Keys down the elevator shaft

Scott <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> Friday when I left work, my keys -- including bike lock key --
:> slipped from my hands as I left the elevator, and they found
:> their way down the shaft. I heard 'em hit bottom! So we had
:> a beautiful biking weekend here, and I turned the house upside
:> down looking for the spare key, fruitlessly.
:>
:> What a stoopid reason not to ride a bike 🙂 Oh well, spent
:> yesterday picking strawberries instead. Mmmmmm.
:>

That sucks. Might be a good reason to get a second bike, though 🙂

Scott said:

Friday when I left work, my keys -- including bike lock key --
slipped from my hands as I left the elevator, and they found
their way down the shaft. I heard 'em hit bottom! So we had
a beautiful biking weekend here, and I turned the house upside
down looking for the spare key, fruitlessly.

What a stoopid reason not to ride a bike 🙂 Oh well, spent
yesterday picking strawberries instead. Mmmmmm.

scott

I don't use the elevator very much, but each time I do, I look at that
2" gap when the door opens, and clutch my keys tightly.

Until your post, I've always felt a little silly about it. Thanks for
making me feel more rational!

- Frank Krygowski

Roger Zoul said:

Scott <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> Friday when I left work, my keys -- including bike lock key --
:> slipped from my hands as I left the elevator, and they found
:> their way down the shaft. I heard 'em hit bottom! So we had
:> a beautiful biking weekend here, and I turned the house upside
:> down looking for the spare key, fruitlessly.
:>
:> What a stoopid reason not to ride a bike 🙂 Oh well, spent
:> yesterday picking strawberries instead. Mmmmmm.
:>

That sucks. Might be a good reason to get a second bike, though 🙂

I have a second bike, my vintage 1970 Schwinn with a
built-in horn. Alas, it weighs about half a ton and is
a single speed. Beautiful whitewall tires, though. 🙂

scott

Quoted message said:

Scott said:

Friday when I left work, my keys -- including bike lock key --
slipped from my hands as I left the elevator, and they found
their way down the shaft. I heard 'em hit bottom! So we had
a beautiful biking weekend here, and I turned the house upside
down looking for the spare key, fruitlessly.

What a stoopid reason not to ride a bike 🙂 Oh well, spent
yesterday picking strawberries instead. Mmmmmm.

scott

I don't use the elevator very much, but each time I do, I look at that
2" gap when the door opens, and clutch my keys tightly.

Until your post, I've always felt a little silly about it. Thanks for
making me feel more rational!

Nope, I always grasp them tightly around elevators. Also sewers, which
would be a far bigger disaster. You can get them back from the
elevator room, but forgetem if they go down the sewer drains. Odd that
in both situations (elevator for room keys and sewers for car keys)
you are likely to have keys in your hand.

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dgk said:

Nope, I always grasp them tightly around elevators. Also sewers, which
would be a far bigger disaster. You can get them back from the
elevator room, but forgetem if they go down the sewer drains.

Magnet & long-enough length of string. The kind of magnet
that holds kitchen cupboard doors closed works well. If
you're lucky you might find a few quarters, too.

cheers,
Tom

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"Tom Keats" wrote: (clip) If you're lucky you might find a few quarters,
too.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It will take more than luck to pick up quarters with a magnet. :-)

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Leo Lichtman said:

"Tom Keats" wrote: (clip) If you're lucky you might find a few quarters,
too.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It will take more than luck to pick up quarters with a magnet. :-)

Oops. I'm posting from Canada, where our quarters have
a high nickel content.

cheers,
Tom

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Tom Keats said:

Magnet & long-enough length of string. The kind of magnet
that holds kitchen cupboard doors closed works well.

I'd recommend talking to the building's maintenance dept. Perhaps they
have access to the elevator shaft and could get them for you. I small
reward might be in order.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Rich said:

Tom Keats said:

Magnet & long-enough length of string. The kind of magnet
that holds kitchen cupboard doors closed works well.

I'd recommend talking to the building's maintenance dept. Perhaps they
have access to the elevator shaft and could get them for you. I small
reward might be in order.

I assumed the original poster did that this morning.
I just mentioned the magnet-&-string thing for fishing
lost keys out of storm drains. I wouldn't stick my
hand or anything else in a gap between the floor of
an elevator, and the shaft ;-)

cheers,
Tom

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(Tom Keats) said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Rich said:

Tom Keats said:

Magnet & long-enough length of string. The kind of magnet
that holds kitchen cupboard doors closed works well.

I'd recommend talking to the building's maintenance dept. Perhaps they
have access to the elevator shaft and could get them for you. I small
reward might be in order.

I assumed the original poster did that this morning.
I just mentioned the magnet-&-string thing for fishing
lost keys out of storm drains. I wouldn't stick my
hand or anything else in a gap between the floor of
an elevator, and the shaft ;-)

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/elevator.asp

Jim Smith said:

(Tom Keats) said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Rich said:

Tom Keats wrote:

> Magnet & long-enough length of string. The kind of magnet
> that holds kitchen cupboard doors closed works well.

I'd recommend talking to the building's maintenance dept. Perhaps
they have access to the elevator shaft and could get them for you.
I small reward might be in order.

