Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Locked in the trunk of a car

It's a not particularly well known fact that I am a claustrophobe and I am afraid of the dark. I don't know the formal latin phobia name for the latter. Yesterday was the only day in months that I had accidentally forgotten my cellular phone at home. I thought that was bad luck, but not a harbinger of things to come. As I was rushing out of the college to a meeting with one of my new professors at U-Vic, my elevator ride down was abruptly interrupted by a cacophony of silence and darkness - pitch black and very alone. In terror, I was subconsciuosly taken aback several steps and was met by the elevator wall. With my back still pressed to the wall, I slowly slid into a sitting position......and waited. Soon I could hear the voice of my boss calling down the shaft to see if anyone was trapped. I meekly responded to publicize my presence. He informed me that there had been a huge power outage and that help was on its way. That offered some, but very little, comfort and once again, in my black, sealed coffin, I waited. It should be noted that one cannot simply panic while in their place of employment. A certain degree of professionalism and decorum is required by college instructors and it took a lot of energy to suppress my natural reactions. I began outlining the rim of my coffee cup with my finger to focus my mind. I ended up creasing my finger with the pressure exerted through my terror. After what seemed like an eternity alone in the darkness, a funny thought crossed my mind. I figured that I had better finish my coffee because, depending on how long I would be trapped, this coffee cup may come in handy if I have to go pee. I found myself relieved to have it. Just then, the prying sound of some sort of tool jarred a crack of light into the opening of the door. A voice told me that I would be out in a minute and only a moment later the door was fully open and almost evenly balanced between the two floors. A head leaned into the lower opening and asked if I was okay. I said, "I will be in a minute," and pushed passed him. I jumped down onto the lower floor. I had been trapped for nearly thirty minutes; not the most fun half-hour of my life. Next time, I hope to be trapped with a 30-year-old bottle of scotch...and Ami. On second thought, next time, I'll take the stairs. It couldn't have happened to anybody else.
See you in hell,
Shakes.
P.S. If two guys are on an elevator and one guy farts, everybody knows who did it.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't like the little men running in and out of my cell while I am trying to sleep or watch TV. They alway leave a mess and never flush my toilet when they are done. I keep hearing them running up behind me then runnning away when I turn around. I wish they would leave me alone!!!! Stop Sending THEM!!! I also need my daily allotment of meds. I keep sleeping through hand out times because of the men keeping up all night.

....a excerpt from a health care request.....

Sorry to hear about your elevator experience....good to see it hasn't effected you...yet...you could end up like the above individual......

Alex said...

I used to have this fantasy of having sex in an elevator. I'm not sure why. Actually, I think I got the idea from that Aerosmith song 'Love in an Elevator'.

Anyways, I confessed this once to a girl that I had a crush on while I was on an elevator at the Nortel office. She was like 'Really? That's gross.' Then she gave me this weird look.

Undaunted, I skipped the confession and just started making out with this newfie girl in one of the elevators on the other side of the campus. (Not in the same day, I wasn't obsessed or anything). That made me realize that it was just a pain in the ass because the bloody thing could open any minute and your boss could be there. I think your supposed to press the alarm or something to freeze the elevator, fuck I don't know. Anyways, that cured me of my little fetish.

I just wanted to share. Bye-bye. Call me Dave!!!