Lift trauma!

Just a short one this time to let you all know of my adventure today...

After having a quick inspirational journey back to my project 'site' and being convinced that someone would surely come out and tell me off for loitering around private property for an hour, drawing pictures of the warehouse and closely inspecting the old railway line underneath the cars in the car park, i began to make my way back to town. An interesting, new way home, was in store, as ever mum, never go the same way twice! Well made it back to civilisation again quite fine and was just en route to leave the railway station (Olof and I had to take a lift in order to do this) so in we went, just about to close the door behind us, when we realise that a Swedish guy has just pulled up behind us. After surveying the hiss (the lift) we decide that there's room for two more - the bike and the owner. Buttons were pressed and down the decent we began...


Not for long though! Half way between top floor and ground level we stopped. Stuck completely between two levels.... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Why do these things happen to me! We began to press buttons, push on the doors etc, but nothing! Upon finding the alarm bell, and agreeing that this was definitely a time to use it, many screeching, loud, ringing noises ensued but still nothing! A couple of people turned their heads and saw us through the glass and peered at us for a couple of seconds before continuing on...!! Shocking I tell you! Was seriously beginning to think, we were going to be stuck in there forever!!!

Another frantic frenzy of button pressing and doors pushing but still nothing! However, upon this renewed bout of button pressing I found a small sign saying, in Swedish, what I thought was ‘press button for 10 seconds for the alarm.’ (well I either that that or possibly 10 SEK fine for misuse of alarm pressing! It was a tough call!) But believe it or not the NON- swedish speaker was right!!

So 10 glorious seconds followed of the lovely, screeching, loud ringing, Swedish voices came across the speaker and suddenly we were going back up (wrong way but hey at least we were moving!!) After the little episode of up and down, we finally made it back to solid ground and out into the fresh air! O was such a nice feeling!! :-D

So much for different routes mum! Next time i'm NOT taking the lift!