Living with a Surveillance Camera When You're Trapped in an Elevator

The worst thing that can happen is getting trapped in an elevator alone. Even with the building's surveillance camera trained on you, there's a chance it might take hours or worse days before you can get out! How do you survive?

How to Get Trapped in an Elevator

Elevators are complex pulleys that zip you up and down buildings. Well, they save you the trouble of going up all the way to the 22nd floor using the stairs. But truth to tell, there are numerous horror stories of getting trapped in these boxes for days. There are a lot of reasons you can get trapped in there and that surveillance camera can only reveal your ordeal not tell you how to clamber out of the box.

If you want to get trapped inside an elevator, choose those elevators with door restrictors. These restrictors lock you in so you'll never be able to get out unless that some overworked security personnel monitors the CCTVs every minute without fail. Sometimes you don't have to try to get locked in. The worse can happen when you least expect it. If it does, just hope you live to tell the tale with the surveillance camera corroborating your story.

If you're over 500 pounds, get into a tiny elevator. You'll hopeless get stuck inside until rescuers come with hammers and saws to pry you out. Oh, there are many ways to get stuck in an elevator. But are you prepared to stay there by your lonesome for hours or days?

Surviving in an Elevator Stuck Between Floors

If you're on your way to work, you'll have your bag, and laptop with you. Your bag may yield your lunch for the day so expect to survive beyond 48 hours. Now what to do while waiting for the late rescue?

Stand within the range of the surveillance camera and wave frantically and keep on screaming "I'm trapped!" If it does not work, press the alarm button until the button falls off. Nothing yet? You might as well settle comfortably in the corner but always stay within camera range. A security personnel might wonder why you're weeping and gnashing your teeth in frustration. He might just wonder and not come running fast. Be creative.

Frantic or bored? Play solitaire on your laptop but reserve your mobile phone's energy in case the lights all go out. When it does, don't freak out but continue with your solitaire or curl yourself into a ball and dream about exes. But whatever you do, stay within the range of the surveillance camera.

Seriously, Now

Don't panic. Relax and think positive thoughts. There's no use prying the elevator door open with your bare hands. Instead of wasting your energy, calm down. Check your mobile phone and if it's working call your colleague and tell her to get help fast. If you have forgotten your cell phone or if it isn't working make yourself comfortable and sleep while you can until help comes or someone uses that car.

The footage from the surveillance camera can be used to sue the company if it took more than a day to get you out! How come nobody was watching the monitors for distressed people trapped in an elevator equipped with a surveillance camera? So stay put and stay cool and pray that somebody uses the car any minute now.

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