Originally Posted by
Fleck
On this forum?
1. Act like this is the first time in history an elevator broke. Be as melodramatic as possible: You've serious mental anguish; you missed your non-GMO, gluten free snack time; you are claustrophobic (of course); you had to wee wee and believe there is bladder/urethra damage.
2. Send Marriott a bill for your time, which you have calculated per waking hour. We are all highly sought after consultants. 30 minutes for most of here starts at 1750 US.
3. Beg for points and a free stay.
4. Huge class action lawsuit with lawyers, press, celebrities... and such. No way that dust had nothing less than hantavirus, death spores, and several prion diseases. You've seen the attorney's client friendly physician by now, right?
5. Call the fire department unprofessional. Offer new training tips.
Stuck elevators can happen at any chain, not just Marriott. If we took Marriott out of the title, the thread would be a good one for TravelBuzz.
Glad it worked out for the OP & no injuries. Of course if he wants to up the story a bit, it could be:
"There I was in the elevator with 5 other individuals when the elevator stopped. The bell & first phone didn't bring an immediate response. One of the other elevator occupants was panicking, and I said have no fear,
transportprof is here! I reached for the doors & pried them open w/ my bare fingers/great strength, then climbed up to open another door, found a ladder, & escorted everyone across to safety so they could be on their way."
Cheers.