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Here is the fire truck that had to rescue the 19 members of team 578 who were trapped on a 10 person elevator between floors 1 and 2 of the Embassy Suites in Cleveland, Ohio.
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28-03-2004 13:12
Beth Sweet
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Team 578 decided that their team should all go up to their floor together so they all jammed into one elevator and the weight was too much. The elevator got stuck between the 1st and 2nd floors and the fire department had to get them out. I of course, thought that the hotel was on fire and was having a heart attack, lol.
28-03-2004 13:13
MisterX
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LOL and they say FDNY gets all the action!!!! I guess when a FIRST team is involved anything can happen, I know our local FD paid a visit to our shop twice when dust was kicked up and set off the dector and once when an alarm was jarred.
I am a bit surprised though most elevators beep or wont move if there are too many people from the get-go
28-03-2004 13:34
KenWittlief
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Its not so much that they thought they could all fit in one elevator - Several teams were staying at the same hotel
there were only 3 elevators
and the lobby is on the 5th floor
AND there are no stairways (except fires exits which you cant enter from the outside)
when the team party ended on friday night, all those teams arrived at the hotel front door at about the same time, and the line was out the front door waiting for elevators
so naturally when one arrived, as many people as possible tried to get in, so those waiting in line would not have to wait so long
several of the people were younger kids who were travelling with the team
but in all, there were 19 trapped in the evevator
and they were stuck for an hour and a half.
So its not that they were pulling a stunt or trying to see how many people can fit in an elevator - they were trying to do what they could for all those people standing in line behind them, waiting to get back to their rooms after a long day.
BTW - for the record - Cleveland has the most huggable firemen in all of Ohio :^)
28-03-2004 13:35
Alex Cormier
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it was very bad there, we had that hotel last year and waited atleast 15 minutes to go down 5 floors! WAY to go FAIRPORT! hahaha ken how could you let this happen?
28-03-2004 13:45
KenWittlief
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my bolt cutters were in the tool box back at the arena :^)
28-03-2004 14:21
Koko Ed
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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
Its not so much that they thought they could all fit in one elevator - Several teams were staying at the same hotel
there were only 3 elevators and the lobby is on the 5th floor AND there are no stairways (except fires exits which you cant enter from the outside) when the team party ended on friday night, all those teams arrived at the hotel front door at about the same time, and the line was out the front door waiting for elevators so naturally when one arrived, as many people as possible tried to get in, so those waiting in line would not have to wait so long several of the people were younger kids who were travelling with the team but in all, there were 19 trapped in the evevator and they were stuck for an hour and a half. So its not that they were pulling a stunt or trying to see how many people can fit in an elevator - they were trying to do what they could for all those people standing in line behind them, waiting to get back to their rooms after a long day. BTW - for the record - Cleveland has the most huggable firemen in all of Ohio :^) |
28-03-2004 14:26
Adrienne E.
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I have vivid memories of getting stuck in an elevator in a cleveland hotel in 2002. Maybe Ohio should work on that......
28-03-2004 14:38
Koko Ed
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Originally Posted by Adrienne E.
I have vivid memories of getting stuck in an elevator in a cleveland hotel in 2002. Maybe Ohio should work on that......
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28-03-2004 14:40
JVN
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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
We stayed in the same hotel this year Adrienne and the same elevator still wasn't working.
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And to think, all this time you blamed 229.
28-03-2004 15:19
KenWittlief
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yep I got stuck in the elevator at the Holiday Inn in cleveland in 2002 too - but at least they could pry the door open and get us out with a little step ladder that seems to be stored just a little too conviently close by
last friday at the Embassy suites the elevator went up to where the 2nd floor would be, and it stopped there - so there was no door to pry open and let them out cause there is no second floor
they had to wait for the Otis Man (dressed all in green like a superhero) to arrive and force the elevator to overide its safety shutoffs.
BTW - I wasnt stuck in there with the students, I playing crossing guard on the street.
28-03-2004 18:57
pi_guy578
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somehow an elevator full of engineers didn't realize maximum MEANS MAXIMUM. We were very thankful the hotel did not get mad at us...
28-03-2004 20:50
OneAngryDaisy
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speaking about elevators- anyone else have this same problem at Houston last year? We stayed at the hotel across the street (radisson?) and the elevator was always busted, once our head programmer actually opened the elevator panel and connected two wires. It worked.
28-03-2004 21:42
Aaron Lussier
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Originally Posted by OneAngryDaisy
speaking about elevators- anyone else have this same problem at Houston last year? We stayed at the hotel across the street (radisson?) and the elevator was always busted, once our head programmer actually opened the elevator panel and connected two wires. It worked.
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-Aaron
01-04-2004 16:31
Jensena
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Originally Posted by cutiebethy
Team 578 decided that their team should all go up to their floor together so they all jammed into one elevator and the weight was too much. The elevator got stuck between the 1st and 2nd floors and the fire department had to get them out. I of course, thought that the hotel was on fire and was having a heart attack, lol.
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