Fill in the blank (phrases accepted).
Stuck up.
Stuck with the bill.
Stuck with the check.
Stuck in traffic.
Stuck in the mud.
Stuck in quicksand.
Stuck to my teeth.
Stuck to my chair.
Stuck to my shoe.
Stuck on you.
Stuck on a deserted island.
Maybe you thought of more; possibly one more. The one I purposely omitted from this list. One I had never experienced before until yesterday afternoon and an experience I hope never to repeat.
Always tried to avoid them. Not that I’m claustrophobic, but don’t care for that whoosh sensation that tingles throughout the body as you go up or down, especially on those with glass panels. However, in total honesty, it has more to do with wanting to take the stairs for the exercise.
Would always take the stairs if there was access from the ground level floor; however, in most places those doors are locked and used only in emergencies, but I’ve been known to ride to the second floor and take the stairs to wherever the destination.
Mom and Dad live on the eighth floor of a retirement facility. I visit them on a regular basis and believe not just to use their computer. It was the dinner hour and would not have gone this day except to retrieve some paperwork needed for the next morning. Went up with three residents. Two got off on the sixth floor. The doors closed. The surge of propelling upward was disrupted by a loud clunk. The lights flickered. Darkness. The control panel blank. No movement. Susan and I stare at each other. We are going nowhere. The emergency lights come on and apparently I’m lucky to be in the one that has a running fan. Susan pushed the button that connects to the lobby desk. There is a power outage in the entire building and the paramedics have been called to come to the rescue.
No panic attacks. No heart palpitations. But you still think about all those movies and television shows with scenes of jumping up and crawling through the shaft or rapidly plummeting several feet to the bottom. The paramedics came and with our assistance the door opened. The time was minimal--15 minutes tops but annoying nevertheless.
Stuck on an elevator--not the highlight of my day.
1 comment:
No thanks ... don't want to experience that one. The older I become, the more I find myself not liking confined spaces. I used to crawl under the house and in the attic like a rat ... now I can hardly breathe in those situations.
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