Socrates Meets The Elevator
Movie Theater | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Customer: “Is there an elevator to the theatre?”
Me: “Yes, directly across from me.”
(The customer walks to the front of elevator and starts yelling…)
Customer: “How does this thing work?!”
Me: “Press the button and when the doors open, get in and press floor number 2.”
Customer: “No, how does this thing work?”
Me: “Do you mean the physics behind elevators? This brand of elevator…or something more specific?”
Customer: “No, how does it work with me?”
(My phone is ringing and I must go answer it in a different room. I wander off. Ten minutes later, customer is still arguing with elevator. I leave for lunch…a very long lunch.)













