Click Here to download ERS-2008-05-28 #119

It’s our prize pack giveaway today everyone and we’re giving away another MP3 Player! The winner will be announced at the end of the show! I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend. There are some interesting news stories on the show today along with some very serious ones involving escalator accidents. Also on the show some great e-mails too! Today’s show will be longer than last weeks but it’s a good one! (Pictured Right: NY officials try to get people to loose 10 million pounds with signs like this.)

Thanks to the following companies who support the Elevator Radio Show and have donated items for the prize pack giveaway! 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, Inc!

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NAEC Calendar
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EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar

Listener/Other Links:
China Out sources To United States To Save Money
EESF Chicago Cruise – Sponsorship and Registration Form Here!
ElevatorNetwork.tv – YouTube Ghost Video Shown Here! Is it a joke?

News Links:
Crocs and Similar Soft Soled Shoes Linked To Escalator Accidents – Consumer Reports
Wanted: Better Data On Bad Subway Elevators – NY Times
Another Ball Park Escalator Accident
Man Dies In Escalator Accident
11 Injured As Escalator Comes To Sudden Stop
Prince of Peace Lutheran Sees long Project Completed
Elevator Makes Kinsmen Arena Full Accessible
New York New Icon To Take Stairs
Teens Tracked Via Stolen Walkie Talkies – Not Really An Elevator Story
Board Supports Legislation to Exempt Elevator Code – More On Last Weeks Story
Perth-Andover Seniors Not Impressed With High-Rise Voting
Quarry Elevator Catches Fire
New Elevator Lifts Arena’s Accessibility
Feds Release Findings In Happy Ice Probe – They Aren’t So Happy
The Elevator Ghost Hoax Video – See It On ElevatorNetwork.tv
One Injured in Buckhead Crane Elevator Accident
Man Injures Head In Elevator Fall
Tenants Let Down By Elevator Repairs
Jail Inmate Falls Down Elevator Shaft
Fire At Eagles Nest, Former Hitler Retreat
Peoria GAR Hall Raising Funds For Elevator
Declaring War On Cyber Germs
Group Stranded Inside Stuck Space Elevator Needle
Lindsay Harvey’s Plan In China
Flooding, elevator shutdown at Regina Seniors Home
Man Robbed and Pistol Whipped In Elevator
Courthouse Elevator Awaits Committee’s Decision
Ma Taiwan Initiates Green Measures

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Click Here to download ERS-2008-05-21 #118

I enjoyed myself at the CED show last week in Long Beach. As always it’s nice to travel and see industry friends! For those of you who attended the event thanks for taking time out of your busy day to visit! There were over 50 news stories that sprung up in the news this past week, many of which dealing with transit systems across the country. Next week is our prize pack giveaway, so stay tuned, sign up for the e-newsletter and listen at the end of the show to see if you won. We’re giving a way an MP3 player. Perfect for taking the show on the road! For those of you residing in the United States, Monday is Memorial Day, a day to remember all of those who have died who have served our country, the United States that is. Take time out of your day on Monday to thank a Veteran and take a moment to remember those who have sacrificed so much. (Pictured Right: Fake Counterweights, click here for more photographs of this interesting elevator. These are on the outside of the building and go up and down but are not functional!)

Calendar Links
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EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar

Listener/Other Links:
ElevatorBob’s Elevator Picture Of The Week – Check These Fake Counter Weights Out!
EESF Chicago Cruise – Sponsorship and Registration Form Here!

News Links:
CPSC Reports Thousands Injured In Escalator, Elevator Accidents
Escalator Accidents
City On Tight Schedule To Install Elevator
$1 Billion Later, NY Subway Elevators Still Fail
Two Girls Freed After Being Trapped In Elevator
Getting Stuck
Embarcedero Station Elevators Temporarily Out of Service BART
BCAM Elevator Has Its Ups And Downs
State Has No Way To Track Elevator Inspections
Aqua Jays’ Insurance Company Sued Over Elevator Fall
ThyssenKrupp Says Partial IPO of Technologies
Elevator Adjustments Needed
Employee Sues When Injured on Elevator at UTM
Surviving the BART Elevator System
Elevator Company to Triple Capacity
Legislation Exempts Provisions In Elevator Code
Stabbing Victim in Critical Condition
Proposed Independence Budget Put Premium On Public Safety
Man Stuck In Elevator For 41 Hours Speaks
Elevator Motor Burnout Triggers Fire Alarm
Construction Worker Killed In Elevator Identified
Along For The Ride
Court Moves Outside For Man Who Can’t Take Elevator
Elevator Fire In Southeast Dorm Under Investigation

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Click Here to download ERS-2008-05-14 #117

It’s been crazy busy at work on the radio show with various elevator committees that I’m helping with. I wish I didn’t have to sleep as I think that I’d get a lot more done without the constant interruptions during the day. I hope your week is more productive than mine everyone. We’ve got a great show today, Lots of unique news stories from around the world worth clipping! I’ll be in LA for the CED trade show on Friday so please come out and say hi!

