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Another week filled with elevator news articles! I was secretly hoping for a quieter week but oh well. Today on the show in addition to covering the news for the week we’re also giving away a $50 dollar gift certificate to the Duluth Trading Company. Just in time for the holidays.  Thanks to those of you who posted comments regarding the article the air heads over at the Gothamist posted. This week’s articles again prove why it’s important to support the EESF! Everyone have a great Thanksgiving and extended four day weekend. Talk to you all next week.

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies to our end of the month prize pack! Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, ElevatorGear.com, ElevatorShack.com, ElevatorU.org, Elevator World Magazine, Elevator Cab Renovations & The Elevator Preservation Blog.

News Links:
Elevators least of concerns at NJ Housing Complex
GE to sell security biz to United Technologies
GWU’s exercise in ground-floor entrepreneurship
$30-million upgrade links casino to Canada Line
“ORV”
Good use of TIF: Funds to cover Berwyn Station Fixup
Tenants sue landlord over ‘Unsafe Conditions’
Charles Kuralt & the magic elevator
Death plunge at mall, another over-the-side escalator fall
Interesting forum post, electrician looking to become elevator tech  
Fox News coverage of the Space Elevator Games
Control of a four-level elevator system using PLC
Divorce attorney advertises using elevator doors
HTAA Clubhouse lift shot down
Japanese Culture, Train, Elevator
Kip Garage elevator repairs estimated to cost $300K
Love and elevators on campus
Third International Eurospaceward Conference Opens
Lift crushes maintenance man; second in four months
Making shopping less ‘germy’
Northeast Middle School gets addition
Idiotic College kids spend extra time elevator surfing
City Desk, Elevator Photos
Smokey elevator motor sends firefighters  
The mystery of the broken elevator
Woman severely injures foot on escalator
Elevator certificates expired
Elevator accident in Makkah
Elevator Observer
Floor-plunge drama unfolds at Mall Norwich
Harlem’s Cluster House facility prepares for renovation
MTA Poster Project
Things to do when you’re bored on an elevator
Uni-Tech Elevator pleads guilty to safety violation
Drainpipe delays opening of GMC parking deck
KONE takes lead in teaching escalator, elevator rules

Visit www.elevatorradioshow.com today for other blog posts

I’m a bit aggravated with the goofs over at the Gothamist regarding an article they wrote about Elevator Escalator Safety Week and the Safety Rider Progam. What’s even worse is the commentary from the readers of the story. I’m asking that we all chime in and post our own comments regarding why it’s important to promote elevator and escalator safety and why there’s a need for it.  Perhaps a simple search for elevator/escalator accidents online might have turned this article into one with a little more depth and understanding why this kind of information needs to be shared.  So please visit this link and share your own personal comments and stories.   (Pictured: An escalator accident waiting to happen.)

News Links:
Excitement in Jefferson City
Agencies Investigate Governor Building Incident
Board Ok’s Elevator Repair Money
Woman Lied About Gunman
Sex Predator Loose In Harlem
Interesting elevator photo
Award for “tenacious pursuit” of elevator safety
Another cool flicker Elevator photo
Fire Service Overlays – Alliance Elevator Consultants
Space Elevator Games photos  & vids  
KONE sees drop in hydraulic sales
Library overdue
Dogs vs. Escalators, Part 2
Missouri officials to review what led to hostage alert
Bicycles allowed on NY freight elevators
Questions linger after elevator death
Senate honors Sandy the elevator operator
Teen making progress after escalator fall
Stout freight elevator clean
12 Hurt in Las Vegas Escalator Accident
Time waster of the day: elevator farting game
Elevator Escalator Safety Week get’s unnecessary crap! Need help with comments
It’s scarier than hell up here!
SF Museum priceless
Campus takes steps for elevator safety
Escalator advertisements 
Life spans of building systems
Vancouver Transit Elevator/Escalator upgrade
Treasurers fall down steps brings code issues to light
World on edge as Rabbi issues ruling
Escalator Safety Mechanisms Do Work!

Click Here to download ERS-2009-11-11 #179

This week was filled, over 350 articles, covering the exciting news regarding the Space Elevator Games and the tragic death of Drummer Henry Fuch who fell down a shaft after trying to get out of a stalled elevator. This accident could have been prevented had Henry simply stayed put and waited for help to arrive. Remember the safest place to be when an elevator is not working is inside the elevator.  Wait for help to arrive!

These kinds of accidents can be avoided with working door restrictors and longer toe guards. The technology is there, even to retrofit the oldest elevators out there. It’s the balance between elevators being grandfathered under older elevator codes and building owners who can’t afford the upgrades. I’d rather save a life than take my chances with a potential lawsuit.

Listener Links:
Door Restrictors Save Lives
Take The Safety Rider Program Home To Kids You Know

News Links:
Cool Freight Elevator Doors
$900,000 winner in Space Elevator Games
1 Robot fails in Space Elevator Games
Seattle team leads NASA contest
Space Elevator X-Prize Perspective
Space Elevator Games make history!
Space Elevator Blog – The best source for this news
Anonymous student stinks up Gables C-Tower
Contractor seeking damages after falling down elevator shaft
County to vote on elevator repair  
Elevator advertisements
Efficient elevator design
Smoking in an elevator, is it legal? Helloooo, anyone home?
Good article on Space Elevator
Handicapped accessibility disabling Elizabethtown College
Lawsuit to be filed and bill introduced after guide dog injured on escalator
Canada Promotes Elevator Escalator Safety Week!
Walls of screens for latest Sandton mall
Circuit Court elevator out of service for 10 weeks
Our Very Best Cool Vintage Wiring Diagram from the 1900’s
Jerry Fuchs dies after trying to get out of stuck elevator
Escalator Accidents – Important Information
Report citing violations gets rewrite
Another RFP from who knows where
After tragic accident officials teach children elevator safety
Medicash advertising campaign
Woman found dead in elevator shaft

Back to our regular scheduled programming everyone. I’m still swamped but made sure I got all my ducks in a row so I could get the show out today. On the program we’ll give our prize pack giveaway to one of you, cover the news for two weeks and also talk about the calendar of events for November. Something new we’ll be doing includes providing a monthly update of the progress the EESF is making in reaching its goal of educating 700,000 children. There’s a story on this weeks show involving a girl and an escalator accident that just goes to show you why it’s so important to help them reach this goal.  

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies to our end of the month prize pack! Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, ElevatorGear.com, ElevatorShack.com, ElevatorU.org, Elevator World Magazine, Elevator Cab Renovations & The Elevator Preservation Blog.

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Listener Links:
Help The EESF Reach Its Goal

News Links:
A ‘tragic escalator accident’ but what caused it
Mystery over Tube escalator etiquette cleared up by restored film
ATA Space Elevator Project
Video on Piano Stairs
Whom would you most like to be stuck in an elevator with?
Five stuck in elevator at Prior Lake City Hall
Girl falls from escalator at Triangle Town Center Mall – The Reason To Support The EESF
Leona Lewis Stuck In Elevator With 20 Fans
NASA’s Space Elevator Games Challenge Teams
Services must shift for elevator project at Madison Civic Center
Shabbat elevator ruling reignites debate over lift
Texas teen in coma after fall at Indianapolis Mall
Wait ‘til next year, Vesey escalator
When will the CTA rehab Red Line North Stations
Hopes dim for trapped miners
Brief wrap up of World Series Game 3
Five injured on escalator pileup
Brooklyn apartment going for a cool $25 million
Chimney Rock elevator closes for repairs
Denver Pavilion’s Grand Re-introduction
KONE acquires Northeast Elevator Services
Escalator is cited in death at T station – woman strangled by scarf
Rush hour “stair-runners” at light rail stations
Space Elevator Blog does a great job covering games
Six Firemen die in elevator accident - India
FL elevator inspectors missing problems

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Click Here to download ERS-2009-10-21 #177

Nice short show today everyone. It’s been a hectic couple of weeks and now that the crew I work with is on the mend I feel as if I’m starting to catch whatever the heck was going through our offices last week. Hopefully it won’t go full circle. Next week is our prize pack giveaway, this time we’re just giving away $100 Visa Gift card. I figured we could all use the extra cash or if you’d like to use it for drinking money, you can go that route too. Thanks for tuning into day everyone!

