07/22/2026
TOP 10 NEW EXCUSES FROM THE ELEVATOR COMPANY WHY THE ELEVATOR STILL ISN’T FIXED:
1. Parts are currently on a ship stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.
2. Repair crew still drunk from celebrating Spain’s World Cup win.
3. Elevator company: “Oh! We didn’t think you were serious about wanting it fixed.”
4. Usual bribe paid to the repair scheduler was “lost in the mail”.
5. Elevator company trying to “upsell” new solar-powered A.I.-designed super deluxe “Elevator by Bentley” model.
6. Elevator company transitioning into croissant bakery business.
7. Part stolen from repair truck. Waiting to buy it back at Maxwell Street Market.
8. We never said “Please”.
9. We’ve been calling the wrong phone number all along and some 15-year-old kid has been messing with us.
10. “Elevator?! We thought you said ESCALATOR!”
—Laughing through my tears.
David Lewis