha! It's funny how things like that can drag...Haha! It's funny how things like that can drag the time on forever and ever!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022540233075643448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-20205465994396915802013-02-05T17:12:01.040-05:002013-02-05T17:12:01.040-05:00I would have flipped out, too!! I'm always afr...I would have flipped out, too!! I'm always afraid of the elevator stopping. lol I'm paranoid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com