I was working the help desk at the science library for a university (which is mainly used by masters/doctoral students). There were elevators about 10 feet in front of my desk, and for awhile one of them would occasionally get stuck on my floor and start opening and closing for about 5 minutes.
One day a woman gets into the elevator, and it started opening and closing. After the doors had opened and closed about three times, I began trying to help her:
*open*
(me) "The elevator will probably continue doing that for awhile."
*close*
*open*
(her) "Should I get out?"
*close*
*open*
(me) "yes"
*close*
*open*
She steps out and looks around for a few seconds before I began to continue trying to help her:
(her) "What should I do now?"
(me) "There are stairs just around the corner."
"But I want to go down."
"Our stairs go both ways ... they're bi-steptual."
"Where would I be then?"
"We're on the 3rd floor, if you went down one floor, you'd be on the 2nd floor."
"Oh. How do I get out?"
"The entrance/exit is on the second floor, would you like me to take you?"
"No! I can do it!" (she sounded rather indignant)
I would like to say that I managed that entire exchange with a straight face (minus the small smile on the bi-steptual joke). It was hilarious and a little disconcerting that she is one of our "best and brightest", lol.
One day a woman gets into the elevator, and it started opening and closing. After the doors had opened and closed about three times, I began trying to help her:
*open*
(me) "The elevator will probably continue doing that for awhile."
*close*
*open*
(her) "Should I get out?"
*close*
*open*
(me) "yes"
*close*
*open*
She steps out and looks around for a few seconds before I began to continue trying to help her:
(her) "What should I do now?"
(me) "There are stairs just around the corner."
"But I want to go down."
"Our stairs go both ways ... they're bi-steptual."
"Where would I be then?"
"We're on the 3rd floor, if you went down one floor, you'd be on the 2nd floor."
"Oh. How do I get out?"
"The entrance/exit is on the second floor, would you like me to take you?"
"No! I can do it!" (she sounded rather indignant)
I would like to say that I managed that entire exchange with a straight face (minus the small smile on the bi-steptual joke). It was hilarious and a little disconcerting that she is one of our "best and brightest", lol.
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