[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.

[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.

[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..."

[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.