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Happy Thanksgiving every one! In the United States, tomorrow is the day that we take a moment to spend time with family, enjoy some great food and take a moment to be thankful for what we have. I know that I am looking forward to it. For those of you, who have the four days off, enjoy them. Those of you on call, be careful out there.

News/Article Links:
2012 – Elevator U Conference Dates Set
Anatomy of Skyscraper examines buildings as urban objects
Jestonesque elevator whisks residents and their cars
Why do we watch these kinds of videos?
Dominion Traction Elevator
News conference regarding elevator incident
Guard falls off escalator at mall
Man falls down escalator at WMATA
Metro students injured in elevator accident
EW Unplugged: Photo of the week Epic Fail
New elevator for old courthouse a thorny problem
Grossmont Trolley elevator opens
Students rescued from HoJo elevator
An elevator to Space? Better take the stairs
Citizens fight to save emblematic elevators – Chile
Symax Lift sees six-fold increase in Q3 earnings
Cool Elevator complex improves accessibility
KONE selected for Long Beach Court Building
Space exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History
School elevator should be fixed
US to seek elevator work, must login to view
Ship breaker dies falling into elevator shaft
Maxton Manufacturing held CET Training Seminar
Cool Dover Elevator
CA DOSH Elevator Unit?
Milwaukee Art Museum Round Elevator
Broken elevator forces pregnant woman to crawl
Team EESF & NASCAR

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This one is pretty bad. While I can’t translate what the reporters are talking about this accident could have been prevented. The board/object that was being carried apparently got wedged between the ceiling and the escalator step and caused the escalator step to become disengaged resulting in the person falling into the unit. While the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation doesn’t tell you not to bring an eight foot board on any vertical transportation device it’s scary how dangerous a situation can become.

Support the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation today! http://www.eesf.org

Warning: Video is Mildly Graphic

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It’s one of those weeks that I’m not sure if I’m coming or I’m going.  While the number of elevator and escalator news stories was fewer than normal the first two are pretty bad.  One involved another over the side escalator accident fall which occurred in Michigan. One witness noted that she jumped up on the handrail only to fall over the side.  Remember, escalator handrails are somewhat grippy and you should NEVER try to do this! She was lucky with her injury while others have died with these types of accidents.  Also going on today is the Chicago Elevator Association code update seminar which I’m assisting with. I’m looking forward to seeing many of you who listen to the show at the event today.  The ECNY is also having an action packed week as it holds its own vendor expo. For every one who’s out on the road, have safe travels on your way home.

News/Article Links:
Teen injured after 3-story fall down elevator shaft
Witness speaks about girl’s fall from escalator
Answer to “Can You Identify This Old Part”
KONE’s elevators for Delhi Airport Express Line
Police find homeless couple living in elevator shaft
Magnetek and Leveling Video
Metro escalator problems cause delays
Teen recovering from escalator fall
Escalators bring out the best in people?
Bill would ease crowding at Judicial Complex
Cool antique London Elevator Picture
Teen who fell from escalator broke her pelvis – Very lucky!
Courthouse in Wailuku needs fixing
Home elevator installation best left to professional
Businessman claims he was hurt in elevator
Motown Distillery set to begin production in Elevator Building
Schindler Announces Price Increases in US & Canada
Firefighters rescue two from stopped elevator
Otis Elevator to provide Kohinoor Square with escalators
Elevator motor sparks uptown fire
Boy frees himself from amusement ride and dies

Video Links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86AA1U3bvcM
http://www.blip.tv/file/4983465

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Winter had arrived here in Chicago and with a pretty cold vengeance. It snowed over the weekend and my boys had a blast building a snow fort. They are working on making it a multi story and asked if I could bring some parts home so they could install an elevator in it. I’ll keep you posted on how they progress. Today is our anniversary show and over the weekend I pulled the download statistics since we first started this show back in 2005. All I can say is WOW and thanks for sharing this show with others. I never in a million years would have believed how much support and passion you’ve shown me and it keeps me going. As always I can’t thank you enough for being elevator advocates in what you do each day and for the comments and support you’ve shown me. You are part of my family and I will never forget that.

Terrible accident on the show today involving an elevator mechanic, make sure you are working safe out there! And remember the EESF, another child was seriously injured after an escalator accident.

News/Article Links:
NEII ® Introduces Performance Based Code Podcast
Elevator in Burj Dubai Video
The Gondola Project blogs about elevators
Elevator ride up the CN Tower Video
Escalator advertising comes to Chicago O’Hare
EIGSC November Meeting Recap
2011 Elevator U Conference dates set
Repairman dies while fixing elevator – KY
Elevator robber strikes again
Council to consider elevator repairs
Time-elapse video of Donna Frye photo shoot
Escalator accident chaser
Escalator safety brochure thought of as joke?
2010 Euro Spaceward conference wrap up
Elevators at DuBois Library to be replaced
Man in custody in NYC elevator robberies
Here’s a sign you don’t see every day
$10,000 gift received for elevator project
Elevators or underpass, which comes first?
Way to go Mike Anderson at MEI!
Three killed in Saudi elevator crash
12 Year old boy falls from escalator

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