Scaling the Call Button

I bolted straight to the elevator panel, but the shiny call buttons were way above my head! Right next to the brushed steel frame sat a heavy decorative terracotta planter filled with ornamental bamboo canes. Perfect ramp! I scrambled onto the rough clay rim, locked both hands around a sturdy bamboo stalk, and swung my legs onto a jutting wall baseboard. Leaning forward across the narrow gap, I stretched out both hands and threw all my weight into the metal down-arrow button. Click! A bright, glowing amber triangle instantly lit up the brushed metal! Down came a pleasant bell chime echoing down the whole corridor!