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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

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