[canadev]

This is a good endorsement!

It's kind of crazy how hard it was for him to get out of there though; I would have expected his flatmate to take care of it straight away.

[xcambar]

I wouldn't blame the flatmate. No one should be expected to be available on the spot.

There are a million reasons for them not to be available.

[canadev]

I suppose that is likely true. I just put myself in the poster's situation and started breathing real shallow, haha.

[xcambar]

Fair enough!

I can as well easily picture myself thinking differently when locked in a lift, compared to sitting in the comfort of my couch, commenting on HN :D

[bennyp101]

Without sounding like a dick … I totally would have let one of my old flat mates chill for a bit! No immediate danger there, and potentially kinda funny, but yea every situation is different.

The more worrying thing is the alarms button seemingly does nothing

[queuebert]

I don't think there is a way to say that without sounding like a dick.

[Smithalicious]

I would go as far as to say that it's awfully hard not to sound like a dick when you are, in fact, a dick.

[weimerica]

It’s all in the eye of the beholder. I once had a friend trick me into running barefoot through a few cactus patches. We’re still great friends to this day.

[helsontaveras18]

Did you forget to add /s to that?

[weimerica]

No.

[xcambar]

Lowering the risk of a situation, ignoring the potential panic of your "friend", all of it for some laugh... Sure sounds like a solid example of being a dick.

Note that I'm doing evidence-based work and hypothesis, in no way am I being judgemental. We're on HN, after all ;)

[bryanrasmussen]

I used to have a friend who, whenever he was going to say something incredibly rude to people, would preface his remarks with the statement "I don't mean to be rude but..."

[Cerium]

"I'm not ___ but ___" is a classic.

"I'm not a racist but [something racist will soon leave my mouth]"

[dwighttk]

With all due respect… you sound like a dick

[iJohnDoe]

How did you conclude there is no immediate danger? There is something obviously wrong with the elevator. What if it plummeted down and someone died? Even a couple of floors can turn out badly.