Good to be back after a busy four weeks of travel.  I’m thinking things will settle down a little bit by November. I appreciate so many of you reaching out to me asking what the heck was going on but the reality is that life just got really, really busy for me, more so than normal.

““Elevators don’t run if you don’t do maintenance,” said Dick Gregory, a Chicago-based elevator consultant who has testified as an expert witness in lawsuits involving elevator injuries throughout the country. “And they’re not safe if you don’t do maintenance. - Dick Gregory - Vertex Elevator Consultants

News/Article Links:

Talks on merging? (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thyssenkrupp-m-a-kone/thyssen-and-kone-owners-held-merger-talks-on-elevator-ops-paper-idUSKBN1K5119)

The Unheard enthusiasm for elevators (http://www.smilepolitely.com/culture/the_unheard_enthusiasm_for_elevators/)

Broken elevator takes toll on residents (http://westchester.news12.com/story/38646509/broken-elevator-at-yonkers-seniors-facility-takes-toll-on-residents)

Three years later Chimney Rock gets elevator back (https://www.citizen-times.com/story/life/2018/07/05/chimney-rock-state-park-elevator-hike-outdoors-roads-disrepair/742274002/)

Modular Elevator added to mill building (http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/News/2018/07/04/New-modular-elevator-added-to-mill-building.html)

Murphysboro middle school to get new elevator (https://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/murphysboro/murphysboro-middle-school-gets-a-new-elevator/article_fa8e2081-6e67-53dc-9406-7d8d81601b2e.html)

Chicago Elevator Association Golf Outing (https://cea-online.org/2018/06/01/2018-cea-golf-outing-august-3rd-2018/)

Wisconsin Elevator Symposium (https://www.naesai.org/sessions/810)

Swing door elevator rescue (https://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2018/06/elevator-rescue-swing-door.html)

Smith Tower elevator operators retire (https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/06/27/smith-tower-elevator-operators-retire-automation.html)

Worker injured in elevator shaft (http://wjla.com/news/local/worker-injured-in-elevator-shaft-in-southeast-dc-fire-officials-say)

Do not take dogs on escalators! (https://www.10news.com/news/chihuahua-to-lose-toes-after-being-caught-in-mall-escalator)

NPR CHA Elderly Facilities (https://interactive.wbez.org/elevators/)

Escalators in China (https://nextshark.com/chinese-girl-escalator-bleeds-head-stuck/)

Ellies, Vote Today! (http://www.elevatorworld.com/ellies/)

Otis launches app for safer lift (http://www.ejinsight.com/20180717-otis-unveils-new-technology-for-safer-personalized-lift-service/)

$5.8 settlement for elevator mechanic (https://www.app.com/story/news/local/courts/2018/07/05/disabled-matawan-man-gets-5-8-million-settlement/756107002/)