Stuck in an Elevator with Adam Robinson while on My Way to Costco

Ann James
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2 min readNov 22, 2024

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He said Costco is on the fifth floor of the 400 building, but there are only four floors.

Do I really need to go to Costco? I’ll have to take the elevator since I broke my ankle herding goats in Heidiland.

Why would they move Costco to such a bizarre location? Does it have anything to do with the great butter recall? Do I have to take the elevator to the fourth floor, then teleport to the fifth floor?

Isn’t this the building I got stuck in for a week when the elevator broke down?

Not like it’s going to happen twice, amirite?

Minutes later:

In the elevator, buttons for floors 1–4.

I push ‘4’. The door closes, the elevator shudders, moves oh-so-slowly upward.

Music playing. “Dirty Laundry” by Don Henley. I should have stayed at home today, so much laundry to do.

So I’m singing along to the music, “🎵dirty little fingers in everybody’s pies.” Gotta get one of those enormous pumpkin pies for the family.

The door opens at the second floor, Adam enters.

What happens next?

Well, I never did get to Costco that day. ~ Carrie Ann

by Adam Robinson

P.S. This is also an entry for the “Deluded Custodians” November challenge.

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Ann James
Ann James

Written by Ann James

Her writing muse lurks in the volcanic hills amidst mustangs, marmots and jackalopes. While hiking with her dogs, Ann stumbles upon stories of dark humor.

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