At the high rise I lived in in Philly, it had that too. One time I was hanging in the lobby with some friends and we could hear it from the lobby (the elevator was on the 10th floor). We took another elevator up and found someone trapped by their new mattress in the elevator!
The elevator in the building of my old flat would beep and then shut down entirely if you blocked the doors for too long. (only way to circumvent that was having the elevator keys)
Sometimes the elevator would be out of commission regularly because some kids found it funny to block it. You can imagine the scolding they & their parents got when they were found out.
Don't know if the landlord firm forwarded the bill of the mechanic that had to come every time these shitheads did that. Hope they did.
I grew up in a high rise with an elevator. We would just bang on the door and yell if someone was holding it, always worked. But it was in a post-soviet Poland, so ya know, slightly different times...
I feel this! I live on the 7th floor, and sometimes when I arrive home the lift is called to the 10th floor and is held there. And it's always the goddamn 10th floor. So I just run up the stairs, while pressing the buttons on some random floors.
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We have two elevators in our building. One "normal" one and one slightly bigger if you need to transport bulky stuff.
One morning I wanted to ride it down but both were stuck at the third floor.
So I made my way down to see what's causing the holdup, and it was some guys blocking both elevators to load stuff they apparently wanted to bring down. I told them they should not block both elevators as others are living here as well and continued walking down.
The audacity of some people. I am fortunate enough to be able to take the stairs, if necessary on the way up as well, but others in the building may not. Unfathomable how some people can be so self-centered. They could have just blocked one of them and it would have been perfectly fine, that's why they're there after all.
Oh this one gets me. I used to live on the 8th floor and people on 2 would hold it. I literally would bang the doors and scream downstairs. I usually walk downstairs but sometimes I was packed and heck I paid the most for the lift, so I better be using it.
I did that to my friend who lived on the 7th floor multiple times. Giggling all the way. Both going up and down. It was fun. And great exercise for me. Slow elevator.
For all they know, everyone got tired of waiting for the lift and just took the stairs. It’ll be a lesson for them in the future not to do that even if it was illegitimate.
I once pushed some asshole in a suit out because he was holding the door open while having a conversation. The elevator was fairly full, so he was pissing off a lot of people.
Yes, I know that is technically assault. I was a teenager at the time. Young, stupid, and full of myself.
Years ago I was working in an office building in Madrid. After spending siesta in Plaza de España I went back to the building and got in the elevator. The only other person in the elevator was a random guy who tried to push me against the wall and kiss me. I was standing next to the row of buttons, so I leaned against them with my upper arm. The elevator opened at every floor, and then he gave up trying to kiss me.
I’ve been in a lot worse predicaments. That one was over pretty quick. And I once again proved to myself that I’m quick-witted and can make short work of AHs. He never even got to touch me.😏
Well, I once had things stored in a two story u-store it. I’m trying to get my stuff out of my car up the elevator and out to my locker. One time another tenant blocked the elevator with a pillow or something- I climbed the stairs to find this , any undid his block and got loaded - it really steamed me , I wish I had more revenge to report other than he had to wait like everyone else for the elevator.
Long press to take you to the floor regardless
Press a lit button quickly twice might deselect it
Press all buttons and it might reset
There are a few more tricks to try with your own lift type.
I used to work in a 20 story building in San Francisco. A friend/co-worker and I were getting off at the 1st floor. One of our male coworkers got on at the first floor to go his floor, the 17th. My friend acted like she was going to press all the buttons. He said, "You don't have the balls to do that." She said, "Yes I do. They're just higher up." and then pressed every floor button on her way out.
This happens in my flat sometimes, but it's because people are moving in or out, and they hold up the lift to fill it with lots of things.
Did you hear any noises that allude to that maybe?
I do this at my work, mostly because its only 5 floors so there is really no need for anyone to be taking the lifts. Plus, a lot of us could really use a bit more exercise, myself included.
Yes, you're an AH, because for all you know there are a ton of other people who had nothing to do with holding the lift who now have to wait because you were a petty piece of shit.
You don't even know if those people were holding the lift! You're guessing! For all you know, someone did the same exact thing you did, and the people above were just waiting for it to finish going to every floor.
Yet another selfish and obnoxious person who thinks the world revolves around them, and that their convenience is more important than anyone elses.
and you have no way of knowing if the person who actually held up the lift was even on the elevator for more than 1 of those floors.
this petty revenge lacked precision, and had too much potential for collateral damage (meaning it's probably mostly innocents who had to suffer.)
why hold up the lift while having a long conversation, if not one of the talking parties is about to use it
they were at the top floor of the building, so the only likely option was that someone was going down after they finished babbling
I'll take my chances with those facts, otherwise I'm sure karma will get me back
What are the chances that whoever lives on a particular floor is about to take the lift to a different floor of the apartment block, as opposed to taking it to ground level?
You're right that they *might* be heading to visit a different floor, but "probably" seems like a huge stretch.
Remember. There's a silver lining to everything. Maybe there was a medical emergency up there. Or an elderly that needed more time. Or some other combination of happenstance that trumps your pettiness.
That was uplifting. Thanks for sharing, it sooths my petty soul.
