Lifts!!

Miss Fluff

What a lovely day - good afternoon
I live in a building on the 3rd floor, regularly take the stairs and sometimes take the lift. No matter what time day or night I choose to use the elevator, someone always gets in on the next floor. I find the silence Excruciatingly embarrassing so always busy myself with my extremely interesting mobile phone/buttons on clothes/inspecting nails. It's not a case that I'm socially inept at all but I always find this journey quite a chore and find sharing a confined space with a stranger while staring at my feet always rather awkward!!:eek: Does anyone else find this and what do you so to deviate from it?? Anyone strike up a conversation? What does one say?

TheBlock

Are you Going Down

LadyJ

A lot of people feel like this I'd say.

I know I do anyway. But,I find that a head nod and a smile is good enough.

I really doubt the other person would want to chat to me anyway. What's worse,imo,is when someone you only half know sits next to you on the bus.

I fcuking hate that! It's so awkward.

Archeron

start acting all angsty and angry and mumble under your breath about how your doctor told you never to be in this situation. Maybe punch the wall lightly for effect.

Ruu_Old

I think you'll find that you are not alone there, OP.

/me presses button.
"Oh second floor eh"
"Yep"
"...I guess you are going to Accounts then *grin*"
"Yeah, heh *put on laugh*"

5 Times

I know what you mean

I have learned never to play with my mobile or look at my shoes though. If you do that then you are letting the other person win. Its like a competition. If you cant occupy the same confined space as a stranger without being able to relax the other person wins.

Make eye contact with the other person and smile. Maybe say hello. Keep your head up. You will find this makes the other person more relaxed. If the other person starts looking at their feet or takes out their mobile you have won ...

biko

Just act weird. Eventually no-one else will use the lift out of fear of you.

robinph

Let rip with a nice smelly fart just before they enter and then try and keep a look of innocence on you face as if it was someone else once they've got in and the doors closed.

skywalker

TheBlock wrote:

Are you Going Down

Ha. Im using that.

Splinter

rock back and forth and talk to your left foot...or scream and say your clastrophobic...

Dave!

Ruu wrote:

I think you'll find that you are not alone there, OP.

/me presses button.
"Oh second floor eh"
"Yep"
"...I guess you are going to Accounts then *grin*"
"Yeah, heh *put on laugh*"

5 Times wrote:

I know what you mean

I have learned never to play with my mobile or look at my shoes though. If you do that then you are letting the other person win. Its like a competition. If you cant occupy the same confined space as a stranger without being able to relax the other person wins.

Make eye contact with the other person and smile. Maybe say hello. Keep your head up. You will find this makes the other person more relaxed. If the other person starts looking at their feet or takes out their mobile you have won ...

lol, both of you

Slinky>

Miss Fluff wrote:

What a lovely day - good afternoon
I live in a building on the 3rd floor, regularly take the stairs and sometimes take the lift. No matter what time day or night I choose to use the elevator, someone always gets in on the next floor. I find the silence Excruciatingly embarrassing so always busy myself with my extremely interesting mobile phone/buttons on clothes/inspecting nails. It's not a case that I'm socially inept at all but I always find this journey quite a chore and find sharing a confined space with a stranger while staring at my feet always rather awkward!!:eek: Does anyone else find this and what do you so to deviate from it?? Anyone strike up a conversation? What does one say?

Just use the stairs, 40% of Irish people die of heart disease the exercise might help you live longer!

Black Swan

Want to see something really humourous about a lift ride? In Peter Seller's last film, "Being There," the character he plays rides in a lift for the first time. The one liner's given in the context of this dry humour film are brilliant! I could state them here, but it wouldn't have the same impact.

Roddy23

The best thing that I have seen is Homer where ye gets into the Lift with Mindy, and goes to push the button "I guess I'll just push the stimulator". "D'oh".

Gets off on the third floor "I'll see you tomorrow"

Ruu_Old

TheBlock wrote:

Are you Going Down

Good try but most of the time I would say you would be greeted with a smack on the face or worse.