News Links:
Elevatorman Stories – San Diego
10 Year Anniversary of Man Trapped In Elevator for 41 Hours
Board talks YHS Elevator – School fixed up with Stimulus Money
Eagle Elevator Offers Package to Fix Top Seven Elevator Violations
Hong Kong apartment sells for $57 million
Canadian’s deal with accessibility issue
Parcells Hall elevator near completion
Power Efficiency bolsters sales force, management team
Take a look at America’s Strangest Homes For Sale
Space Elevator Games Beaming Competition Set – Nov 2^nd to 6^th  
Unapologetically Mundane – Terror on the elevator
LaserMotive works with REI on Space Elevator
After 2 months elevator soon to be fixed
Elevator installment for Shenzehen Metro Line No. 3 completed
Man escapes smoke filled elevator
New regulations and funding mean California takes lead position  
Otis Elevator Donates To Ronald McDonald House
City parking garage hits snag
Hot Springs landmark received upgade  
KONE 3Q Net Profit Plus 24%
KONE wins major maintenance contract for Stockholm metro
Otis wins contract for landmark development in Seoul
UTC 3Q profit down 17 percent
Ottawa Stair Editorial

Click Here to download ERS-2009-10-14 #176

Another busy week at work as our shop has the flu bug going around which means double duty for a few of us here so remember to wash your hand's everyone and as often as possible. I’m pretty sure that I’m catching it as well as I’m tired and feel the onslaught of being tired and having a sore throat. Another week filled with article's everyone. You’ll enjoy the one written by Jim Collet, from Elevator Man Stories. I think it’s important to remember those who we worked with who may have passed on. Jim does an excellent job at doing this.  Also on the program today a story covering what I believe to be the worst elevator mine accident I've ever read about, in which 26 miners in China where killed.  All I can say I'm glad that I live in the USA where codes and regulations are there to protect workers and the general public.

News Links:
A Different Kind of Larry
7 Sickened Near OC Federal Building Elevator
A sheltered life by design, without TV on the elevator
Space Elevator Official Poster
Another Landlord Worry: Is the Elevator Kosher?
Chinese mine elevator plunges workers to their deaths
Fulton Public Library’s elevator project continues
Half Baked Idea – Liquid Only Counterweight for Elevator, no motor required….
Hospitals, Healthcare Providers award bid to Otis
Alliance Elevator Consultants – What’s that grinding noise?
JIA’s central corridor getting $9 million makeover
Can you change the direction of an escalator without a key?
Project to take elevator down
Shabbat Elevator ban is height of controversy
Camden to reopen escalator station
The big exercise boost
Boarding the Chinese Economic Elevator
Elevators being installed in more homes  
Hydraulic Residential Elevator
Space Elevator Games are on!
Jobs for Filipino Elevator Project Manager Abroad
Space Elevator and Lunar Industrialization Conference set for December
Student Ignites Elevator Door
This would keep people off the escalators!  
Crazy building with crazier elevator service
Freight Elevators now allow bicycles on them in NY  - Bike Access Law?
Student Ignites Elevator Door
Escalator mishap injures 13 people at Blues Game  
How to avoid catching the swine flu

Click Here to download ERS-2009-10-07 #175

I’m not sure where global warming is occurring or not but here in Chicago we seem unaffected by it. It’s October 7^th and its windy and chilly. I just hope that winter doesn’t hit with a vengeance. This is the first show of the month and we’ll cover the calendar of events and news of the week. I was surprised at the number of stories I found online today. One story with a tragic ending involved a man in a motorized wheel chair who reportedly died when he drove into an elevator shaft and fell eight stories. As well as this accident we had another escalator handrail slider who is in serious condition after falling over the side of the unit.  Okay, note to self and anyone else who might be reading this. Sticky escalator hand rails not so slippery, keep both feet on step, hold on to handrail and watch step when getting off.  Support the EESF at www.eesf.org and perhaps people like this will be getting an education from their kids who have the chance to attend the Safety Rider Program!

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
Elevator Man Stories Blog
Elevator Radio Show Facebook Page – Become a Fan!
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
A Witness Program for Elevators - NY
Cowboys Stadium Elevator
Delivery man recounts elevator nightmare
Funny Space Elevator Video
Eagle Elevator Installs Systems for the Uniform Elevator Key, FL - Interesting
Elevator and Escalator “Cruise Control”
Elevator or the stairs? In Israel, Rabbis Weigh In
Homework versus Escalator…on purpose or not?
Local Jobs Lost in Keighley as jobs move overseas
RS Elevator Acquired by KONE in LA
Lighthouse Plaza residents protest delay in repair
Mall patrons get trapped in elevator
Man in serious condition after falling over escalator
Reportlinker Adds World Elevators Market Report
Smoke, odor at Hays Elevator caused by overheated motor
Space Elevator Games one kilometer tether finally ready
Work to begin on fixing elevator for handicapped in Stroudsburg
See even firefighters like elevators  
Boy gets toes trapped in escalator
Demolition photos of Yankee Stadium – Lighting & Escalator Removal
Dunn Elevator Traps TA – Read the comments….very interesting!
Detroit man dies when his motorized wheelchair plunges 8 floors down elevator shaft
Interesting Article On Elevator Construction Project at Community College
High Rise Life: Elevator Etiquette  
Hmmmm….Elevatorrules.com – Someone has a funny side and too much time on their hands!
LuLu.com Presents All Kinds of Elevator Books

Click Here to download ERS-2009-09-30 #174

Back from the United Show in Orlando, Florida and still trying to recover from it. I believe that everyone enjoyed themselves and had a great time.  There was so much going on that it was hard to do everything you wanted too.  Lots of great educational sessions, a huge exhibit hall with some great booths.  Plus there were a lot of people in attendance.   I’m putting the show together a night earlier as I have a packed week of playing catch up,  travel and a CEA meeting this Thursday night. Yes I’m looking forward to the weekend! Good show today everyone, it’s been a while since we had some stories with meat on them! (Pictured is another Beer Prize Pack Giveaway from the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Back by popular demand!)

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies to our end of the month prize pack! Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, ElevatorGear.com, ElevatorShack.com, ElevatorU.org & Elevator World Magazine.  

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
Elevator Man Stories Blog
Elevator Radio Show Facebook Page – Become a Fan!
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Analyst sees United Tech profit rising in 2010
Dallas rescuers free 7 people trapped in elevator
Surveillance stings urinator
Upper E. Side Jewel Heists – Thief’s image caught on elevator camera
City to study bike escalator, guess how much it might cost…
CROCS Lawsuit in escalator case settled
Dog OK after getting caught in Harvard Square T station escalator
Elderly woman hurt after falling into residential elevator shaft
Do you guys do this? Talk about elevator accidents when riding them?
EW Recap of United in Orlando - Wednesday
Qatar – Who is responsible for safety? Good Question
Library user says elevator difficult to use on scooter
Balky courthouse elevator draws federal complaint
Disability Perspective: Uber-Ardent Historic Preservationists
Elevator decree takes effect in Japan – Unintended Motion Device
Father and son team arrested for stealing elevator parts
Want to be “Green” Try this Eco friendly elevator…would have been better if it was escalator
Hedge fund executive dies after escalator fall
Man arrested after fall down elevator shaft
Oh boy, read how set designers try to make an elevator….someone please chime in
Where the worst germs lurk…..you know where this one is going
N.C. Firefighters rescue four stuck in elevator

Short show from Orlando, nice and sweet! It’s been great to see everyone who stopped by to say hi at the convention today. I appreciate the warm words many of you have shared about this program. As you all know this is a labor of love for me and I do it with the goal of bringing our industry closer together each week.  I realized this morning why we attend these events, whether they be for CECA, Elevator U, NAEC, NAESA or the NAEC.  It’s about seeing people who we haven’t seen in a while to find out how they’re doing.  It’s about finding out how the economy is impacting our companies. It’s about learning new things through the educational opportunities. It’s about networking with others who either could use a little help or provide a little help. It’s more than the exhibits, it’s more than the education, and it’s about working together as an industry to make it a better one.

Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
Elevator Man Stories Blog
Elevator Radio Show Facebook Page – Become a Fan!
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Let EW know what you’d like to read about
Rex
This Buds For You
Senior elevator contract awarded
Companies to increase elevator prices Nikkei reports
Escalator Ad used to make NJ government look bad
Is not sitting on Metro a stand for Mothers-to-be
South Koreans do the right thing
The Way We Live Now: Post 9/11
KONE ramps up for 2010 World Expo
Advertising in eastern Europe
Master the “Why Hire Me”
It’s worth the trip, Marriott Marquis
RFP – Elevator Services Contract For University
United Orlando – EW- Sunday 9-20
United Orlando – EW- Monday 9-21
Supercharge your workspace – Good organizing gadgets for your desk

Click Here to download ERS-2009-09-16 #172

Next week many of us will head to the United in Orlando Show for what should be a very busy and productive week.  While there won't be a show next week I do plan on posting a short summary blog post each night so check back Sunday through Thursday for updates.  On the show today two very important stories, one involving a child who got her hair stuck in an escalator when she was sitting on one of the steps. The other from Hong Kong when a construction lift platform gave way killing six.

Have safe travels everyone.

