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Re: MTA Contradictory Communication! (PLEASE READ; NYCLU Needs Your Help!)

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Fri Feb 22 13:38:28 2008, in response to Re: MTA Contradictory Communication! (PLEASE READ; NYCLU Needs Your Help!), posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Feb 22 13:24:30 2008.

Heh. Funny story ... growing up int eh city and all, got trapped in more than enough Otis', Millars, and Westinghouses. Learned to observe what a mechanic did inside the panel, where the "override" switches were, as well as the mechanics of "door release" and "sensors" ...

When I worked in Smallbany for the state (Otis, but Millar maintenance) elevators would often break down, and I HAD the equivalent of a church key on my chain (arnine key) and when the elevators died, could open the doors and kick them into "computer bypass/manual/fire key" mode and get the dead elevator to a floor and open the door when I was on it so folks could at least get off.

When I worked for the NYS Commission on Cable TV as well as Department of Public Service in another building, became known as "Patron saint of the elevator." People who would otherwise take the stairs would BOARD a car as long as I was in it. Heh.

NOBODY went down the shaft with ME in the car. =)

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