Click Here to download ERS-2010-01-27 #190

I’m not sure if it’s the cold, lack of news stories or sleep but I had fun on today’s show. There were a couple of interesting stories, one that covers a new energy saving technology that Mitsubishi has developed. I wish there was more information on it and hope that a magazine like Popular Mechanics dissects the idea of it someday. What’s next, elevators that can repair themselves? Sounds like a terminator movie to me. We’ve got a shorter show for your today. At the end of it we give away our January prize pack.

Next week I’ll be sharing an interview that I had with Mike Ryan, EESF Chairman which was recorded yesterday. Mike and I had fun talking about what the EESF has been up to this past year. You don’t want to miss next weeks show. Have a great week everyone!

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, 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.

Listener Links:
Sign Up For The May – 2010 IAEC Conference
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
365 Days with Bab’s
A.B. See Car Switch sells for $300
AIA Elevator Technology Seminar
Industry outlook book for sale
Mitsubishi develops energy saving elevators
Happy 100^th CJA!
2004 Elevator movie review, it’s really bad
FREE – Elevator Field Notebooks
Buy and Sell in the Philippines
Cool Elevator Dial Photograph
Metro suffers from lack of infrastructure
Request for Proposal
The good ski resorts always have an Elevator Shaft
Elevator Man Stories: Ernie
Commissioners approve funds for elevator
Compensation ordered for Korean escalator mishap
Elevator Girl movie to come to Hallmark Channel
Lower east side sexual assault
Offensive mark found in elevator
Banned elevator commercial, what’s the big deal?
Chimney Rock Elevator is open
Bicycles in NY, talks a little about new Freight/Bike Law
KONE 4Q profit up 13% as decline of orders slow
New regional HQ sought for WI State Patrol
Residential Elevator Blog post
100 Most iconic internet videos: Trapped in elevator #84

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Click Here to download ERS-2010-01-20 #189

It’s a full show today everyone! There were more stories than last week and some important ones to print out or forward to a friend. Next week on the show we’ll have our prize pack giveaway which will be a $100 gift card to Kegworks, one of our affiliate stores who support us so make sure you listen to next weeks show.

Listener Links:
ElevatorShack Forum
ElevatorBob.com
Time Out Jumper! Could Save A Life!

News Links:
John Quackenbush Dies at 70
Cops rescue women stuck in elevator for 8 days
Escalator System in Hong Kong’s Mid-levels
Clark courthouse evacuated after problem with elevator
Pitching your idea to venture capitalist
In Memory of Loy
Man falls to death in elevator shaft
Mitchell Elevator for sale
More dog abuse caught on video in elevator
National Elevator Industry Establishes New Membership Category
Otis must face suit over WTC Elevators
The broken escalator phenomenon
Watertown firefighters rescue Brigham House Resident from stalled elevator
Struggling to get fit, try these tips
5 Year Old survives fall down elevator shaft
County to look at contract for elevator work
Burj Khalifa – Growing pains or mishaps of monumental proportions?
Grant pays to replace escalator
Is it possible for a new elevator to mess up a ADSL line?
Man charged for beating, robbing in elevator
13 Stuck in Oshawa elevator
Otis sets up elevator plant on Chongqing
More on Milwaukee Elevator Death Story

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Click Here to download ERS-2010-01-13 #188

Today’s show reminds me of the very first show we ever did, in terms of the number of stories I found.  It’s nice to have a shorter show today after last weeks technical issues. Also on the program we’ll talk about the calendar of events which we missed last week. Also on the show was a story hitting much closer to home here in the Midwest when a worker, not clear if it was an elevator mechanic or not, fell off some scaffolding in an elevator shaft, remember to be careful out there everyone! Thanks for joining me on the program today.

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 It’s Goal of 700,000 Kids

News Links:
Man charged with torturing dog in elevator
How To Save Money This Year
The article that the EW Blog posted on
Careful of those elevator first impressions
WVCA Given grants for new elevator
Worker killed after falling from scaffolding
What are your chances of dying in an elevator
Kentucky center dealing with repairs after fire
Jammed lift traps 14 in world’s tallest building
Going Up! How to ride an elevator pitch to New Heights
Don’t know much about the Burj Tower? Get Educated Here!

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Click Here to download ERS-2010-01-06 #187

Welcome to a new decade everyone! Shorter show as I forgot to talk about the calendar of events. I’ll talk about those next week. I hope everyone had a great extended weekend. A couple of stories that should be of interest to you; the first involving a terrible accident which left an employee dead at the Scotts Company and the second how you can market your business online a bit better. You’ll need to listen to the program to understand what I’m talking about. Be safe out there! (Pictured Right: The EESF needs our help! The half way mark is close to being reached. Visit www.eesf.org today and find out how ou can help them reach their goal!)

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 It’s Goal of 700,000 Kids

News Links:
Harold & Al
A NY Get for “Gatz”
Annex Elevator work prompts move to new entrance  
Stuck in office elevator
Blackberrys: digital appendages that devour our time
Bridge over Hudson River proves popular
Burj Dubai showcases vertical Elevator bolts and Airstreamstravel  
Elevator bolts and Airstreams
Elevator Door on Flickr
Hal Baked idea: Coin operated elevator
Is an in home elevator right for you  
KONE Wins award for energy efficient building in China
Love in an elevator
Panel urges 7.6M in spending, pocket change on elevator
Trapped Owl gets rescued   
Replica of Otis Elevator Patent print for sale
Packed elevator stalls in Loop hotel
Scott’s employee dies in elevator accident  
Ten elevator ads that make you look twice
10 things you didn’t know about the Burj, world’s tallest building
Video Game Elevator on Flickr
Newark Airport locked down after security breaches
Pump up your New Year’s resolution
Visit the world’s tallest building and you’ll be riding Otis  
Museum looses big chunk of its budget

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