News Links:
Fire at Regina Provincial Court building force evacuation
OC Escalator lawsuit rejected
GO elevator back in service
KONE Escalators issue new statement
Patriot Day, Let Us Never Forget The Last Elevator Down
Richwood elevator back in service
Shoppers in dramatic rescue as girl 3 becomes entrapped in escalator
Six Hong Kong workers die in elevator shaft fall
Antique Elevator For Sale In London
Belzer Chassidim Caught in Elevator After Shabbos
Space Elevator Blog Update
Funny Elevator Comic
Elevator stops, visitors force to take stairs
Elevators inaugurated in Montreal Metro
Terrell library closed for (after) elevator fire
Cops: Pee man pinched for elevator urination
Lunar lander, space elevator and space tower progress

Click Here to download ERS-2009-09-09 #171

We’re back on the air after a three day weekend thanks to Labor Day.  I wish I had one of these at least once a month as I could use the extra day to relax with family.  Not so heavy on the news this week and no accidents, which is always a good thing. Still trying to get ready for the United in Orlando Show as many of you are out there, it is fast approaching, isn’t it? On a side note, do you recognize the logo in the center of the pushbutton plate? We’ve had some excellent help in trying to identify the manufacturer but we’re not 100% sure. Help correctly identify this marking and I’ll send you the Elevator Radio Show t-shirt right off my back!

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
Elevator Man Stories Blog
Elevator Radio Show Facebook Page – Become a Fan!
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Elevator World Creates New Poll
When somebody holds the elevator door for you
Alleged Rezko tie, but Quinn renames elevator board chair
Elevator coming to Edmonds
Governor Quinn, please appoint people to the elevator safety board
Man charged in upskirting photos – Yes a new word has been invented 
EU court told fines were unjust
Travel to space in an inflatable elevator
11 trapped in PSU elevator  
Boat houses: Luxury condos have private elevators to slips below
Elevator access to Nonpareil limited
Unique Piece of Elevator Furniture For Sale
Elevator at Waterfront’s SeaBus terminal out of service
New elevator dedicated
Hallmark sets two originals  
Very creative blog
Administration building becomes wheelchair accessible 
Church raising funds for new elevator
Recognize the logo on this pushbutton plate?
KONE Seeks Purchases to Challenge Otis, Boost Profit

We’re back on the air today as we have all our computer glitches fixed, I hope.  Anyway we have lots to cover on the show today, news for two weeks, a prize pack to giveaway plus we’ll cover the calendar of events. I appreciate everyone’s e-mails and comments making sure that everything was okay. I can assure you that they are. When things go smoothly all is good, when they don’t it’s like trying to get out of quick sand which I’m sure many of you can relate too. As always thanks to the company's and associations who have given goodies for the prize pack giveaway. Thanks to all of you who have tuned into the program today and who continue to support the program.   (Pictured is the August Prize Pack Giveaway, all the way from the Northwoods of Wisconsin)

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies to our end of the month prize pack! Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, ElevatorGear.com, ElevatorShack.com, ElevatorU.org & Elevator World Magazine.

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
Elevator Man Stories Blog
Elevator Radio Show Facebook Page – Become a Fan!
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Twitter is a new place for spammers to target  
The Washington DC area is great but could be greater
Cops: Man found dead in Brooklyn elevator shaft, more on this below
27 Year old elevator mechanic killed in elevator accident
Elevator Hacks, CNET News Covers This Myth and does it poorly!  
Elevator to nowhere comes down
Inspectors say mechanical failure caused elevator accident
Man rescued after 2-hour ordeal in stuck elevator
Metro motifs, part 3
Very unique piece of LA Elevator History for sale  
Woman claims miscarriage after escalator accident
Four hurt in bus and escalator mishaps
NPR: Robert Frank’s elevator girl sees herself years later
Chinese elevator protocol  
Elevator at Kip garage closes after locals get stuck
Elevator Rescue in NY
Elevator upgrades at Carleton College
Injured skier home from the hospital  
Penn Station gets new entrance
Two four year olds get soft soled shoes caught in escalator
The Cat Elevator….well sort of
Movie; Final Destination includes killer escalator  
Child falls down elevator shaft
Child gets stuck in library elevator
Filling Warren Towers BU

Click Here to download ERS-2009-08-11 #169

Bringing the show to you a few hours earlier and on a Tuesday night, my wife is away in Ohio with the boys and I’m on the patio podcasting with a beer in my hands. I always wanted to record a show out here so here it comes. Next week I think I might be on vacation. I know that sounds weird but we had it scheduled but something has come up so it’s kind of up in the air so check in next Wednesday. Special thanks to everyone who came out to the CEA Golf outing last Friday. We had a great turn out, just not great weather. Shorter show today as I’m pretty sure the world is on vacation this month.

Saturday was the day that the 2009 summer came to Chicago. Hot, humid and muggy I feel for those of you who work on elevators in this heat. As my mom always said make sure you drink lots of liquids. We saw 96 degrees on Sunday which to many of you is a bit on the cool side but for us the quick change was brutal.  We’ve got a shorter show today, only covering elevator news. Next week I may be on vacation but check back on Wednesday to see for sure. We have one last blast before the kids go back to school. Get yours in before it’s too late. Be safe and stay cool out there everyone.

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
Elevator Man Stories Blog
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Elevator installer/tester/technical for Singapore
Elevator Snafu Hinders HTTA Clubhouse Progress
EU takes steps to slow commuters
Greenwich YMCA decides to complete elevator first
KONE Elevator India sees recovery in demand driven by new segments
Mount Vernon seniors: 2 years without elevator
Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Injured during Love in an Elevator Song
Schindler escalators to keep visitors moving at Expo 2010
Space elevator contest held up  
State to pay for Toulon elevator
How’s the economy effecting you? Comment here
Woman freed from Regina mall elevator
NASA urged to explore advanced technology
After terrible fall, mall escalators are deemed safe
Cool new video from the KC Space Pirates
Aerosmith’s onstage spill draws millions of views
Elevator building developer shifts gears, moves forward with idea  
Lawmaker faces no discipline for elevator incident
One trapped in mall elevator
Queens Library at Broadway reopens
Rooms being restored at Maggie Walker Home
Elevator to Space stops at Microsoft
Search for rapist in NYC, sketch is online

Click Here to download ERS-2009-08-05 #168

It’s August already and we are really light on content this week. I have a feeling there are a lot of people going on vacations as summer winds down. There were two articles that are worthy of printing and saving on this weeks show. The first was a tragic news story in which a child was killed in a residential elevator which turns my stomach just thinking about it.  The other article talked about a man who was injured back in 2002 by a hydraulic elevator when he tried to figure out why it was leaking hydraulic fluid in the pit.  The guy was NOT an elevator mechanic, stupid is as stupid does.  Thanks for listening today everyone, be safe out there.

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar
NCEIG Calendar

Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
Elevator Man Stories Blog
Elevator Radio Show Facebook Page – Become a Fan!
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Man survives being crushed by elevator
The old elevator in Broadway Street is gone
Sibley’s offered more than clothes
Twitter post: my kid was almost an elevator accident statistic today
World’s greatest elevator rides – Vote Here www.oobject.com
Man breaks bones riding in crazy elevator
Hyundai Elevator widens market share
Girl dies in residential elevator accident
Sushi, Anyone….yuck!
Space Tethers and Space Elevators Book Out
KONE Acquires Brown Elevator
Escalator back on track
Chino Valley Firefighters rescue people in elevator
Peach Memorial elevator repairs postponed
Keep away from Tube lines or die a horrible death
Faulty elevator plagues retirement community
Donations will aid library elevator – Thanks goodness no one was hurt! (The reason for A17.3)
Federal Tax Incentives for Historic Building Restoration…Including Elevators
Microsoft looking up, hosts Space Elevator Conference

Click Here to download ERS-2009-07-29 #167

Got lots of e-mails letting me know that I was a week early for the prize pack give away. That’s what happens when you come back from vacation and feel shell shocked! So today is a regular news show and we get all caught up on the old stories out there that were lingering from two weeks ago. I wish I was still on vacation! Anyway, thanks for listening to the show and if you’re here for the prize pack, check out last weeks show to find out if you won! Enjoy the rest of your week everyone. (Photo Source: http://dornob.com/occupied-elevator-living-life-in-a-lift-for-one-day/)

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NAEC Provides Educational Opportunities
Elevator Man Stories Blog
Elevator Radio Show Facebook Page – Become a Fan!
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Man killed in elevator shaft fall
Most of all he loved his Beer!
Your elevator’s about to feel a lot slower
Bicycle escalator being considered – Metro Canada
Billyburg elevator mechanics recover $215k in labor lawsuit
KONE India job opening available
Couple of steps up to help Veterans Center
Disabled students in Brooklyn school were stranded in trailers
Father, son get trapped in light-rail station elevator
For now, SEPTA gets escalator edge
Help I’ve been cited for A17.3 violations!
Japan to hold its first Space Elevator Games August 8^th-9^th
Kone 2Q Orders, Sales Up; Launches cost saving plan
Man falls down elevator shaft - Miami
Elevator World launches new online bookstore
ThyssenKrupp Access residential elevators
ThyssenKrupp receives 100^th TWIN elevator order
A helpers dream or a pink slip
Elevator World 2009 Tabbie winner
5-6 People trapped in Parliam elevator
Shoes eaten by escalator
Elevator execs indicted over fatality
Elevator mishap goes to lawyers
Elevator working at Beacon Hill light rail station
Freak escalator fall led to actors death
Going Up? 15 Amazing elevator artworks & advertisements
Fundraiser planned for man who fell down elevator
Labourer crushed under elevator
Family of construction worker in Michigan who died in fall sues
Who would you like to be stuck in an elevator with
Governor signs SB149 extends requirements for A17.3 to 2015
CEA Golf Outing Next Friday! Sign up here!