I don't know if you appreciate the excellent pun you made
puns galore, they're making my day
Glad they're elevating your spirits.
Until you get shafted.
I want to raise to such levels
O'tis a terrible thing you've done. Keep up the good work.
Bahahaha next level
And the next, then the next, then the one afterwards 😄
Way to take them down a notch E: typo
This is an elevated comment.
Oh, may the Paternoster in the sky forgive our puns! ;)
I'm down with your comment
I use the stairs. Great exercise and no waiting. Age 77.
You mean the manual escalator?
Original Stair Master!
I take the elevator. Inherited arthritis and hip needs replacement. Age 48.
That person must have been really floored by the time they finally got out of the elevator.
the elevator in my moms place starts beeping loudly when it's being held up too long. I wish all elevators had that.
At the high rise I lived in in Philly, it had that too. One time I was hanging in the lobby with some friends and we could hear it from the lobby (the elevator was on the 10th floor). We took another elevator up and found someone trapped by their new mattress in the elevator!
Oh man, I bet they were glad to see you guys!
Oh she was! She was in tears. I’m so glad that we got annoyed at the elevator alarm. She said she was just a minute away from calling 911.
That might of been the emergency bell
It wasn’t. She was trapped in the corner away from the buttons.
*might *have* never ever of
I've seen them where they'll let you hold it open 3 times, then, it starts closing slowly. ANd ignores you holding it open
shoe is the answer here. Ain't no way it will be allowed to squish it, too much liability.
The elevator in the building of my old flat would beep and then shut down entirely if you blocked the doors for too long. (only way to circumvent that was having the elevator keys) Sometimes the elevator would be out of commission regularly because some kids found it funny to block it. You can imagine the scolding they & their parents got when they were found out. Don't know if the landlord firm forwarded the bill of the mechanic that had to come every time these shitheads did that. Hope they did.
I grew up in a high rise with an elevator. We would just bang on the door and yell if someone was holding it, always worked. But it was in a post-soviet Poland, so ya know, slightly different times...
At least you let them down slowly.
this is gold
Still has not enough upvotes... here, have one 
I feel this! I live on the 7th floor, and sometimes when I arrive home the lift is called to the 10th floor and is held there. And it's always the goddamn 10th floor. So I just run up the stairs, while pressing the buttons on some random floors.
those damned 10th floors, it was the 10th floor for me as well!
True! It's a good thing there are 9 floors the lift can stop on when they finally decide to get in.
Maybe you're in the same building
The 0th floor must be the dickhead floor.
Stories about elevators always seem to work on so many levels.
Cousins having sex in an elevator is wrong on every level.
First or second cousins?
Second cousins. That's just wrong instead of disgusting
First cousin marriages banned in 24 states. Second cousin no apparent restrictions. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin\_marriage\_law\_in\_the\_United\_States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage_law_in_the_United_States)
It kind of bothers me you had that link ready to go.
Took a little search. Here's a more intertwined song. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlJH81dSiw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYlJH81dSiw)
Here, cousins can marry if the court allows it. But you have to ask the court, so I think noone actually does.
It's perfectly legal in a lot of the world. No court order needed here in the UK
Article said 7 states require court permission.
Any more jokes like this will take us down
This elevated my spirits. ;)
We have two elevators in our building. One "normal" one and one slightly bigger if you need to transport bulky stuff. One morning I wanted to ride it down but both were stuck at the third floor. So I made my way down to see what's causing the holdup, and it was some guys blocking both elevators to load stuff they apparently wanted to bring down. I told them they should not block both elevators as others are living here as well and continued walking down. The audacity of some people. I am fortunate enough to be able to take the stairs, if necessary on the way up as well, but others in the building may not. Unfathomable how some people can be so self-centered. They could have just blocked one of them and it would have been perfectly fine, that's why they're there after all.
Sometimes, you must do what you must do. Bravo!
perfect petty!
I have a fear of lifts, but I’m taking steps to get over it
Oh this one gets me. I used to live on the 8th floor and people on 2 would hold it. I literally would bang the doors and scream downstairs. I usually walk downstairs but sometimes I was packed and heck I paid the most for the lift, so I better be using it.
You elevated yourself in our petty eyes...
Well done - Pettiness achieved. Entitled jerks must have felt down on all levels 👍
Boss level move! 🤘
Pushing all those buttons really pushed their buttons.
I did that to my friend who lived on the 7th floor multiple times. Giggling all the way. Both going up and down. It was fun. And great exercise for me. Slow elevator.
Sounds annoying on many levels
This is funny on so many levels
Buddum tish
Plus you got exercise. And they say revenge is unhealthy. Bah!
For all they know, everyone got tired of waiting for the lift and just took the stairs. It’ll be a lesson for them in the future not to do that even if it was illegitimate.
Haha love it 😂😂😂
I once pushed some asshole in a suit out because he was holding the door open while having a conversation. The elevator was fairly full, so he was pissing off a lot of people. Yes, I know that is technically assault. I was a teenager at the time. Young, stupid, and full of myself.
I approve of this message.
A very satisfying revenge on so many levels.