J.R.HARTLEY

Ruu wrote:

Good try but most of the time I would say you would be greeted with a smack on the face or worse.

just let out a big scangery "Howaya" and you're straight away in control, total intimidation.
granted you'll be known as the knackery one from the third floor but at least you'll be the dominant force to be reckoned with in the lift,
mind you you'll have little respect outside the lift, if not none, so maybe don't do it at all.

Tha Gopher

I think any able bodied person who takes a lift to the 3rd floor deserves for it to break down and be stuck inside for 7 hours burning up in the current weather. For fcuk sake, theyre only meant to be used by disabled staff or the cleaners with their bins!

Toolbag

Don't forget lazy people

Feral Mutant

robinph wrote:

Let rip with a nice smelly fart just before they enter and then try and keep a look of innocence on you face as if it was someone else once they've got in and the doors closed.

Eh, it was you.

http://www.funny.com/funny?fn=CBGVE

Gone West

You are all socially inept tbh.
Its not hard to simply do nothing for 20 seconds while the lift goes down...

Dave!

FuzzyLogic wrote:

You are all socially inept tbh.
Its not hard to simply do nothing for 20 seconds while the lift goes down...

Hey. You're cool

Gone West

DaveMcG wrote:

Hey. You're cool

The fact that I can be in a lift with strangers and not feel uncomfortable makes me cool now?
wow...
Standards sure have gone down in recent years.

Can I use the "cool" smiley now?
:cool:

EOA_Mushy

Try yelling gibirish for the duration of the door being open while rapidly pressing close door button

They will get the picture after a day or 2 and start hiding behind things until they know the lift is empty.

Miss Fluff

J.R.HARTLEY wrote:

just let out a big scangery "Howaya" and you're straight away in control, total intimidation.
granted you'll be known as the knackery one from the third floor but at least you'll be the dominant force to be reckoned with in the lift,
mind you you'll have little respect outside the lift, if not none, so maybe don't do it at all.

LOL, a stream of consciousness post if ever I saw one

bluto63

It can be fairly awkward but just don't busy yourself. Maybe talk to them and you might eventually get to know them

manonthemoon

bluto63 wrote:

It can be fairly awkward but just don't busy yourself. Maybe talk to them and you might eventually get to know them

Or you could punch them. Gain control of the Lift straight away. You will become "Lord of the Lift"..........Hurrah!!!

bluto63

manonthemoon wrote:

Or you could punch them. Gain control of the Lift straight away. You will become "Lord of the Lift"..........Hurrah!!!

Actually yea, forget my idea that's a better one!

Lone Wolf

21.Frown and mutter, "Gotta go, gotta go" then sigh and say, "Ooops, too late."

39.Draw a little square on the floor with a chalk and announce to the other passengers that this is your "personal space."

56.Play footies with the passenger next to you in a crowded elevator.

57.Pick up the emergency elevator phone and make heavy breathing sounds into it.

63.Go through your backpack yelling, "Where's my pet rat?"

Genius

smemon

i got stuck in a lift just a few weeks ago. :rolleyes:

doors click to open so i open the door and all i see is a brick wall in front of me (like that wkd ad!) :mad:

anyways used the emergency telephone and half an hour later someone came and opened the door and i had to climb through a gap just big enough for me to fit through!

had the lift stopped a couple more feet higher, i would've been flucked

Miss Fluff

smemon wrote:

i got stuck in a lift just a few weeks ago. :rolleyes:

doors click to open so i open the door and all i see is a brick wall in front of me (like that wkd ad!) :mad:

anyways used the emergency telephone and half an hour later someone came and opened the door and i had to climb through a gap just big enough for me to fit through!

had the lift stopped a couple more feet higher, i would've been flucked

I think I would have properly FLIPPED THE LID if that happened - terrifying!!!:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Ickle Magoo

I just nod & smile & say "Morning!" or "Afternoon!"....what's to feel uncomfortable about?

5 Times

Maybe we should take example from the cast of Fatal Attraction. There were no awkward moments during that lift encounter ...

Splinter

5 Times wrote:

Maybe we should take example from the cast of Fatal Attraction. There were no awkward moments during that lift encounter ...

wish that happened more in my building...im outnumbered 8 to 1 by women...

5 Times

So it has happened before Splinter ???

Splinter

i'm currently not at liberty to say due to an ongoing courtcase...

*backs out of thread*