It’s nice to be back in the saddle again after a chilly wet vacation in the Northwood’s of Wisconsin.  The trouble with taking a week off is that the number of news stories that are online are too many to go through, still 94 in my inbox to review for next weeks show. Some very important stories on the show which will surprise the heck out of you! Plus we’re giving away a coffee pack from the Backroads Coffee Shop in Hayward Wisconsin where they roast their own coffee beans.  I ran on a pot of this a day last week on my vacation.  Enjoy the show everyone!

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies to our end of the month prize pack! Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, ElevatorGear.com, ElevatorShack.com, ElevatorU.org & Elevator World Magazine.

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Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
Elevator Man Stories Blog
Elevator Radio Show Facebook Page – Become a Fan!
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Woman sentenced in money laundering scheme
Suit filed in fatal elevator mishap
Stampede-goer tumbles from escalator
Seeing red on the Red Line
Power outage hits West L.A.
Planning your CTA train entrance with an exit strategy in mind
Performance-based Safety Code seeks to enhance new elevator technology
Parking structure/elevator damaged by smoke bomb
Dog elevators, a new niche product?
Hotel evacuated Roanoke after apparent elevator shaft fire
Disabled Group asks elevator for Palace of Justice
Elevator World launches Youtube channel
Thinking you’re stuck on the elevator when you never pressed a floor button
Cool old photo found – Reliance Elevator sign
Child’s fingers caught in mall escalator – The very reason to support the EESF!
Boy, 3, recovers after falling down elevator shaft
21 get stuck in elevator….Wonder why they got stuck…
1910 Otis Elevator for sale
The grass is greener – Elevator Man Stories
Woman killed in fall from idled escalator – even safety barricades didn’t help
Residents debate library design
No Crocs Allowed Sign – Note: the only shoe company to support www.EESF.org
Elevator out at airport control tower
Elevator operator arrested in death of cleaning woman found dead
Elevator Maintenance Software
Council agrees to fix community center elevator
Binghamton High School gets a facelift, including elevator
Avia Hotel to build elevator at Clay Street garage

Post: July 8th, 2009: ERS-2009-08-08 #165 Show Notes
Click Here to download ERS-2009-07-08 #165
It was great to see those of you who came out for the EESF Chicago Cruise last week. I was impressed at the support from many of you who traveled near and far to support the EESF! I personally would like to send a warm thank you to everyone who helped make the event a success! We raised enough money to educate over 56,000 kids. We look forward to next year's event when we hope it will be a little bit warmer and sunnier! Light on content this week but a couple of articles worthy of sharing with your colleagues. Next week there will be no show as I'll be on vacation. I'm looking forward to a week off in the Northwood's of Wisconsin where I'll be enjoying the great outdoors with my family. Thanks for listening to the show today everyone, be safe out there!
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Elevator Man Stories Blog
Elevator Radio Show Facebook Page - Become a Fan!
ElevatorBob.com
News Links:
On the elevator with the CEO and yourself
Toddler sneaks onto elevator, freaks out mom
Space Elevator Games official poster
Student invents energy efficient escalator that transports wheelchairs
State report indentifies broken elevator part
Elevator access control solution
Interesting photo
Moon Towers elevator project causes confusion
Me? An authority of vertical transportation?
LISTSERV Archives, Pit, OSHA, Confusion
Improved genetic algorithm used in elevator group control system
Horse rides up Calgary Tower elevator
Highest Iranian escalator in Tehran Subway 4th Line
Elevator fire sends office workers into street
Elevator fall victim in critical condition
Elevator crash in Saudi cuts off OFW's leg
Daily News readers raised $20,000 to help injured cat
Condition monitoring system to be installed in Heathrow
Bachelorette party saved from elevator
The elevator conversation sandwich
Uncle John and the Screw - Thank goodness for insurance companies
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Competition
Subway escalators are on an upswing - NYC goes after developers
Man tumbles on escalator
DC Metro, Stimulus Funding and Union Issues
Leading developer selects energy-efficient Otis products for China Projects
Killing Elevators, not a joking matter!
1910 Otis Elevator For Sale

 

Sad news to report today, an elevator technician died in a work related accident last week. This is a strong reminder that the work that many of you do each and every day is extremely dangerous. Be careful out there and make sure you’re doing everything possible to ensure that you and those you work with each day come home safely. Let this tragedy be your daily reminder to talk about safety each and every morning before you start working on equipment. Take the time today to visit http://safety.elevator-world.com/ as Elevator World has done an excellent job at providing safety related materials. For those of you in the US, enjoy your Independence Day and take a moment to remember those who have and are still defending our freedom! Those of you in Canada, Happy Canada Day! Be safe if you're traveling.

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Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Five hours of drama in Toronto: Elevator Tech Plunges Trying to Free Trapped Passengers
Elevator repairman mourned
Man damages hotel elevator while trapped…from trapped elevator to jail he goes…
Fall into elevator shaft in Yorktown causes injury
High-wire elevator job takes unique training
Elevator World’s Production Department at Work
New Yorkers come to the financial rescue of a cat hurt in an elevator
Pensobscot Narrows Observation Elevator Reopens
Woman in wheelchair stranded by broken elevator in apartment building
Ben Shelef appears on The Space Show  
County jail repaired
The newscaster in your elevator
Skies not the limit for Canadian space elevator proponent
Next stop…..Antarctica
City may soon repair elevators
Otis Lifts vehicles to 94^th floor of tallest building in China
Newfoundlander and her husband piloting space elevator to stars
Pedway News…..Airport pedway opening…
High-end condo project on hold
Court date over complaints concerning apartment building
LA Airport authorities proposed budget pinches pennies
NYC Hotel Creates Elevator to Heaven & Hell

I’ve got a great recap of last weeks Elevator U Conference in Quincy, IL! We had a great time and I’d like to thank everyone who attended. Special thanks to the presenters as well as those who sponsored, exhibited and attended the educational sessions. To give you an idea of how much of an action packed week it was, I was only able to check e-mails the night before the conference started. In addition to two weeks worth of new that’s on the show today, three tragic accidents occurred two of which involved children. This is the very reason why it is so important as an industry member to support the EESF.  Also we’re giving away our June Prize pack giveaway which includes great giveaways from some excellent companies and industry groups out there. So let’s get ready to rumble! On your mark, get set……go!

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies. Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, Inc, ElevatorGear.com & The ElevatorShack.com, ElevatorU.org

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MESA Calendar 
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Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
35 stunning elevator advertisements
Trapped in a elevator, all alone, some suggestions….  
Occupied Elevator: Living life in a lift for one day
Did you know? Interesting and important elevator statistics
Otis Elevator Company recognized for leadership in environmental sustainability
3 dead after construction accident in Austin
Mitsubishi Electric ships 400,000^th  Elevator/Escalator
MP accepts elevator bid for $260,700
Grandmother died after escalator fall
Clean energy is where Nevada jobs are growing
Eyewitness testifies in elevator shooting
Girl’s finger severed after getting caught in escalator handrail inlet
Hospital fire started in elevator motor authorities say
Boy who saw his brothers’ elevator-shaft death is drawn into lawsuit
Mother grateful for stranger’s escalator rescue
Troy Library selling artwork to pay for elevator
The adventure to “Space Elevator Week”
Tenants, officials up in arms over condition at apartment building
Child killed in elevator at wedding in Church
Intense competition over high speed elevator
Beacon Hill’s light-rail station filled with colorful art
Stimulus funds helping Schneider elementary install needed elevator
Surfing elevator news
Monday first tasks, the Space Elevator Games
Innovative escalator design allows mobility impaired people to travel  
Contrary to reports some Metro escalators are always out of service?
Safetycommunity.com Elevator Accident
Plea for information over vicious attack on escalator in UK
Student concept: Wheelchair friendly escalator design
Riding Escalators: A summer safety reminder
Disabled elevator strands subway rider for hours
Widow sues over husband’s death at Shea Stadium
Dubuque elevator operator knows ups and downs of job
Violations found with elevator where child died

 Ever have a week where you had a million things to do and knew that there just weren’t enough hours in the day? This always happens when I’m covering for people at work. When my coworkers are on vacation I truly realize just how valuable they are. Well this week I was trying to bring you an interview but technical difficulties brought that to a halt, so a regular new packed show today. Next week is the Elevator U Conference in Quincy, IL and it's going to be great! I’m looking forward to seeing many of you at that event. Because it will be very busy next week in Quincy there most likely won’t be a show. If something should change from that plan you’ll be the first to know. As always, thanks for tuning in today see many of you next week!

