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Fleet · 08-12-2019, 04:22 PM

Does anyone here have a fear of elevators?

I don't exactly fear them but sometimes I am nervous when in one. I keep thinking if the power goes out or there is a mechanical failure. It would not be fun to be stuck in an elevator!

I use the stairs when possible. Good exercise, too.

AMackII · 08-12-2019, 04:32 PM

I dont because i was never scared of elevators my whole life

Bonniegirl · 08-12-2019, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Fleet

Does anyone here have a fear of elevators?

I don't exactly fear them but sometimes I am nervous when in one. I keep thinking if the power goes out or there is a mechanical failure. It would not be fun to be stuck in an elevator!

I use the stairs when possible. Good exercise, too.

Exactly!! Me too, for the same reasons you posted !

Stairs if possible !

I voted sometimes !

Crusinforabrusin2.5 · 08-12-2019, 05:42 PM

I always have a fear that the elevator will lose control and go straight through the roof of the building. I feel like this when I am in a really tall skyscraper.

I'd rather 30 sets of stairs than ride in an elevator

PhoenixAcres · 08-12-2019, 06:47 PM

I used to be uneasy around elevators but over time I got used to it. I just try not to think about what could go wrong.

Fleet · 08-12-2019, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Exactly!! Me too, for the same reasons you posted !

Stairs if possible !

I voted sometimes !

Yes, that was my vote, too.

Stairs are a lot less stressful!

Steve_uk · 08-12-2019, 07:08 PM

There's also the claustrophobic element, and I suppose in America there's further to travel upwards. I bet if you survived 9/11 you wouldn't use one again. I voted yes.

MISST3 · 08-12-2019, 08:26 PM

A few years back I remember watching a show about surviving emergencies, they were
saying, if you are in a elevator that is dropping uncontrollably, start jumping up and down.
That will give you a 50/50 chance, that you might be in the air upon impact, thus increasing your chance of survival. I guess it would be worth a try!

Fleet · 08-12-2019, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MISST3

A few years back I remember watching a show about surviving emergencies, they were
saying, if you are in a elevator that is dropping uncontrollably, start jumping up and down.
That will give you a 50/50 chance, that you might be in the air upon impact, thus increasing your chance of survival. I guess it would be worth a try!

Makes sense to me. Probably betting than doing nothing.

1960'sTVfan · 08-12-2019, 09:15 PM

I don't really have a fear of elevators but if given the option of riding an elevator or climbing some stairs, I'll usually choose the stairs.

The dentist I used to have years ago had his office on the 6th floor of an 8 floor office building. The elevators were manually operated, when the elevator doors opened there was a person sitting there on the side who was running the elevator, and man did that elevator move fast! It went from the 1st to 6th floor in a matter of seconds, I could feel the pressure as the elevator was moving and the inside of my ears would pop. Not a good feeling.

Bonniegirl · 08-12-2019, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by retroTVfan4ever

I don't really have a fear of elevators but if given the option of riding an elevator or climbing some stairs, I'll usually choose the stairs.

The dentist I used to have years ago had his office on the 6th floor of an 8 floor office building. The elevators were manually operated, when the elevator doors opened there was a person sitting there on the side who was running the elevator, and man did that elevator move fast! It went from the 1st to 6th floor in a matter of seconds, I could feel the pressure as the elevator was moving and the inside of my ears would pop. Not a good feeling.

Wow, that must have been an old building having an elevator operator ! I remember them back when I was a little girl in Philly!

1960'sTVfan · 08-12-2019, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Wow, that must have been an old building having an elevator operator ! I remember them back when I was a little girl in Philly!

Yep, it was back in the 1960's and 70's when the building had manual operated elevators. I believe it was sometime in the 1980's when the building changed from the manual elevators to automatic ones. The building I'm talking about is the Carlson Building, office building in Evanston Illinois. I think it was built sometime in the 1920's.

OH Nuts! · 08-12-2019, 11:32 PM

I voted sometimes. The only elevators that give me the willies are glass elevators. If I didn’t have arthritis in my left knee, I’d opt for the stairs too. Unfortunately, walking up to the fourth floor SLOWLY is pretty much my limit.

Schmoopie · 08-13-2019, 02:31 AM

Sometimes I get worried about getting stuck in one but the elevator in my office breaks down ALL the time and we only have ONE and we are on the fourth floor.

ponytail · 08-13-2019, 06:08 AM

I don't have a fear of elevators but if I had a choice most of the time I take the stairs. I do have a bit of fear when it comes to escalators. I fear I will miss the first step and fall.

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08-12-2019, 04:22 PM	#1
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08-13-2019, 02:31 AM	#14
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	Sometimes I get worried about getting stuck in one but the elevator in my office breaks down ALL the time and we only have ONE and we are on the fourth floor.
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08-12-2019, 04:32 PM	#2
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,223	I dont because i was never scared of elevators my whole life

08-12-2019, 05:42 PM	#4
Crusinforabrusin2.5 Gone for now, but I'll be back Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 17, 2019 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 451	I always have a fear that the elevator will lose control and go straight through the roof of the building. I feel like this when I am in a really tall skyscraper. I'd rather 30 sets of stairs than ride in an elevator

08-12-2019, 06:47 PM	#5
PhoenixAcres Member Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 26, 2016 Location: United States Posts: 6,824	I used to be uneasy around elevators but over time I got used to it. I just try not to think about what could go wrong.

08-12-2019, 07:08 PM	#7
Steve_uk Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 29, 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 5,803	There's also the claustrophobic element, and I suppose in America there's further to travel upwards. I bet if you survived 9/11 you wouldn't use one again. I voted yes.

08-12-2019, 08:26 PM	#8
MISST3 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Posts: 32,762	A few years back I remember watching a show about surviving emergencies, they were saying, if you are in a elevator that is dropping uncontrollably, start jumping up and down. That will give you a 50/50 chance, that you might be in the air upon impact, thus increasing your chance of survival. I guess it would be worth a try!

08-12-2019, 09:15 PM	#10
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,122	I don't really have a fear of elevators but if given the option of riding an elevator or climbing some stairs, I'll usually choose the stairs. The dentist I used to have years ago had his office on the 6th floor of an 8 floor office building. The elevators were manually operated, when the elevator doors opened there was a person sitting there on the side who was running the elevator, and man did that elevator move fast! It went from the 1st to 6th floor in a matter of seconds, I could feel the pressure as the elevator was moving and the inside of my ears would pop. Not a good feeling.

08-12-2019, 11:32 PM	#13
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	I voted sometimes. The only elevators that give me the willies are glass elevators. If I didn’t have arthritis in my left knee, I’d opt for the stairs too. Unfortunately, walking up to the fourth floor SLOWLY is pretty much my limit.

08-13-2019, 06:08 AM	#15
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	I don't have a fear of elevators but if I had a choice most of the time I take the stairs. I do have a bit of fear when it comes to escalators. I fear I will miss the first step and fall.