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Azure Jane Lunatic (Azz) 🌺 ([personal profile] azurelunatic) wrote2018-12-10 12:29 pm

Earth-shattering kaboom

Me two weeks ago: "Technicians will be performing a routine 5-year safety test of the elevators. ... This is not expected to cause an audible disturbance inside [Borg] space."

Me today: "Soooooo... it turns out that it does 'cause an audible disturbance' because they load the elevators up with bricks and then drop them."

My people prairie-dogged to see what was going on.
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[personal profile] mecurtin 2018-12-10 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
So, like this?

Also, I LOLed & really want a site with a LIKE button.

[personal profile] frobisherw 2018-12-12 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
I have a proposal to add a LIKE button (well really, a more general reaction button), here: https://github.com/dreamwidth/dw-free/issues/1941#issuecomment-445495596

Your thoughts and encouragement (or objections) welcomed!
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[personal profile] kaberett 2018-12-10 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
STORY TIME WITH AZZ
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[personal profile] silveradept 2018-12-10 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
That can't have been a good sound to hear that many floors up.
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[personal profile] vass 2018-12-11 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds like a fun part of the technicians' job.
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[personal profile] momijizukamori 2018-12-11 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds both extremely startling and very interesting, heh.
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[personal profile] momijizukamori 2018-12-11 02:09 am (UTC)(link)

That is 100% something I would do too, I think.

[personal profile] frobisherw 2018-12-12 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
That is an EXCELLENT link, BTW. The same company offers two forms of heavy-things for testing cranes -- a cheaper one made of steel, and a more expensive one filled with lead, which they recommend when space is a concern, because lead is EVEN HEAVIER.
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[personal profile] krait 2018-12-11 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds like fun! Maybe I should have trained to be an elevator technician.
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[personal profile] krait 2018-12-11 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Ahahaha, if that was supposed to be a deterrent, I think it backfired rather spectacularly. *casually nudges cellphone closer to the hole*
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[personal profile] jecook 2018-12-11 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
Testing the emergency stop systems? that better make a lotta noise...
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[personal profile] scrubjayspeaks 2018-12-11 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
What a spectacular concept! A worthwhile badnoise experience. Also, I have now seen the phrase "Problem Child elevator," and my heart is filled with fear.
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[personal profile] archangelbeth 2018-12-11 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
I will have to tell my offspring how they test elevators! Offspring has paranoia about elevators, and I would like to reassure them.
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[personal profile] archangelbeth 2018-12-11 06:35 am (UTC)(link)

That is kinda awesome! If probably bad for concentrating on anything else...

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[personal profile] alatefeline 2018-12-11 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
Mwahahahahahaha. Oh gods. I NEEDED a brick joke today. Thanks.
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[personal profile] jecook 2018-12-12 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
*giggles*
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[personal profile] alatefeline 2018-12-12 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
:D
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[personal profile] jeshyr 2018-12-13 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not up to typing just now, so instead I have this copy-pasted message to let you know I greatly appreciated this post <3