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Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
Elevator U 2009 Educational Conference
ElevatorBob.com
“A Lesson On Fire” – From ‘The Office’ – Very Funny!

News Links:
Have you ever been hit with a ridiculous fine??
Raleigh SWA staff working to get building elevator  
RFP: design open federal regulations
John J. Nolan passes away
Elderly targeted by pickpockets in down county
Proposal for the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Competition – Much Better Pictures
Odd sensation induced by moving-phantom
News organizations meet behind closed doors
Elevator Rescue
Schindler Chief Visits ’06 death site
Man found stabbed in elevator
The standard New York elevator
Bid OK’d to install elevator at Etowah Middle School
More people walking, biking riding the bus to Metro Stations
EW – Snapshot of the week
Cooper Union is ‘Great Art’ with bad elevators
Space Elevator climbing and beaming competition schedule
Elevators make monkeys of us  
Explosion in elevator kills man in downtown Kyiv
Car-Powered Russian construction elevator
Elevator video clears Sunrise man of battery
The History of the American Elevator Industry – 1850-2001 – Free Online Book
Underground explosion cuts power, traps people
Landlord says elevator shutdown was unavoidable
New elevator opens access for many church members
Teen dies after fall down Iowa elevator shaft
City Hall rally for Elevator Safety Bill
Man attacks elderly woman in elevator
Will the first space elevator be inflatable?

Click Here to download ERS-2009-05-27 #160

This week’s show is the last of the month which means it’s our prize pack giveaway! We’re giving away a toolbox, filled with goodies donated by the companies listed below. You’ll need to listen till the end of the show to see if you won! Note that all you need to do to become eligible to win is to sign up for our e-newsletter! If you enjoy the program support the following companies/associations and websites who make the prize pack giveaway what it is today!

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies. Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, Inc, ElevatorGear.com & The ElevatorShack.com.

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com  
Inaugural EESFC Toronto Boat Cruise! Sign Up Today!  

News Links:
Ford does same as Porsche but 44 years earlier
Verizon is almost ready – still no elevator
Eastday worker killed in elevator fall
Woman to fight $420 fine for not holding subway handrail
Elevator shafts are save, workers not exposed to chemicals
Get a job…from an elevator ride?
Chippewa Falls senior center to get elevator
Tashyeed signs elevator deal with Syscon
Ticket for not holding handrail unprecedented
Smoky elevator draws fire response on Diversey
Kuempel continues to improve
Freddie Mac investors expand legal claims fraudulent lending    
Reading fire crews close street in response to fire
New courthouse elevator dedicated
Commission eliminates elevator idea
Memories of jumping in the hospital elevator
Crowd control needs to be taught for escalators
Elevator news on Superior courthouse
Virginia subcontractor pleads guilty to defrauding Navy
Historic Building/Elevator Architecture
Interesting elevator sign
Five women duke it out over elevator
Improving space elevators
Keeping children from going missing – elevator education
Century-old heritage lifts continue to rise and shine
Engineer worked for city, Haughton
Liquidation looms for escalator advertising
VA to get much needed repairs
Saying goodbye to another elevator operator
KONE wins important order for China’s high-speed railway
First year at ISU

Lots to cover here on the show today everyone! We’ll chat about the week’s worth of elevator news that I found online. We’ll also talk about the Inaugural Toronto Boat Cruise to benefit the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation of Canada that’s fast approaching, June 4^th, get your tickets today everyone! And I’ll cover my thoughts on the NAEC Sponsored Webinar, which covered the NEII Code finder Database that was held last Thursday.  This show is filled to the brim with extra elevator fun! Our Prize pack giveaway is next week and we’re giving away a toolbox, filled with goodies.

For those of you listening here in the United States, Monday is Memorial Day. More than just a three day weekend, this is our opportunity to remember those who have died while fighting for our freedom.  Take a moment to remember a family member for their service to our country. Share a story about them so that they will be remembered by our younger generations. And thank a Veteran for serving!

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EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com  
Inaugural EESFC Toronto Boat Cruise! Sign Up Today!  
ElevatorPreservation.com

News Links:
Captivate Network goes up, down and now across the web
DC Metro Union forces unwanted exercise program onto customers
Elevator at housing complex needs to be replaced
Searching for old elevator part
Grandmother, boy hurt in church elevator
Dr. Gridlock tackles your traffic and transit issues
Deep hypothetical fly/elevator question….makes you go hmm..
More on last week’s boy stuck in elevator story
Questions surrounding elevator death
Elevator etiquette…
Smart Escalators…Coming Soon
Seguin lawmaker collapses at Capitol
Sioux City Elevator Operators Keep History Alive    
Going Up? BOMA’s Response, Way To Go!
Historic Buildings or Parking Spaces…
MacDonald wants action on elevator issue
Elevator World Then and Now
LPC, elevators hinder disabled students
Should high school press boxes have elevators?
Elevator enthusiast, speaks my language
Two elderly patients seriously injured in 20ft hospital fall
Woman cuffed for not holding escalator rail
Another malfunction today at Hoboken’s automated garage
Who should condo owner complain too about poor elevator condition?
Contracts awarded for major infrastructure upgrades at LAX

As I balance my allergy medicine and coffee intake I do my best to get through this weeks show but struggle a bit. Unfortunately some very sad news as an elevator mechanic is struck by an elevator and killed in Florida.  It seems that there are multiple accidents in the news which involve kids and adults. In addition to these stories you'll get to hear me rant a bit on a Illinois Senate Bill extending the time that elevators are required to comply with code. Our legislators are under the impression this extension has the full support of the Illinois elevator community, which is not true. Thanks for joining us today on the show everyone, be safe out there!

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Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorU.org - 2009 Conference Fast Approaching  
Escalator Step Cleaning Video Launched!  
Peoples National Bank Restoration Project

News Links:
Winners announced for ThyssenKrupp elevator architect award
New Albany Teen discusses surviving elevator accident
Elevator Rules – from the Shark Guys
The public transportation of Hong Kong
That had to hurt 18 Month Old gets finger stuck in escalator, doesn't even cry, tough little guy!
Speaking my language 
So this is what an elevator of death looks like
Schindler Elevator chosen for Pittsburgh Project
Elevator entrapment again
Red Springs Town Hall to get new elevator
Old parking elevator photo
Old antique elevator components are desired
NY personal injury lawyer comments on elevator accident    
New elevator to be installed in Bellinghams’ Federal Building
MCA Denver presents humorous art exhibit, including laughing escalators
Man plunges to his death in elevator shaft
Man found dead in elevator, Mumbai
Man literally gets stuck in elevator, viewer discretion advised!
Is your elevator safe Chicago Tribune Article
Injured women upset because building elevator doesn’t work
Illinois Senate Bill SB0149 puts public at risk
Hospital faces legal fight after pensioner injured in escalator fall
Groom is trapped in elevator prior to wedding
24 students try to cram themselves into elevator at high school  
Boy rescued from elevator shaft, Bronx, NY
More on story above
City counters Chicago Tribune elevator inspection claims
Elevator Repair man dies in elevator accident
6 Hurt when tower elevator plunges

Click Here to download ERS-2009-05-06 #157

Not as much news on the show today as I thought there would be. One elevator related death which involved a blind person and a non functioning door interlock apparently. I’m sure that we’ll learn more about this accident as the investigation continues. Other than news I’ll be covering the calendar of events. There are some great marketing opportunities out there and if you’re cutting your advertising or marketing dollars down because of the economy please reconsider. Thomas Jefferson once said, “The man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time!”

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EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
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ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
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Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com  
ElevatorBob.com  
ElevatorPreservation.com

News Links:
Suit says faulty elevators in public housing violate human rights
Elevator work slated for June
Jake the Snake – Elevator Man Stories
UPS driver gets stuck in elevator
Smithsonian exhibit highlights Obama inauguration
San Francisco agrees to pay $92k to settle elevator lawsuit
New elevator bigger priority than energy efficient light bulbs
Neat historic post from Chicago
Jakarta mall not disabled-friendly
KONE Showcases new look cab interiors
Elevator shaft design & construction book found
Suspect in elevator robberies arrested
Hoover Dam tours close for elevator repairs
Deal in jail elevator suit dismisses deputy’s in settlement
Sad story on outsourcing more jobs overseas    
Can’t reach the elevator button?
Can anyone identify this logo or nameplate?
Blind Man Died in Elevator Shaft Fall
Bad elevator door blamed for blind NYC man’s death
Antique elevator cage for sale
Why you should join the ISEC
Elevators, not lifts needed for disabled at metro stations
Elevator World – annual general meeting held
Cheyenne’s own piece of history
Sally Ann can’t afford to fix elevator
In today’s world of technology it’s nice to see some simplicity in practiced!

