So, guess what happened to me today?

I've always thought about it happened. Not really worried. Just imagined. And seeing that we live on the 27th floor, it was bound to happen some time.

I got stuck in the elevator.

It could've been a lot worse, really. I was bringing a couple of bags of groceries up and I happened to step into the elevator. There were three really smelly guys in there moving suitcases. When the door didn't open for their floor, I got nervous, worried that I would have to endure their musk for an extended period of time. Fortunately, after a few tries, we managed to open the door for their floor and I continued on up.

But the door wasn't so kind to me.

And then the elevator took off with me inside it, going to whichever floor it pleased with me stuck inside. I managed to get the attention of the people on the main floor, and he told me to press the emergency call button, which I did.

"(The Blah blah blah Company) cannot take your call right now. You have been placed on hold until one of our specialists can take your call. Thank you for your patience."

"BUT I'M STUCK IN AN ELEVATOR!" I said to the machine.

It of course couldn't hear me.

But I only had to wait a few seconds to say it to a real person. And they took my information and said they would send someone over.

I shouted on every floor I went to that the elevator was broken and not to call it. One person shouted back, "But how am I supposed to get down?"

Sigh. *Facepalm* "Use the stairs!"

Eventually, once I was back on main, and after trying to pick the lock of the service controls with a safety pin in my purse (it worked in the movies!), the helpful guy on the other end told me to push the door, and he would pry it from his side. We did, and the door opened.

"Wow, that was easy," I said.

"Yeah, why didn't you try that ten minutes ago?" he asked.

I had of course done so.

Then I had to jump in another elevator to get upstairs, since despite this adventure, I wasn't going to walk up 27 flights with groceries. I was pretty much fine, just a little light headed from all the stomach lurching.

But, I think it's fair to say I gained life experience today. 500 XP REWARDED!