More that 200 people trapped in the STL Arch
 

Whoops, more THAN 200 people trapped.

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/power-o...00010000000001

What a terrible terrible place to be stuck. The trams are very small, but seating up to around five people. It's worse than a regular elevator. Being up top is fun for a while, but not being packed in with over 100 people for several hours.

Ug, I would not enjoy being stuck in those trams.

Glad it was just a power failure.

I was worried that we might have some "arch enemies."

Sorry.

Those trams were no picnic when they were working--I can't imagine being stuck in one for hours! Or at the top for hours. People getting stuck in the arch is probably one of my worst nightmares come true... now I will probably never go up again.

Although the "arch enemies" comment is pretty funny...

arch enemies *snicker*:rolleyes:

see? when paranoid people say things like "i am not going up there, what if it gets stuck?" people around them think they're crazy. we paranoid people are not crazy, we're always right! WE TOLD YOU SO!

The one time I went into the arch, I started to have a serious case of claustrophibia in the tram. I was so freaked out about it, that I didn't even enjoy the view at the top, since I knew I had to ride one of those things back down.

I cannot imagine being stuck for hours in one. One more excuse to never go in that thing again.

Haha @ the "arch enemies".

I haven't been up there since a 7th grade field trip. I don't plan on going back up there in the future. I still go to the Arch grounds, gift shops, and museum though.

I liked the guy who refused to walk down 1,000 steps.

Maybe he was afraid of running into his archenemy.

I'm mildly claustrophobic, and scared of man-made heights (being on top of a mountain doesn't bother me...being on the 25th floor of a building and looking down does)....so I would not have been happy, and neither would anyone else in the tram with me.

*rimshot* :p

that would describe me to a "T". I've never worked on a floor higher than the second floor, and that is fine with me.

Been there done it, damn sure would never do it again!:rolleyes:

I'm terrified of heights, I have a legit phobia in that it does affect my everyday life. I had a discussion section of one class meeting in the 7th floor of the library. I point blank refused to go. I wound up dropping that class but to this day I will not go above the 3rd floor of the library (it has like 20 something floors I think.)

So I'd never go up the arch in the first place. Same for the London Eye, Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, anything like that. I also have a problem with flying and with mountains. It's pretty bad.

I'm with you. I can go up higher floors, but I can't even look inside an elevator or think about being in one without getting light headed and feeling sick. It's affected looking for jobs, I've passed on plenty of fun vacations, and other things. I'd love to go on a cruise but I couldn't handle having to take an elevator.

So, I understand your situations of Hyper !

But suck it up a bit!

I'm bummed. I thought the "arch enemies" comment would get at least a couple of boos.

Or even threats.

Trust me, DA, you don't need the reinforcement.

I HATE elevators, when I'm in one I'm grasping the railing like it's a white knuckle ride. If it's glass I'm keeping my eyes closed and if part of it is glass I shut my eyes or turn my back.
Unfortunately my job requires that I use them frequently. I think I don't just have acrophobia, I have a huge fear of falling. I just don't know the official phobia term for that. Those trust games? Sorry, I don't trust anyone. I've completely come apart on high ropes courses, climbing walls, anything like that. I just can't manage them.

How are you on bridges over water? I white knuckle it every time I am on a tall/long bridge. Several years ago, I got stuck in traffic on one of the bridges that connects Indiana and Kentucky (over the Ohio River). I was stuck on the middle of the bridge for over an hour. I spent the entire time trying to figure out what I would do it the bridge started to give. I would die if I had to drive on the bridges that lead to Key West.

BOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Finally.

Ditto for me. I can't imagine driving over the Ambassador Bridge (from Detroit to Windsor). I take the tunnel. Claustrophobic friends of mine say "HOW can you take the tunnel???" Well, I prefer it to the bridge, for sure (although neither is very fun). I had to drive the Mackinac bridge one time and it was rainy. I stayed in the most center lane that I could and just stared straight ahead the whole time. I was a mess. They do have people to drive for you if you really freak, from what I hear, but that just seems like it would be so humiliating.