We're giving away $100 everyone, plus some great goodies from the companies listed below. This is our way of way of saying thanks for listening each week! I cover more international accidents on this week's show that I think I did all last year.  There are also a couple of articles specifically addressing accountability for building access and ADA.  I think we are going to see a new trend of lawsuits against cities, companies and building owners if elevators are not meeting the needs of those with disabilities.  There's also a cool picture you don't want to miss. Here's a hint, it involves a Porsche and an elevator!

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies to the prize pack giveaway.   Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob's Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, Inc, The ElevatorNetwork, Elevator Gear & The Elevator Shack Forums.

Calendar Of Events:
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NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
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ElevatorShack.com  
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Victims Say Popular Crocs Pose Danger
United Technologies 1^s quarter profit falls
Small blaze erupts on 22^nd floor at U of Penn Dorm
College student charged with arson
Schindler reports strong operational performance
Disabled residents file lawsuit against city
Name an elevator in your honor
Minister give ultimatum
Man falls to death in elevator shaft
Man crushed by elevator
Kone to supply elevators for The Shard London Bridge
Kone releases interim report for January
Goudhurst fundraiser dies in escalator accident
Lazy Porsche demands elevator service - Check this photo out!
Girl caught between floors.   
Elevators at centre of committee meeting
More on story above...The Elevator Prison
Dawes County Courthouse opens
Des Moines City Hall closes elevator for repairs
City may face legal action over elevator incident
Smallest coffee house in east hall elevator
20 secrets of Disney's Hollywood Studios
Blackout traps 20 in Warren Towers
SF to pay $92,000 for Stranding Wheelchair-Bound men
Embarcadero Station to close for several months
$423M Stimulus for public housing NY 
Relive the glory of Budapest's 1991 Metro escalator accident
MTA shaves cost, features from 96^th Street station
CBS Outdoor launches new digital escalator format

I'm sure glad April is here everyone! It snowed on Sunday morning and even my kids were not happy to see it. Watch out for the jokesters out there as it is April fool's day. We've got a short show today as there weren't as many news stories as usually. I'll cover the upcoming industry events and should be able to get you out of here in about 45 minutes! Wish me luck! Thanks for checking out the show everyone.

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NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar
NCEIG Calendar

Sponsors/Listener Links:
Save 10% Off Hosting @ Godaddy.com: Enter Code: POD107 at checkout!
ElevatorShack.com
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Even Hamsters Ride Elevators
Bumpy Ride Almost Over
75 Year old elevator up for improvements
Where has all the elevator music gone?
Victims say popular crocs pose risk
Stoke evacuated due to elevator fire
Some elevator shafts at Huron Campus to be tested for TCE
Romanians halt elevator service to save money
Putting money into elevators
Elevator music review
New garage elevator takes you and your car up to your apartment
LR City Hall getting new elevator
Is TV coming to a public restroom near you?
Shabbat Elevator question...I asked someone listened
Get as fit as the athletes, walk up escalators
SAP announces new software solution for elevator manufacturers
Elevator, Boiler inspections lag for years
Elevator Killer deemed incompetent, released
District court requests elevator in Lyon Courthouse
Older facilities, worry about elevators
Elevator Channel gears up for rapid expansion
Cardiac patients forced to climb stairs
Broken elevator traps man in home
Appreciating veterans inside a club elevator
ACH begins elevator upgrades
80 Evacuated from NAB building after elevator motor burns out
Big Bob, Big Bad Bob
Elevator Company, maintenance workers face charges over fatal fall
KONE secures major order for Dulles corridor metro rail project

It's our prize pack giveaway show everyone and we're giving away a $100 Visa/MasterCard Gift card to one of you out there. Consider this our own stimulus package that we're giving away. Another full show today everyone as I picked quite a few good stories to talk about.  The sad thing is that I still have 200 to go through, which I'll wait for next week's show to cover.  Stay tuned as we'll be giving away the prize at the end of the show. You need to be registered on our e-mail list to be eligible to win which is easy to do, just click here!

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies to the prize pack giveaway.   Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob's Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, Inc, The ElevatorNetwork, Elevator Gear & The Elevator Shack Forums.

Calendar Of Events:
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
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ElevatorShack.com - Get's New Makeover!

News Links:
Shabbat elevator service and condo boards
UTC sees buying opportunities
ANSI names accredited Elevator/Escalator certifications  
The Eiffel Tower that tourists never see
JSEA Space Elevator climber competition
Senior couple, grandson trapped in mall elevator
Elevator filled with garbage and set on fire
Newnan Fire Department completes elevator training
Man freed from elevator shaft
Lifts and escalator engineer
Japan Space Elevator Association to host its own competition
Inspector looks after 1,000 elevators
Elevator company sustains damage after fire
Elderly couple trapped in home
Freight elevator falls three floors
Huck - Elevator Man Stories
The elevator class system
What I learned in biology class
University Health System consortium selects KONE
Unexpected delivery comes to Penn Station
Should Crocs be banned?
Shady business shadows promising elevator market - Bangladesh
San Francisco elevator death ruled accidental
Resident reveals building's shortfalls to aid handicapped
The high cost for elevators at the NYCHA
Memon investments awards contract to ETA Melco
Investigating elevator in motion
Curling Club saves for elevator
Carbon nanotubes strong as diamond, flexible like rubber

I hope you all enjoyed St. Patrick's Day! Some of you I am sure perhaps enjoyed it a little too much. Here in Chicago it was a warm 70 degrees which uplifted the spirits a bit. We've got another full show everyone, a couple of very important stories to talk about as another person loses his life in an elevator accident.  When others who are not trained to work on elevators and escalators try to fix them, the chance death is very likely. Do we need to place big yellow warning sticker on every elevator door with graph photos of people dying in order to get this point across. Someone's going to be in big trouble after OSHA and the state get through with their investigation.  

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Sponsors/Listener Links:
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ElevatorShack.com - Get's New Makeover!

News Links:
Hospital elevator robbery suspect identified
Woman found strangled by own stole on escalator
Witness says FLPD used too much force in elevator beating   
Interesting forum, post asks about residential elevator service
Interesting elevator sign, points out the obvious
West Richland getting its first health clinic and elevator
Traffic jam on campus
ThyssenKrupp Elevator selects Serigistics
Interesting elevator button post
Obnoxious elevator fun
Sunrise man cleared after elevator video shows he did not batter FLA
State Neglects UCSB Elevators
Brigid's will have elevator and new A/C, but no steeples
SAHA to maximize stimulus money
Richmond school system may save $1 million-plus on elevator installation
New elevator codes coming to Caymans
Medina ponders what to do about elevator in old firehouse
Graphical simulation of elevator
Man charged in parking garage attacks on women
Maintenance manager in Indonesia wanted
Off the escalators....cause started
KONE Buys Fairway Elevator
Hardin County elevator back in service
Florida Uniform Fire Key Standard
Fatal fall from elevator roof
Elevator work begins at Brunswick Museum
Elevated Technologies joins local chamber
Cities will use $18 million from stimulus plan to upgrade PH
Add keeping an elevator in good repair to long list of things...
Worker at Chelsea plant crushed by elevator
Tyngsboro man named as victim of elevator accident

 

It's hard to believe that we're on show #150 already. In some ways it's like being married. Sometimes I tell my wife, wow, we've been married for 12 years and it feels like a lifetime....but in a good way! You got to throw that last comment in or else you're screwed!  It's been a lot of fun putting the show together and I appreciate all of your support!  With 53,648 downloads total over the last 150 shows I'm humbled by it all....I still think that no one is listening! I trick myself into thinking this so I don't have a panic attack every Wednesday.

On the show today I'll provide an update on the EESF Meeting that I attended last week and cover the news that I've found online this week. As always, thanks for tuning in to the show this week!

Calendar Of Events:
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News Links:
World's shortest escalator - Something you don't see every day!
Word Trade Center's elevators to be among the fastest in the world!
Woman uses elevator as a bathroom...video - Recognize her?   
Women fatally crushed between elevator, wall
Woman dies in T escalator accident...sounds more like she had a heart attack
Woman charged with faking elevator fall - RIGHT ON, Camera's can limit liability!
22 Year Ride For Elevator Operator....Nice Story
Will the Space Elevator make space tourism cheaper
Smokey elevator reported at UIW facility
News from 100 years ago, this is neat stuff
More repairs for mall escalator
Man gets three years for smuggling immigrants
New report on global elevator/escalator economy published
Banquet hall worker crushed to death by elevator
High-Rise Prefire Planning
Expired elevator permits cause concern
Expert Real Estate Tips Adding An Elevator To Your Home
Escalator catastrophe frames tort reform debate for Alaskans
Elevator reverses direction injures two
Elevator problems turn apartment into prison
Elevator contract approved
Elevator blessing uplifting for Sacred Heart parishioners
Does law apply to extended elevator service outages?
Cleaning Up IBM Pollution
5 Truly Horrible Elevator Pitches
Little GTO to doors and more doors
First to bleed

Click Here to download ERS-2009-02-18 #148

I just learned that Charlie Dolan, founder of Atlas Elevator, passed away on February 15^th.  I remember dropping an order off at Atlas one day only to find Charlie working hard at his drafting table. Atlas for a while had three generations all working together which to me was quite an accomplishment. I invite all of you to sign his guest book by clicking here. I found some really good articles this week that I'll be sharing on the program. The one that was blogged about the most was the bankruptcy of Muzak. I'm honestly not sure why it didn't happen sooner. Another great article involves the TSSA and the liability and responsibility they have in making sure elevators and escalators are safe. Don't miss next week's show, another prize pack giveaway, which is going to be a cab commander from the Duluth Trading Company. Get your name on the e-mail list to be eligible to win.

