stuck in an elevator
Today we got stuck in our elevator. We live on the 7th floor and the elevator services apartments 1 and 2 on each of 15 floors. We got on, Jackie pressed 1 and we were off. At around the 4th floor, the elevator suddenly stopped. And not suddenly like we-didn't-expect-that-someone-pressed-the-button, but suddenly like the-motor-just-went-out.
Like anyone would do, I pressed the buttons again. Nothing. I asked if she actually pressed the 1 (this has happened many a times where we've forgotten to press a button and don't move for some time). She did. I pulled out my phone. Barely a signal. Not that I knew who to call.
We pressed the emergency alarm button. It just made a loud beep somewhere maybe on the first floor. No one came on the intercom.
It was at this point that I was beginning to consider worrying.
The elevator suddenly came to life and started going UP. That was strange. It got to nine, the doors opened, then suddenly closed, nearly whacking the girl about to get on. I tried the door open button, but to no avail. The girl pressed her button outside and the doors opened. We got off and the girl mentioned that on the button panel a sign had lit up saying something in Korean that I didn't know. Something like Out of Order.
We walked down the stairs and told the security guard. He didn't seem to interested. He definitely didn't hear the alarm. I'm now quite concerned about the safety of our elevator. If the emergency button brought no response...
The close door button doesn't work either. It's a pain, but tolerable. But if there's no way to communicate while stuck in the elevator...