estee from ynet
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Even though many of you are going to be disappointed – I was successfully rescued on Friday afternoon, during a third power blackout, by two fabulous emergency rescue teams. Luckily for me, a guy who I had just been talking to saw me walk into an elevator when the power went out. After a few unsuccessful attempts to get help, he, eventually, called 911. Had it not been for him, I would have been trapped in the hot dark elevator for at least 30 hours. Although I assured them all that I wasn’t the type who might have a panic attack, concerned people came out to offer me words of encouragement and handed out bottled water and towels to the members of the rescue teams. It took them an hour and a half to finally manage to break down the elevator door and get me out. In general, the people in my neighbourhood were extra nice to one another. People offered to provide candles, matches, flashlights, food and drinks to total strangers, and even kids volunteered to help those in need. I took a woman who was unable to climb up the stairs to spend the night at a private facility owned by the Salvation Army and I went back in the morning to check up on her. Some of us sat outside each evening until late into the night and got to meet lots of new people and to make new friends. And on Saturday afternoon, we were all invited to 2 free barbecues on the street. estee
Even though many of you are going to be disappointed – I was successfully rescued on Friday afternoon, during a third power blackout, by two fabulous emergency rescue teams. Luckily for me, a guy who I had just been talking to saw me walk into an elevator when the power went out. After a few unsuccessful attempts to get help, he, eventually, called 911. Had it not been for him, I would have been trapped in the hot dark elevator for at least 30 hours. Although I assured them all that I wasn’t the type who might have a panic attack, concerned people came out to offer me words of encouragement and handed out bottled water and towels to the members of the rescue teams. It took them an hour and a half to finally manage to break down the elevator door and get me out. In general, the people in my neighbourhood were extra nice to one another. People offered to provide candles, matches, flashlights, food and drinks to total strangers, and even kids volunteered to help those in need. I took a woman who was unable to climb up the stairs to spend the night at a private facility owned by the Salvation Army and I went back in the morning to check up on her. Some of us sat outside each evening until late into the night and got to meet lots of new people and to make new friends. And on Saturday afternoon, we were all invited to 2 free barbecues on the street. estee