Riding on top of elevators

Ignore the guy in the middle. He is of little consequence to this story. And while you’re at it, ignore my perm for the same reason that I told you to ignore the angry chef.
Whlie living in Portugal Jonathan and I lived in the hard core ghetto of Amadora. The girls lived in the quiet rich suburb of Carnaxide (carn-uh-sheed). Getting to Carnaxide from Amadora consisted of either catching a bus down at the train station (about 2 miles from our house) that came like twice a day, or taking the bus to the mall, where we would take the metro to the center of Lisbon where we would then catch a bus that went to Carnaxide. Yes, I know, it was painful. To make matters worse, upon arriving at their apartment Kristin always tried her new recipes on us…eew. Sorry K, but one time she made us grilled Chew-wawa…eww. The only fun things to do (besides talking, laughing, and having a wonderful time) was throwing things off the balcony. We threw bouncy balls, melons, quarters (I told you we were bored), forks, ribbon, and the like. After we got scolded for those events we turned to the elevator.
Portugal is no third world country, but it aint America. Jonathan and I quickly figured out, with only a few painful shocks, that with a screwdriver, a oven mitt (to prevent the shocks), and a pair of scissors we could control the elevator with the door open. What that meant was that I could give Jonathan rides ontop of the elevator! Don’t start imagining the first Mission Impossible where there was mysteriously a set of spikes at the top. Thats not true. In fact the only thing that can go wrong is if the elevator resets itself while it is inbetween floors. Does that make sense? It’s like this, when that happens the elevator thinks that it is in the right spot to match up with the door openings, when in fact it is only half way (see picture).
Before we could figure it out some angry neighbors found us out and we had to pay a hefty fine. Oops.

Here’s how it works, there are two holes on the elevator that need a metal connection to make it work. When the door closes there are two small spikes on the door that go into the holes. Those two spikes tell the elevator “hey, lets move”. All we did was create our own set of spikes (the scissors) and then connect the two “spikes” with a screwdriver. Simple…it may have been the coolest thing I’ve ever done…except for the fine.

52 thoughts on “Riding on top of elevators

  1. All I can imagine when I look at that picture is the elevator suddenly lowering and cutting off his leg. Eyw.PS. Nice perm. Was that an AIM requirement?

  2. It's official. You and Ty are not allowed to be within 50 feet of each other ever again. That sounds like something he would do–and he's the guy who fell off a cliff. I'm just sayin'…

  3. Actually now that I think about it, the story behind the perm was great…I will tell it sometime…maybe today on my blog…you know the place.

  4. Ryan… can I ask you a personal question?are you mentally retarded?what is this post even about?(this is an inside joke, people. I'm not really this mean. my fingers are crossed that Ryan actually remembers this happening earlier today)

  5. my boss saw a guy get his head chopped off, literaly, when he leaned into an elevator to get something and it suddenly dropped. decapitating him. no jokes here guys.but anyhoo….

  6. Ry, I hope that the ten dollars I'm sending you for reaching 65 comments (though not all were legitimate comments) will help soften the blow from the elevator fine. I'm guessing you are still trying to recover financially from that hefty fine.I also think it is a good idea for Ryan and Ty to never be near each other again.

  7. oh man, good times…it's as if i am still there watching you guys do this. I remember being too afraid for my own life to play with you guys but at the same time I didnt care enough for your lives to stop you because i wanted to see more! I also remember kristen's "food"…good times.

  8. Hmmm … maybe … Ryan is retarded BECAUSE he was from the same youth group as Ty. 'Know what I mean? Lead paint chips is to little children as Ryan is to Ty.The question I have is do those two guys explain the brain damage? And where does Jonathan factor in? Ryan DEFINITELY got more retarded after he met Jonathan!

  9. You are all correct, if you are trying to say that I just have to figure out puzzles like how to make the elevator run with the door opened. I always wanted to be MacGuyver. I actually quit an engineering program because there aren't enough MacGuyver positions available (I would have settled for design engineering too, but those are almost as rare).On the other hand, I usually lose interest after I am convinced that I have solved the puzzle, so I would (and have) told people how to accomplish stupid, dangerous and possibly not-quite-legal things, but I rarely participate myself, unless I am not convinced that I have figured it out. Beyond that, I'm old now and have no medical insurence, so I try to avoid injury. But if you want to figure out a puzzle, I'd be happy to think it over with you.Fine Print: Ty's instructions should be used for entertainment only, please do not do the stupid things he describes in response to your questions. Injuries sustained as a result of ignoring the preceeding sentence are your own dumb fault.

  10. Ryan, I laughed as I read the whole story. I can see you and Jonathan doing this. I hope Kristens cooking has improved.

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