Calendar Links
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NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar

Listener/Other Links:
ElevatorNetwork.tv – New Videos Uploaded
ElevatorBob’s Elevator Pictures Of The Week
EESF Chicago Cruise – Sponsorship and Registration Form Here!

News Links:
Man Pulled From Burning Lift
Man Found Shot To Death In Elevator
It’s An Odd Thing To Be In An Elevator With So Much Pastrami
11 Injured As Escalator Comes To Sudden Stop
ThyssenKrupp Acquires Airport Projects In India
CAMC, Elevator Company Named In Lawsuit
ANSI A17.3 In Florida
Courthouse Elevator Needs Upgrades
Popular Space Elevator Video Not “News” says LiftPort Founder
Elevator Repair, Transportation Projects Loom On Horizon
Patni Computers Ties Up With Schindler
Woman With Claustrophobia Gets Trapped In Rochester Elevator
Otis Elevator Chief Elevated At UTC
Elevator Entrapments At DePaulia
Rules On Elevators Tightened
New York Elevator News Story, Shame, Shame Shame
Top Ten List of Elevator Offenders In NY
Women’s Shelter Gets $50000 For Possible Elevator
Elevator Repair Imprisons MS Patient
Sam Shane Investigates: Hotel Berry
Cooper Bussman Provides Quick Ship Program For Disconnects
Burglary Suspect Killed By His Own Gun
Crocs Up In Late Trading After News
Elevator Etiquette Sinks To New Low
Angry Commuter New Yorkers Demand Accountability
Schindler Launches Training Center
Metro Accidents Down
Witte Evacuated After Elevator Fire

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Click Here to download ERS-2008-05-07 #116

Back from the NAVTP Forum and had a great time. It was nice to see everyone out in San Francisco. All the presentations were really good. Each time I attend a conference like this I realize how much I don’t know and how much I have to learn. One presentation given by David Cooper covered his escalator accident research data which included videos! These were unbelievable and made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. We’re going to see if we can coordinate a telephone interview for the show. If you saw these videos your jaw would drop. On some happier news The EESF Silent auction raised $3,000 which was great and everyone have a good time. If you’re a consultant and aren’t a member of the NAVTP you should consider joining. They are a great group of industry professionals. (Pictured Right: Casimer Cader, Passes Away At 83.)

Calendar Links
NAESA Calendar
NAEC Calendar
NAVTP Calendar
EIG SC Calendar
CEA Calendar
EAF Calendar
ECNY Calendar
CECA Calendar
EESF Calendar
Elevator U Calendar
MESA Calendar

Listener/Other Links:
ElevatorNetwork.tv – New Videos Uploaded
ElevatorBob’s Elevator Pictures Of The Week
EESF Chicago Cruise – Sponsorship and Registration Form Here!

News Links:
Worker Killed In Fall Down Elevator Shaft
Swiss Elevator Maker Schindler Quarterly Profit Rises
Most Parties Settle In Elevator Prank Suit – Think Twice Next Time About Using Duct Tape
Church Builds 1 Million Mansion For Church Leader
Elevators Can Take You On The Ride of Your Life
Chesney Finishes Concert Despite Injury
Former DC Workers Say Law Doesn’t Prevent Retaliation
41 Hour Elevator Entrapment Gets More Press
Intelligent Elevators Out Of Place
Library Seeks City’s Help To With Project
Garage Begins Final Stages Of Construction
Man Freed After Getting Trapped By Heavy Slab In Elevator Shaft
Carroll Manor Approved To Accept Donations
Student Charged In Harassment of Jewish UND Student
Duke Reaches Hydraulic Oil Contamination Settlement
Oil Leak Closes Library
Memoriam: Casimer Cader, 83
$218,000 Funding For Arts Center
Construction Accident Leaves Thousands Powerless
FAU’s Alert System Put To Test After Campus Shooting
Broken Elevator Still Not Fixed
9 Dead In South Africa Mine Accident
Library Project, Take Two
Boulder Police Seek Assault Suspect
Father Recounts Story Of Sons Promising Life And Tragic Death
Man Uses Toes To Dial 911 When Stuck In Elevator Type Machine

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