The Interpreter Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Elevator broken. Again: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2016/03/29/washington-monument-elevator-breaks-leaves-cherry-blossom-visitors-without-unique-view/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 The elevator is working again even though the National Park Service says it does not know what caused yesterday's outage. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Elevator broken and closed. AGAIN. http://wtop.com/dc/2016/04/elevator-malfunction-closes-washington-monument-2nd-time-in-one-week/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 Open, again. http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Washington-Monument-Open-After-Power-Problems-with-Elevator-374413731.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 They way this is going, the monuments going to be closed 72 times by the end of the year! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 When it's not malfunctioning, it closes every night. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 Elevator causes Washington Monument to be closed. Again: http://wtop.com/dc/2016/05/washington-monument-will-stay-closed-for-sunday/ Will stay closed today, Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 The Washington Monument will remain closed at least through Monday morning, the Washington Post reports... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Washington Monument Elevator broken. Again. Closed until at least Tuesday, July 26. http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Washington-Monument-Closed-Due-to-Elevator-Problems-388020362.html 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I enjoy this thread just for the fact that most of the updates have been about the elevator being broken! Makes me smile! Thanks Terp! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBEW_Sparky Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Something not working in DC is about as surprising as the Sun rising in the East. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Before the new computerized elevators, such problems were seldom seen. And be careful. *I* *WORK* in DC. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBEW_Sparky Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 I know...and have known... that, which is why I DIDNT say NOTHING works in DC. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 The Washington Monument remains closed. It may reopen Friday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I didn't know there was anything out of service in DC more than Congress. I guess we learn something every day! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBEW_Sparky Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 HAHA! That is definitely in the top 5 images you have made, TB!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 It reopened last Friday... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Does it have a water tower now? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 According to the New York Times, this time the problem was a bearing failure: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/29/us/politics/ap-us-washington-monument.html And they're already looking to modernize it to fix the issues. Hopefully that will include a thorough review of all maintenance/repair procedures to ensure that's all being done properly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 Yep. CLOSED. Again: http://wtop.com/dc/2016/08/washington-monument-closed-today-elevator-problems-ensue/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 If only TTD had the same uptime as the Washington Monumnet. Maybe adding another 100 feet would help. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 36 feet didn't... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBEW_Sparky Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 And dont forget the 8mph 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 More height, power and some cowbell should do the trick. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 WTOP: A tripped circuit breaker. Perhaps the heat. NPS says the Monument will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 15, 2016 Author Share Posted August 15, 2016 ...which apparently was 9AM this morning, Monday. Another heat advisory today, too. Stay tuned. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubVLegend Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Yea there's gonna be a lot of post in here if you announce every time it's down. Thankfully there's soooo much more to do there. I use to live in DC and I'm still not sure I've done everything there is to do there. I Heart DC! Sent from Me using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ding Dong Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 .. (Post edited as it has caused unintentional consequences) My appologies to all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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