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Sponsors/Listener Links:
Save 10% Off Hosting @ Godaddy.com: Enter Code: POD107 at checkout!
Elevator Bob's Elevator Pictures
ElevatorShack.com   
Great Inspirational Video - I love this stuff!

News Links:
Water main breaks rushes down escalator, what a picture
UTC adds Gutierrez to the board
TTC promotes escalator safety  
ThyssenKrupp gets a lift
More elevator advertising, very cool
Stark County elevator plans move up
Seniors, baby rescued from elevator
Safety suits escalating in Canada
Otis Elevator Company receives caring company award
OSU takes defense in elevator death lawsuit
Elevator entrapment blog post with video
Muzak, Elevator-music creator files for bankruptcy
Museum gets $18K grant for elevator
Murphy Elevator Co. the Business of the week 
MP sign up to oppose beer tax increase
Escalator to see repair
Jefferson County sued in federal court over firing of elevator firm work
Investigations launched into escalator accident
Hydraulic fluid leaks into Fort Loudon Lake
Haz-Mat crews respond to UT med center
Ghastly working conditions in Chinese keyboard factory
FDNY searching building at Staten Island school
Elevator inspections still lacking on campus
Commentary: Elevator fix is urgent
EB Completes $19.2M Upgrade
Drugs killed man found in ice
ConEd workers trapped in elevator
An inside look at legislators private elevators
A Helper's worst nightmare - We all know a mechanic like this!

I almost did the show on my patio last night it was so nice out, 58 Degrees! All the snow is pretty much gone and I'm ready for spring and I'm sure many of you are too. It's too bad it won't last; cold weather is already forecasted to return this weekend. Another busy week with news, thanks for tuning in to the program today everyone.

Calendar Of Events:
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CEA Calendar
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Sponsors:
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News Links:
Funny Elevator, check out the sign that's in it!
Police identify frozen body
Film captures man's recovery after escalator fall
Laser talk and the space elevator  
Wheatfield firefighters rescue NIPSCO worker
4,651 Architects from 108 countries competing for ThyssenKrupp Award
Man seriously injured after falling down elevator shaft
Amish and elevators/escalators, funny joke!
Saginaw council may give developer more time for elevator install
Elevator manufacturer could add 100 jobs in city of Bridgeport
Elevator company's reputation damaged in Japan
Understanding escalator terminology
Are you safe in your dorm?
Club wins elevator approval - 3 year battle
Elderly woman hurt after falling down escalator
Man sought in downtown robbery
Other people ruin elevator rides - this person needs a happy pill 
New York expects more federal housing aid to help fix elevators
Elevator Man Stories - "Bon Ape Gag?"
New York documents show elevator mechanics caught skipping work
Golden Mast Inn owner refuses to install elevator
Elevator ad campaigns, innovative ways to reach people
From tobacco leaves to weddings, 169 years in the Bronx
3-Year old loses 3 fingers in escalator

Click Here to download ERS-2009-01-28 #145

There are two really good articles worthy of printing out this week. One involves the OSHA findings in an elevator technician's death and the other talks about a lawsuit in which only the owner of the elevators was sued and no one else. I'll share my comments about it during the show and invite you to share yours as well. We're also going to be giving away a Maxtor external backup drive compliments of ElevatorBob.com.

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies to the prize pack giveaway. Have  Fujitec America, GAL, The National Association of Elevator Contractors, The National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, COMPANY SRL, Peelle, C.J. Anderson, Truxes, EMS Group, Elevator Bob's Elevator Pictures, Minnesota Elevator, Inc, The ElevatorNetwork, Elevator Gear & The Elevator Shack Forums.

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NCEIG Calendar 

News Links:
Chicago Elevator Code Update Seminar - .8 CEU's NEXT Thursday-Register Today
County Plans to Revamp Elevator at Courthouse
McCarthy "Heart Hats" Build New Elevator
Broken Elevator Ends Police Search
Howie Mandel In Hospital, Okay After Collapse In Elevator
Airport Escalators to Get Upgrades
Campus School Renovation Moving Ahead
Michael Laine's Short Lift Port History - Space Elevator Stuff
Space Elevator, A Geeks Perspective - Posted By Yours Truly 
Schindler Elevator Axes 25 Percent of its Workforce (80)
Escalator Etiquette In Boston
Brownout Traps Makati City Hall Employees In Elevator
Residents Decry Tower's Faulty Elevators
Troublesome Elevators Will Stay In Service
The Express Elevator To Lawsuit Hell
The Escalator & Elevator Consulting Firm BTA Launches New Website
Chorus Members Stuck In Elevator When Motor Burns Out
Elevator Shaft Smoke Triggers Alarm 
Worldwide Company Stays in Lucas County
Transit Police Officer Injured On Escalator
Ascension Academy Students Take Over Chase Building Elevator
Gearless AC Elevator Motor Idea for MRL App's
Company Fined In Construction Death - Print For Your Next Safety Meeting
Stink Seeps Into City Hall
Malpractice Blog
OSU Sued In '06 Elevator Fatality - Interesting, only OSU named in suit
Problems With Accessibility at Cornell
Metro Sours Past Ridership Records On Inauguration Day
13 Trapped In High Court Elevator
UTC Q4 Profit Up & Confirms FY09 Earnings Forecast
Can We Go Greener by Turning Off the Escalator? 
A Robotic Bartender You Can Build - Has Beer Elevator!

Click Here to download ERS-2009-01-21 #144 

It's great to be back everyone after yet another week off.  What a week it's been, a total SNAFU when it came to electronics here in my life last week, I'll share more about it on the show.  With the inauguration of President Obama yesterday, let's hope that our government officials work together to tackle the tough issues that we face as a nation and globally.

In any case, we do have a packed show today. Next week we're giving away a Maxtor back up drive so you too don't experience the same nightmare that I went through. Sign up for the e-newsletter to become eligible to win! (Pictured: Have an extra $23.5 laying around? A glass elevator in the middle of the building showcases this home)

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News Links:
Women's Self Defense In Elevator Advice
Recurring Elevator Nightmare - Cool Photographs
Elevator Modernization "Work by Others" Explained
Building's Elevator Problems a Real Downer
Elevator Company Launches New Lift Which Arrives Quicker - This is a spoof...a funny spoof!
Going Green Easier Than You Think
Kid's Ride High On Lift Accidents List
Power Outage Traps Woman In Elevator 
More Ways To Annoy People In Elevator
Safety At Shopping Malls 
After 44 Years of Up and Down, Elevator Operator Moves On 
Elevator Company Opens Jacksonville Office
Cold Case: Smithsonian Curator Was Shot In His Elevator 1980
Family Looks To Buy Elevator For Growing Boy
Getting Into Space By Broomstick
Wireless Elevators, Are They In Our Future?
Elevators in Oklahoma, Accidents Waiting To Happen?
Snowmass Looking For Better Accessibility From Bus Depot To Village Base
Funny Elevator Pranks 
Tenants Upset After Ride With Coffin 
Project of the Year Awarded to KONE
Helicopter To Lift New Elevator Equipment
Glass Elevator Highlights $34.5 Million Dollar Home 
Need For Elevator at Train Station Uproots NB Flower Shop
Patients In Hospital Lift Ordeal
Man Attacked In Apartment Building
How Do Elevators Work?
Newseum: DC's Largest Passenger Elevator
Interview With Women Trapped In Elevator With Armed Man
CN Tower Visitors In Terrifying Elevator Ride 17 Trapped for 4 Hours
Mechanical Design Engineer Wanted 
Board Hears About Damage To School Building 
Two Explosions Rock Grain Silo
Fractured Family Seeks Sense of Hope
Dark Days For Michigan Avenue Mall

The first show of 2009 everyone and it's going to be a good one. I hope everyone has recuperated from the holidays. I could use a vacation, preferably some where warm. We're just over ten days into winter at it seems like it's going to be a long one. Those of you in warmer climates, enjoy your above freezing temperatures! Today we'll chat a bit about the calendar of events through out the country and talk about a great educational opportunity that's happening right here in Chicago on February 5th!

