The Daily Three Things

If you were to be trapped in an elevator by yourself for several hours, what three items would you hope to have with you? 

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[Sue]

cell phone
a rum and coke
a shrink for when i start screaming about my claustophobia

[Omykiss]

water to drink
a book to read
a cushion to sit on

[Mary]

water
book
iPod

[kenju]

cell phone
a thick book I had not read before
a cooler of something good to drink (and a pot to Pee in)

[wavybrains]

Pen
Paper
A fabulous, long book.

[Cori]

Dh's first three items were pencil, paper, eraser but he had to change it to pillow, blanket and mattress. In an elevator??? Sure, he's moving, that's what broke the elevator!

[Mamacita]

1. a good book
2. a laptop computer (I must hurry out to purchase one immediately in case this ever happens. . . . )
3. a huge cup of diet coke, with that thin shaved ice and an extra-long straw

[Christine]

A book
A snack
my Pocket PC
(and I certainly hope I will have visited a restroom very recently!)

[Last Girl On Earth]

1. I know you didn't say WHO, but I'd like my husband
2. My ipod with my nice speakers
3. And a bottle of champagne!

Then I could waste all the time in the world in that elevator!

[Last Girl On Earth]

OK, I just reread the instructions... it's late... I'M BY MYSELF...OOPS... so number 3 would have to be MY CELL phone so that I could talk to my hubby until my battery ran out!

And if that one isn't good enough, I'd like a GIANT DARK CHOCOLATE BAR to go with the champagne!

[Melody]

1. 6-pack beer
2. Mobile phone, but reception in elevators are usually crap so maybe a big bag of crisps instead!
3. iPod

[Kate]

Cell Phone
Flashlight
H2O

[Carrie]

Food
Mobile phone
Nintendo DS

[franchini]

ipod, a good book and a cup of tea

[Thaleia]

a very long and good book
water (a large bottle, but then again, that could cause other problems)
and something soft to sit on

[kisane]

1. my ipod
2. my moleskine blank notebook
3. a working black pen

[ms. mac]

A trash mag, a bottle of mineral water and my mobile phone!

[maryse]

a good book
a trashy magazine
a knitting project

[Adamant]

Salma Hayek
Penelope Cruz
Baby oil

[angie]

a full iPod
a good book
something to snack on

[Adamant]

OK then, if rules are SO important to you:

A Fan
A cooler of drinks
My laptop

[Marie]

a good book
a comfy chair with porta-potty capability (doesn't Sharper Image have such a creation?)
a cooler with snacks

[Isabella]

1. Don Quixote. Finally, no distractions. Sadly, while I would hope to have it with me, I definitely would not have it with me, as it's far too big and heavy to fit in purse, and this is in fact the main reason that I have not finished it yet, as the books that do fit in my bag have indeed gotten read (though not in elevators).
2. Chocolate.
3. I don't think I need a third item, but make it a pencil in case I feel compelled to make notes on DQ, or write a grocery list, or compose a blog entry about the experience.

[gina]

Am I the only one whose cell phone doesn't work inside elevators - leaving it off my list of 3 things? Since I was once stuck inside an elevator at my work with one other staff member and 5 mentally unstable teens I work my list from there..
1. Spray deoderant. (to share)
Elevators get STUFFY very quickly.
2. Gum.
3. Somthing to spread on the floor(like a big sheet), because I would really want to sit down but the thought of how disgusting the floors and walls are would prevent me from sitting or even leaning for the whole time, which would lead to me having to go to the bathroom sooner. (I'm not sure why)

[kimbofo]

This actually happened to me a few years ago, although I was trapped with a dozen other people. From that experience this is what you really need:

1. A sense of humour
2. Something to drink (water, coke, whatever)
3. An alarm to call for assistance

[myniza]

flashlight(just in case the power is off)
cellphone
food of some sort

[Shannin]

A book

My iPod (with a full battery!)

My planner (get caught up!)

[sleepingmommy]

My initial response was a book and some water and some snacks. But then I saw someone else's response of pillow and blanket and I thought hell no! That would be prime napping time--by myself!

So Pillow, Blanket and a mattress for good measure.

[iliana]

A good book, my iPod and some chocolate.

[war eagle]

This is one of my biggest fears ever. Thanks Michelle. HEHE

My rio MP3 player
My Game Boy Advance with Tetris in it.
My cell phone - I hope it works.

[melodyann]

1. A good book.
2. A Diet Coke with Lime.
3. Cigarettes.

[Lucy Jane]

Cell phone (working with fully charged batteries)
Toilet
Food

[erin]

1. a rum and coke
2. a valium
3. a phone

(i'm terrified of small spaces and am scared to enter an elevator by myself)

[Claire]

This has actually happened to me and there are three things I really wish I'd had with me at the time!

1. Paper bag to help the panic attack
2. Big bottle of water
3. Music

[Sol]

1. My husband
2. Then I have
3. No need for two others.

[Phil]

1. CD player
2. CDs
3. Pillow or cushion

I've BEEN in that situation, and definitely was wishing for those.

[nat]

iPod
Tracks or Paste Magazine
cell phone!

[True Jersey Girl]

water
Carmex
cell phone

[christine]

1. cell phone
2. a cushion
3. my MP3 player

[elle]

Brad Pitt
George Clooney
Johnny Depp

naughty elle

[Shane]

Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and onion gravy.

Because I always carry with me...

Plate, knife and fork.

[meeta]

my purse (which has my cell and other things)
my Rio Forge
and a book.

[Bluegrass Mama]

I'm with Meeta--if I have my purse, I'll have quite a few things...
a good, long book
water (in a container that I can later use to get rid of said water again if I'm stuck TOO long)

[Cara]

My purse (which would contain my nerve medicine, my cell phone and kleenex
Something soft to sit or lay down on
A portable fan

[Cara]

My purse (which would contain my nerve medicine, my cell phone and kleenex)
Something soft to sit or lay down on
A portable fan

[Paul]

This is true: I got stuck on an elevator once. When it stopped my first thought was, "Do I have to go to the bathroom?" So my 3 things are a blue Johnny on the Job, Chocolate and a broken cell phone--leave me alone for a little while.

[Dawn (webmiztris)]

tortilla chips, salsa and friends - just like in the commercial. ;)

[Julie]

a cell phone
a notebook and pen
a full water bottle

[Tracy]

iPod
Laptop
Wireless internet

[Cyli]

a supermarket candy/toy machine mini bouncy ball
M&M's
A screwdriver