Lite Beer Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 British man stuck in Elevator at Central Pattaya Apartment Complex PATTAYA: -- In the early hours of Friday a 62 year old British Resident became stuck in an Elevator, following a power-cut at his Central Pattaya Apartment Complex.Eventually Mr. Joseph Colby, was able to summon assistance and rescue services soon arrived at the Bliss Mansions in Soi Diana Inn off Soi Buakhao. Although the power was restored earlier in the night, the elevator became stuck on the 3rd floor after Mr. Colby had travelled down from the 5th floor where he resides. Read More: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/157988/british-man-stuck-in-elevator-at-central-pattaya-apartment-complex/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PattayaOneNews+%28Pattaya+One+News%29 -- Pattaya One 2014-12-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 A slow news day in Pattaya? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 A slow news day in Pattaya? Slow enough to grab your attention obviously! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 A slow news day in Pattaya? Yes, I am sure there are more important and interesting things going on in the early hours in Pattaya. But it is good to see that the rescue services can be relied on to help and are able to release the man. Sorry mate, but it's the steps for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 This was my first thought when the power went out last week - glad I wasnt in the elevator. I agree that this is pathetic subject matter for a news item, and I doubt our Brit friend particularly wanted his mug plastered all over Howard's site. Just goes to show that we dont have a stabbing every day in Pattaya - we take the odd days off for a spot of ATM fraud and pickpocketing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterphil Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 This is one of the reasons i live in a house and not an apartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Horrible and stressful thing to happen to him, also could be a big problem if he panic and could not get out ! Really don't trust these things here. Well anywhere TBH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 one more reason I love my ground floor condo :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Good positive report. Glad Joseph had a "Happy Ending". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) A slow news day in Pattaya? Europeans seem to have a great deal of difficulty coping with balconies and lifts here in Thailand. The mystery of the choice of which elevator call button to press seems to utterly defeat many of them in my building, although they do seem to understand that if you hit the call button repeatedly the elevator will arrive sooner. And judging from the frequent ringing heard throughout the building, after they're on board and the elevator starts to move, a surprising number of them hit the alarm button. Edited December 6, 2014 by Suradit69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudRight Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 GET ME OUT OF HERE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Briggsy Posted December 6, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2014 What the news article doesn't say is that before releasing Mr Colby, the rescue workers chucked a couple of live snakes into the lift to ensure he was really grateful. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugJackBaron Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 (edited) Hm Just a few weeks ago I was trapped in the ironically named "Makestic " on soi Banchana in Jomtien. It was scary and it took the local maintainence team 30 minutes to get the doors to cooperate and open. I have read that modern elevator systems(ours has got to be 30 years old and has broken down many times) have safety systems that allow them to get to the next floor and automatically open in the event of power failure. Does anyone know if any of these systems are actually in use in Thailand? Edited December 6, 2014 by BugJackBaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Makes a change from someone throwing themselves off a balcony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 .........I do not see any reference to...................... the duration of his ordeal...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Hm Just a few weeks ago I was trapped in the ironically named "Makestic " on soi Banchana in Jomtien. It was scary and it took the local maintainence team 30 minutes to get the doors to cooperate and open. I have read that modern elevator systems(ours has got to be 30 years old and has broken down many times) have safety systems that allow them to get to the next floor and automatically open in the event of power failure. Does anyone know if any of these systems are actually in use in Thailand? I don't know. What i can say, the View Talay condo-buildings using a diesel generator which allows the elevator continue running due a blackout. Nevertheless, i got also trapped in a elevator. The emergency button didn't work. Luckily had the phone number of the security office in my contact list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Hope he got a 'lift' home. Apologies for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooloomooloo Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 In the movies they just climb out of the hatch and up to the next floor. No one ever seems to do this in real life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPG Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 You're kidding me...really? People get paid for this...please give me a job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Not such a big deal, I suppose everyone has their ups and downs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loppylugs1 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) Just go to lift motor room,lift the brake off and manually wind the lift to the next floor,and of course using the slotted key to open the doors Edited December 7, 2014 by loppylugs1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Poor old guy looks rather sweet, ''Hello, is someone there'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Wonder how long he was stuck in the lift? Using the "Jaws of Life"? so now the lifts are out of action until the fit new doors? I thought all lift doors had an override key? I was very pleased that the Condominium where I had an apartment has has emergence back up generators to power the elevators in a power outage that they test regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 one more reason I love my ground floor condo :-) I would be more afraid of having some pattaya junkie slitting my throat while I'm sleeping than getting stuck for a few hours in an elevator. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 What the news article doesn't say is that before releasing Mr Colby, the rescue workers chucked a couple of live snakes into the lift to ensure he was really grateful. On the other hand it could also have been done by reporters covering the story, just to make it news worthy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 one more reason I love my ground floor condo :-) I would be more afraid of having some pattaya junkie slitting my throat while I'm sleeping than getting stuck for a few hours in an elevator. Wow, exactly that happened to a friend of mine, located at Pratumnak Soi 5. May be you know him or this story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) Hm Just a few weeks ago I was trapped in the ironically named "Makestic " on soi Banchana in Jomtien. It was scary and it took the local maintainence team 30 minutes to get the doors to cooperate and open. I have read that modern elevator systems(ours has got to be 30 years old and has broken down many times) have safety systems that allow them to get to the next floor and automatically open in the event of power failure. Does anyone know if any of these systems are actually in use in Thailand? Yes, they are in use in the condo I own in Jomtien. Experienced it myself , the elevator goes down to the next floor and doors open. The condo was built in 2013 so I guess most new buildings has this system. Edited December 7, 2014 by balo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 one more reason I love my ground floor condo :-) I would be more afraid of having some pattaya junkie slitting my throat while I'm sleeping than getting stuck for a few hours in an elevator. not likely to happen at my place with 24 hour security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 This is the news of today from Pattaya. TV should setup their own news team and not monitor what PattayaOne posts once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 It was a crap elevator or not functioning properly. Upon a power failure, all lifts are supposed to slowly descend to the ground floor, and the doors open. That is what the lift in my building does, and it is about 15 years old..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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