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Listener and Money Saving Links:
ElevatorForum.com - Have you checked it out yet?
Small Houses - Cost Less
Credit Card Debt Saying No To Credit - Some Good Obvious Advice
2009 Personal Budget Goals - Start The New Year Out Right

News Links:
ElevatorBob's Elevator Pictures Goes Over 5,000! Now that's a lot of photos!
Harley Davidson Chief to Step Down Next Year - Guess What His First Job Was?
No Moonlighting for City Elevator Employees
Council Makes More Budget Cuts
Access To Building Questioned After Police Officer Injured
SL Man Accused of Threatening With A Toy Gun
Elevator Pitch Company Vator.tv Adds Micro-Blogging
Schindler Achieves ISO 14001:2004 Recertification
More Cherry Investigations Under Way
Elevator Conversations
Dan Kliman Elevator Update - Repair Man on Record
ASK: Elevator Inspections A Must
Valley View Students Sent Home Due To Odor
Elevator Needed
Protesters Wreak Havoc at SF Mall
Vietnam To Export Elevators To Middle East
Web Portal Sina Looks to Grow Offline Ads
No Light At The End Of This Tunnel
Salt Lake High Rise Without Elevator Service
Schindler Extends Buy Back Program
11 Year Old Stuck In Elevator For An Hour
Elevator Reaches Its End
New Space Elevator Consortium ISEC Formed
NC Store Emptied After Bullet Goes Off
Indianapolis Man Recovers From Fall In Elevator Shaft
Government Center Elevator Cost Rising
Elevator Mechanic Warned of Elevator Malfunctions in Projects
When Apartment Building Elevators Break Down It's Elderly & Frail Who Suffer Most
Amarillo Elevator Fire At Hotel
Plenware Develops New Elevator Monitoring System
Scary Ride on QEH Lift
1916 Otis Elevator To Be Restored

Happy New Year everyone! I think this might be a first, doing a show on New Years Eve or morning I should say. What a year it's been. I realize that with the economy tanking the way it is many of you are hurting right now. Part of my 2009 show goals including bringing a couple of stories a week on how you and your family can save some money each week. I've added a news feed that specifically looks for these kinds of articles. We will continue to be here for you and plan on providing the monthly prize pack giveaways as well. Today's is a digital video recorder, compliments of ElevatorGear.com.

Have a safe and happy New Years celebration tonight everyone. 

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ECNY Calendar
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EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Listener and Money Saving Links:
Top Ten Scams of 2008 - Share With Others!
20 Ways to Make an Extra $100
Good Uses for Those Unwanted Gift Cards

News Links:
Escalators Hidden Dangers
ThyssenKrupp Wins State Award
Examine The World Elevators and Escalators Market
Man Dies In Escalator Fall
A Beautiful Old Elevator In Lisbon - Not Really
Dan Kilman #3 Blog Post
Elevator Safety Official To Quit Housing Authority
Students Freed From Ball State Elevators
Enhancement Available To Hong Kong Techs
ThyssenKrupp Receives Order For Light Rail Project
Space Elevator & Dooms Day Pundits
BU GSU Elevator Out Of Service
Stuyvesant Town Elevator Malfunctioning For Days
Stuy Town / Elevator Violations
Lift/Elevator Question in Canada
How Strong Does The Space Elevator Tether Need to Be Part 3
Oklahoma Co. Jain Visitation Canceled Again
UTC Profits, Sales Going Down At Otis and Carrier
Story Spawns Growing List of Complaints About TTC
Parents of Boy Sue Elevator Maker Over Fatal Accident
Lazy Cat Elevator Video
Man Accused of Trying To Push Officer Down Elevator Shaft
New Image For Metro Website
High Rise Apartment Catches Fire, Police Officer Hospitalized
36 Years Ago Today On The Space Front
Sustainable Lifts and Escalators
Appropriate or Inappropriate Elevator Conversation
IBP Donates Scenic Elevator
Metro Readiness for Inauguration Day
Elevator Accident Leaves 17 Dead In Central China

It's good to be back after a week off from the show. It's starting to look a lot like Christmas as the US get's hit with some pretty bad weather, ice storms, snow and rain. It's not even winter yet!  We've got a good show for you today and I've got lots of energy.  As we head into the last weekend before the holiday try not to get bogged down with holiday humbug. Take a moment and give thanks for all that you have no matter how little it might be. Enjoy the holidays with some good food, drink and family. 

No show next week as it's Christmas Eve but we will be back on the following week. The last day of the year! We'll give away our last prize pack giveaway for 2008 which is going to be a Flip Video Recorder. Have a nice holiday everyone.

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CEA Calendar
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ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Listener/Other Links:
Tandem Escalators - Have You Ever Seen One? Share Your Experience With EB!
Bud Light Elevator Commercial - Thanks Dennis!
10 Hardest Jobs To Fill

News Links:
Metro Escalator Reverses and Injures Two – Thanks Chip
10 Silliest Videos According To Washington Post - One Involving an Escalator - It's not so funny to me.
Single Sneeze Can Infect 150 People - Elevator Buttons, Escalator Handrails, Door Handles, wash your hands.
Alameda Hospital Mourns Doctor
Anger Rising Up Over Elevators
Brooklyn D.A. Investigating Elevator Death
Pizza man caught on Tape Vandalizing Elevator - Cameras are a good thing.
C And C++ Help With An Elevator Program - I'm scratching my head on this one.
Commuters Trapped for 68 Hours
Elevator Killer Deemed Incompetent
Escalator Problems Persist at Foggy Bottom Metro Stop
Escalators' Hidden Dangers
Escape a Stuck Elevator - Good article, bad title.
Feds Looking Into Elevator Shaft Fall At Construction Site
Historic Church Damaged by MBTA Project
How Strong Does The Space Elevator Tether Need To Be Part 2
Improving the Doorway to Elevator Safety WNYC
Mayor Follows Up On Concerns at Bayonne Senior Building
Most Charges Voided In Alleged Extortion
Mother Sues Crocs Over Son's Escalator Injury
Pomonok Elevators Eyed After Brooklyn Elevator Death
Running the Time Machine - Elevator Operator Story
Senior Electrical Design Engineer Position
Sotheby's New York Sales - Elevator Enclosure
Stay Safe While Holiday Shopping
Students Trapped In Overloaded Elevator
The Future of Cleaning Is Here
Space Elevator Trips Could Be Slow 

Post: December 3rd, 2008: ERS-2008-12-03 #140 Show Notes 

Click Here to download ERS-2008-12-03 #140

This is about as close to our third year anniversary as we're going to get and I wanted to take a quick moment to thank you all for supporting the show. We've got a great show today filled with some interesting news stories. There are two video links you need to watch. Also, the EESF Holiday Online Auction is going on right now and ends on Friday so visit the following link to see the cool items that are being offered at half price. All items will also be shipped for FREE!

 http://www.elevatorgear.com/storecatalog.asp?userid=127 

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies to the EESF Holiday Auction: Peelle, GAL, RCB Elevator Consulting, Formula Systems, The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation, C.J. Anderson, Elevator Bob’s Elevator Pictures, Hollister Whitney, The ElevatorNetwork, Elevator Gear,  Innovation Industries, Chicago Elevator Association,  Elevator U and Elevator World!

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NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar 
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar 
NCEIG Calendar 

Listener/Other Links:
Lift Academy Annual Report
ElevatorGear.com - EESF Holiday Auction! December 1-5
ElevatorShack.com Forum

Video Links:
Sacramento - Unlicensed Elevators
Elevators To Nowhere...NYCHA - These Elevators Look Pretty Bad
I-Team: Elevator Orders

News Links:
Commissioners Award Garage Bids
Police Investigating Armed Robbery In Elevator
Interesting Article That Talks About MBTA & EESF-Click Page 2
Rescue At Rush Island Power Plant
Accident Waiting To Happen
ADA Compliant Commercial Elevator Article
Anxiety Over Elevator
Back at School...Girl Who Fell 100 ft From Escalator
Broken Condo Elevator Bad For My Health
Clogged Toilets On The Rise, Elevators, Students Complaints Not
Colorado Construction Worker Hurt In Elevator Shaft Fall
Dallas Based Page 6 Uses Place Base Media on Escalators
Escalator Installation At Hospital Starts
Injuries Get A Graphic Show
Long Hall Implodes In Cloud of Dust
News & Photos From The Japan Space Elevator Conference
North Miami City Hall Elevator Out Of Service
Elevators At Four SF BART Stations Closed Temporarily For Maintenance
Elevator Fire Forces Northwood To Evacuate Patients, Staff
Home Elevator System for the Mobility Challenged
How Strong Does The Space Elevator Tether Need To Be?
Kone Acquires City Elevator in Detroit
Ball State Sued Over Elevator Entrapment - Important Regarding Your Entrapment/Rescue Policy
Elevator Catches Fire in Sycamore Township Office Building
Elevator Death "Blame'
Man Found Dead In Elevator Shaft - San Francisco