I am not compentent of reading and following simple instructions early in the morning.
for example, this morning when the elevator said “3 kişilik” (translated: 3 persons), logically the 4 of us would have split into 2 elevators, but instead my 3 roomates AND I all piled on and shut the door to head up to have breakfast with our friends…we didn’t go up.
As soon as we hit the button to go UP, we immediately sunk DOWN…fail.
We all had this immediate realization that we were stuck in the elevator and had no idea of what to do next!
We all said to each other “don’t panic”…as if that makes everything immediately better haha
We tried using our phones to call or text our supervisor we were going to visit…
fail…no service in that elevator hole…good to know :)
We were all a little nervous, but it was so funny…we wanted to take a picture of us all stuffed in there, but couldn’t find a camera in the tight space.
Soon, we heard the second elevator coming down and the lights to the lobby came on…after a quick sigh of relief, we all started banging on the door and yelling…it was Buddy! We have never been so glad to hear his voice!
His words to us: “I hear you. Please be quiet. I’m trying to find someone to get you out of there.”
He was going to find the kapaca who had the magic tool to unlock the door for us so we could step up and out into the lobby full of fresh air!
We were so embarassed as we crawled out of the sunken elevator and had to face the kapaca and our supervisor. Although it must have been quite the site to see four “Yabancılar” (foreigners) crawling out of an elevator that smaller than our kitchen table…and all girls at that.
The 5ish minutes we were in that elevator seemed like an eternity, but the funniest thing that has happened to us…I always wondered what I would do if I found myself in that situation. Now I know…
what i learned from being stuck on the elevator:
- when it says 3 people is the limit in an elevator…they mean 3, NOT 4…i won’t ever break that rule again. ever.
- don’t panic…help will come
- breathe slowly through your nose…don’t use up all the good air
- stand still…it keeps the air cooler
- cell phone’s don’t work in elevator shafts
- i should probably learn how to say “help” in Turkish if I ever find myself in an emergency situation again
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