Elevators

This post is about elevators. The picture shows the two in the Science and Engineering South (SES) building at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), which is where I work. More precisely, it is where my office is, as my lab is actually in the basement of the adjacent Research Resources Center (RRC). I am mentioning that because I run back and forth between my lab and my office several times per day, and the latter is on the top (fifth) floor. Unfortunately, these two elevators are not exactly reliable. A few months ago two students got stuck in the one with the small door, and for a while it was switched on only intermittently. Now, people are anyways supposed to take only the small one, and the big one requires a swipecard; yet in case one is down it makes sense, at least to me, to open the other one to everyone. This is possible, as it has occurred already, but often the people who switch off the small elevator for another repairment/maintenance/whatever forget to make the big one available for us humble non-swipecard-holders. Although I have to admit that taking the stairs once in a while would do me good (check out my recent confession when I bought a new suit), the lack of elevator service does take my swearing abilities to another level! (Did you note the pun?)
The other elevator, however, is much more pleasant. It is located at The Water Tower Place, a shopping mall in downtown Chicago (on the Magnificent Mile, or Michigan Avenue). The mall has eight floors, and the elevator takes you from ground via two straight to seven, in almost no time. Macy's, where I bought my suit a week ago, is just next door and can be reached from any level of the Water Tower Place. Oh, and by the way, mischievous me published this little clip specifically for my friend Dominik, who is afraid of heights.