Servicing antique elevators in a mountain lodge was a nightmare

I took a job at a lodge way up in the mountains. Their elevators were installed back in the 1940s. Getting the right parts meant waiting days for deliveries. I had to keep the system running with temporary fixes. It was one of the most stressful trips I've ever had.

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robin_stone701d ago

I always figured antique elevators were just a bit quirky but basically fine... Your story about waiting days for parts and rigging temporary fixes changes that. Being stranded up there with a system from the 1940s, trying to keep it running, must have been a constant scramble. The stress of knowing a real fix might not come for weeks... It turns a simple repair into a high-stakes puzzle. Now I get that it's not about upkeep, it's about pure survival mode.

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emmat181d ago

Ngl, @robin_stone70 you hit the nail on the head calling it survival mode. It's not a quirk, it's pure stress.

bell.harper1d ago

Always thought antique elevators were just quirky. This thread shows the real stress behind the scenes. Now I get it's pure survival, not charm.