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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

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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!

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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