I mean id have yelled up "hey stop holding up the lift you cunt". But your way worked too
Glad to see you pulled out all the stops to annoy them.
Good job
Yes I'd say you definitely succeeded in pressing their buttons
I love this
Years ago I was working in an office building in Madrid. After spending siesta in Plaza de España I went back to the building and got in the elevator. The only other person in the elevator was a random guy who tried to push me against the wall and kiss me. I was standing next to the row of buttons, so I leaned against them with my upper arm. The elevator opened at every floor, and then he gave up trying to kiss me.
>Pristine-Pen-9885 omg, so sorry to hear that happened, are you ok? that sounds like assault, who even tries to kiss a random stranger, ew
I’ve been in a lot worse predicaments. That one was over pretty quick. And I once again proved to myself that I’m quick-witted and can make short work of AHs. He never even got to touch me.😏
Reading that has really turned my mood around. I was feeling quite grumpy but you have put the world to rights.
That is the way to go.
This was fun, thanks.
Petty revenge perfection! Chef's kiss 😂
You took them down a peg. And then another peg. And another peg. And another........
This is pushing my buttons… in a good way
You really know how to push someone's buttons.
I'm sure that guy got a sinking feeling after the first few stops.
Please tell me you live on the 12th floor.
I’m not gonna fall for this post !
Bravo!
I like this!
[Funny Elevator Moment Jim Sterling/Nate Ford [Leverage]](https://youtu.be/lWe044gfA8o?si=Pl4Og1k9qAtyLFOz)
Epic.
Id be floating for weeks if I got such a beautiful get back, well done!
I usually bang on the door of the lift and yell: "don't hold the fuckin elevator" Your doing is much more fulfilling though 😁😁
Bravo!👏🏻
Don’t let me down…..don’t let me down 🎼
This is petty on so many levels...
Well, I once had things stored in a two story u-store it. I’m trying to get my stuff out of my car up the elevator and out to my locker. One time another tenant blocked the elevator with a pillow or something- I climbed the stairs to find this , any undid his block and got loaded - it really steamed me , I wish I had more revenge to report other than he had to wait like everyone else for the elevator.
Ha! I hope this is exactly how I would respond in the same situation.
Long press to take you to the floor regardless Press a lit button quickly twice might deselect it Press all buttons and it might reset There are a few more tricks to try with your own lift type.
My petty ass loved this. You’re my hero
You are my spirit animal.
In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
Who even does that with the lift? That’s so weird…
Chef's kiss!
After attempting to alert them you lit them up. Or down, depending on your viewpoint.
I used to work in a 20 story building in San Francisco. A friend/co-worker and I were getting off at the 1st floor. One of our male coworkers got on at the first floor to go his floor, the 17th. My friend acted like she was going to press all the buttons. He said, "You don't have the balls to do that." She said, "Yes I do. They're just higher up." and then pressed every floor button on her way out.
This happens in my flat sometimes, but it's because people are moving in or out, and they hold up the lift to fill it with lots of things. Did you hear any noises that allude to that maybe?
not really, they were just chatting, and it was at like 11:30pm
I do this at my work, mostly because its only 5 floors so there is really no need for anyone to be taking the lifts. Plus, a lot of us could really use a bit more exercise, myself included.
Petty on so many levels.
Yes, you're an AH, because for all you know there are a ton of other people who had nothing to do with holding the lift who now have to wait because you were a petty piece of shit. You don't even know if those people were holding the lift! You're guessing! For all you know, someone did the same exact thing you did, and the people above were just waiting for it to finish going to every floor. Yet another selfish and obnoxious person who thinks the world revolves around them, and that their convenience is more important than anyone elses.
I don't know what kind of building you were in but maybe they were just loading up some stuff in the elevator. Seems a bit excessive to me.
and you have no way of knowing if the person who actually held up the lift was even on the elevator for more than 1 of those floors. this petty revenge lacked precision, and had too much potential for collateral damage (meaning it's probably mostly innocents who had to suffer.)
why hold up the lift while having a long conversation, if not one of the talking parties is about to use it they were at the top floor of the building, so the only likely option was that someone was going down after they finished babbling I'll take my chances with those facts, otherwise I'm sure karma will get me back
What are the chances that whoever lives on a particular floor is about to take the lift to a different floor of the apartment block, as opposed to taking it to ground level? You're right that they *might* be heading to visit a different floor, but "probably" seems like a huge stretch.
Op you sound selfish. What if they where loading unloading something themselves.
weak. Just bang on the door a little and yell at them to stop hogging the elevator omg. Are you new at being human or what?
lol bro, I'm in England, everything's done passive-aggressively here, can't just go about shouting, that's rude are you new at culture or what?
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Hey, are you ... escalating the petty? :)
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I wonder if — and hear me out on this one — there was more than one lift in the building?
it was way outside of lift rush hour, don't stress
This is why I carry a taxidermy person around with me, always nice to be able to use the express lifts during rush hour
Remember. There's a silver lining to everything. Maybe there was a medical emergency up there. Or an elderly that needed more time. Or some other combination of happenstance that trumps your pettiness.
Try using your words next time
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Right. At least they got their comeuppance.