Click Here to download ERS-2009-06-10 #162

Ever have a week where you had a million things to do and knew that there just weren’t enough hours in the day? This always happens when I’m covering for people at work. When my coworkers are on vacation I truly realize just how valuable they are. Well this week I was trying to bring you an interview but technical difficulties brought that to a halt, so a regular new packed show today. Next week is the Elevator U Conference in Quincy, IL and it’s going to be great! I’m looking forward to seeing many of you at that event. Because it will be very busy next week in Quincy there most likely won’t be a show. If something should change from that plan you’ll be the first to know. As always, thanks for tuning in 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 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
ElevatorShack.com
Elevator U 2009 Educational Conference
ElevatorBob.com
“A Lesson On Fire” – From ‘The Office’ – Very Funny!

News Links:
Have you ever been hit with a ridiculous fine??
Raleigh SWA staff working to get building elevator  
RFP: design open federal regulations
John J. Nolan passes away
Elderly targeted by pickpockets in down county
Proposal for the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Competition – Much Better Pictures
Odd sensation induced by moving-phantom
News organizations meet behind closed doors
Elevator Rescue
Schindler Chief Visits ’06 death site
Man found stabbed in elevator
The standard New York elevator
Bid OK’d to install elevator at Etowah Middle School
More people walking, biking riding the bus to Metro Stations
EW – Snapshot of the week
Cooper Union is ‘Great Art’ with bad elevators
Space Elevator climbing and beaming competition schedule
Elevators make monkeys of us  
Explosion in elevator kills man in downtown Kyiv
Car-Powered Russian construction elevator
Elevator video clears Sunrise man of battery
The History of the American Elevator Industry – 1850-2001 – Free Online Book
Underground explosion cuts power, traps people
Landlord says elevator shutdown was unavoidable
New elevator opens access for many church members
Teen dies after fall down Iowa elevator shaft
City Hall rally for Elevator Safety Bill
Man attacks elderly woman in elevator
Will the first space elevator be inflatable?

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Click Here to download ERS-2009-04-29 #156

We’re giving away $100 everyone, plus some great goodies from the companies listed below. This is our way of way of saying thanks for listening each week! I cover more international accidents on this week’s show that I think I did all last year.  There are also a couple of articles specifically addressing accountability for building access and ADA.  I think we are going to see a new trend of lawsuits against cities, companies and building owners if elevators are not meeting the needs of those with disabilities.  There’s also a cool picture you don’t want to miss. Here’s a hint, it involves a Porsche and an elevator!

Thanks to the following companies who have donated goodies to 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, The ElevatorNetwork, Elevator Gear & The Elevator Shack Forums.

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 

Sponsors/Listener Links:
Save 10% Off Hosting @ Godaddy.com: Enter Code: POD107 at checkout!
ElevatorShack.com  
ElevatorBob.com

News Links:
Victims Say Popular Crocs Pose Danger
United Technologies 1^s quarter profit falls
Small blaze erupts on 22^nd floor at U of Penn Dorm
College student charged with arson
Schindler reports strong operational performance
Disabled residents file lawsuit against city
Name an elevator in your honor
Minister give ultimatum
Man falls to death in elevator shaft
Man crushed by elevator
Kone to supply elevators for The Shard London Bridge
Kone releases interim report for January
Goudhurst fundraiser dies in escalator accident
Lazy Porsche demands elevator service – Check this photo out!
Girl caught between floors.   
Elevators at centre of committee meeting
More on story above…The Elevator Prison
Dawes County Courthouse opens
Des Moines City Hall closes elevator for repairs
City may face legal action over elevator incident
Smallest coffee house in east hall elevator
20 secrets of Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Blackout traps 20 in Warren Towers
SF to pay $92,000 for Stranding Wheelchair-Bound men
Embarcadero Station to close for several months
$423M Stimulus for public housing NY 
Relive the glory of Budapest’s 1991 Metro escalator accident
MTA shaves cost, features from 96^th Street station
CBS Outdoor launches new digital escalator format

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