I assumed the original poster did that this morning.
I just mentioned the magnet-&-string thing for fishing
lost keys out of storm drains. I wouldn't stick my
hand or anything else in a gap between the floor of
an elevator, and the shaft ;-)

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/elevator.asp

Pictures! We need pictures!

(I won't look at someone getting injured -- if I know that's what it's gonna
be -- but a head in an elevator is a no-brainer! Um...)

Rich said:

Tom Keats said:

Magnet & long-enough length of string. The kind of magnet
that holds kitchen cupboard doors closed works well.

I'd recommend talking to the building's maintenance dept. Perhaps they
have access to the elevator shaft and could get them for you. I small
reward might be in order.

Yes, I talked to the bldg supervisor, and she called
the elevator people, and they came and retrieved them
and put them on my desk while I was out at lunch.

I left a note expressing my complete thanks to them.
Tonight I can walk in (it's a whopping 2 miles!) and
retrieve my bike.

Scott

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:06:25 -0700, <[email hidden]>,

(Tom Keats) said:

I assumed the original poster did that this morning.
I just mentioned the magnet-&-string thing for fishing
lost keys out of storm drains.

All of my keys are non-ferrous. Most keys and cylinders are. No rust.

The dinky split ring won't stay stuck to the magnet. Maybe I should
add a magnet to the key ring and fish for them with a quarter!
--
zk

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Zoot Katz said:

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:06:25 -0700, <[email hidden]>,

(Tom Keats) said:

I assumed the original poster did that this morning.
I just mentioned the magnet-&-string thing for fishing
lost keys out of storm drains.

All of my keys are non-ferrous. Most keys and cylinders are. No rust.

The dinky split ring won't stay stuck to the magnet. Maybe I should
add a magnet to the key ring and fish for them with a quarter!

Curmudgeonly retro-grouch that I am, I still keep a
churchkey on my key ring. After all, one never knows
when an opportunity to open a non-twist-top bottle of
imported might arise. Anyhow, the bottle opener is
magnetically attracted enough.

cheers,
Tom

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Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:54:51 -0700, <[email hidden]>,

(Tom Keats) said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I assumed the original poster did that this morning.
I just mentioned the magnet-&-string thing for fishing
lost keys out of storm drains.

All of my keys are non-ferrous. Most keys and cylinders are. No rust.

The dinky split ring won't stay stuck to the magnet. Maybe I should
add a magnet to the key ring and fish for them with a quarter!

Curmudgeonly retro-grouch that I am, I still keep a
churchkey on my key ring. After all, one never knows
when an opportunity to open a non-twist-top bottle of
imported might arise. Anyhow, the bottle opener is
magnetically attracted enough.

Now you've got me thinking of adding one of those rare earth ring
magnets Lee Valley sells. Only drawback might be if I put the key ring
in the same pocket or pile along with plastic swipe cards. Otherwise
it would keep them from sliding off the top of the fridge. Thats where
I usually throw them. Then, if I didn't have another handy magnet, I
could use a nut, bolt, tire lever or church key for fishing.

Tip:
Never bother correcting errors recited by the true believers of MHL.
Especially while they're your sadistic physiotherapist.

No century for me today. ouch. . . ouch. . . ouch..
--
zk

Zoot Katz said:

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:54:51 -0700, <[email hidden]>,

(Tom Keats) said:

Quoted message said:

>I assumed the original poster did that this morning.
>I just mentioned the magnet-&-string thing for fishing
>lost keys out of storm drains.

All of my keys are non-ferrous. Most keys and cylinders are. No rust.

The dinky split ring won't stay stuck to the magnet. Maybe I should
add a magnet to the key ring and fish for them with a quarter!

Curmudgeonly retro-grouch that I am, I still keep a
churchkey on my key ring. After all, one never knows
when an opportunity to open a non-twist-top bottle of
imported might arise. Anyhow, the bottle opener is
magnetically attracted enough.

Now you've got me thinking of adding one of those rare earth ring
magnets Lee Valley sells. Only drawback might be if I put the key ring
in the same pocket or pile along with plastic swipe cards. Otherwise
it would keep them from sliding off the top of the fridge. Thats where
I usually throw them. Then, if I didn't have another handy magnet, I
could use a nut, bolt, tire lever or church key for fishing.

The magnet will just cause your keys to stick tight to one of the many
guns or crowbars tossed down the sewer. Then you will never get them
back.

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:32:25 -0500, <[email hidden]>, Jim Smith

Quoted message said:

The magnet will just cause your keys to stick tight to one of the many
guns or crowbars tossed down the sewer. Then you will never get them
back.

I can come back with 5" X 2" X 1" magnet, with a built in eye-hook,
that lifts 150 lbs. Maybe I'll start a gun collecting, I've already
got enough crowbars.
--
zk

DREAMLAND SPOILER ALERT!!!

Jim Smith said:

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/elevator.asp

Yucko. Bleah. So glad (NOT!) that you posted this.

Hey, whaddya call the guy who graduates dead (hah!) last in medical
school?

"Doctor."

--Karen M.