Just wondered. One of my life-ambitions is to meet somone in a lift who I want to get to know better.

I think the nearest I ever got was when me and a bloke from Barnsley got off the same lift on 'G' floor in the Royal Hallamshire in April 1999.

We exchanged words about the events in Kosovo and then went our seperate ways.

That was it.

Have I made a wrong assumption?

Are you actually female, Sam? :suspect:

Or is that another assumption? :hihi:

I hate lifts because I'm scared they'll break down and trap me, but when I do go in them and there are others in it's usually just people looking uncomfortable and trying to avoid eye contact, and other than the "which floor do you want?" question I've never come across any conversation between strangers. Then again, like I said, I don't like using them.

Originally posted by t020
I hate lifts because I'm scared they'll break down and trap me, Have you ever been in SHUs lifts in the tallest block? (Dunno what they call it these days) They used to stick just short of the floors regularly. One day, I (5' female) was stuck in the lift with half a dozen 6' (ish) engineering students. I seemed to be the only one who knew you could prize the doors open - and just in time - some of them were beginning to panic :hihi:

Nope but at work you get the usual convo's

Work related, Your plans for the weekend, muppets using mobiles insisting on shouting and the Friday special

' Mmmm someones been to the chip shop!'

In my nursey role often to patients going to theatre.
To bereaved relatives going to the mortuary suite.

You get the feeling? :(

Jump in the lift when there alot of people about, scary! hahah!

Or say

' is this the one that drops every so often ? '

Nah, you daft bugger. Man I am.

I am doing a psychogical survey into 'advanced liftspeak' and delving into the hypothesis that such a thing actually exists.

Fascinating.


kOriginally posted by Strix
Have I made a wrong assumption?

Are you actually female, Sam? :suspect:

Or is that another assumption? :hihi:

And everyone explores the ceiling and everyone's shoes. And if it jolts someone makes some statement about.... yawn, yawn.

And everyone keeps their arms tightly at their sides looking like nervous penguins.

it nrofOriginally posted by Deejay
Nope but at work you get the usual convo's

Work related, Your plans for the weekend, muppets using mobiles insisting on shouting and the Friday special

' Mmmm someones been to the chip shop!'

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
Nah, you daft bugger. Man I am.

I am doing a psychogical survey into 'advanced liftspeak' and delving into the hypothesis that such a thing actually exists.

Fascinating.


k

I heard it was a close thing though Sam, especially in this cold weather :P

I once had a close encounter with a very nice young lady in a lift which beats meaningful coversation anyday, believe me!!

Never....ever....make eye contact.... :rant: :loopy: :suspect: seriously....