Elevator Music

I think an elevator is one of the most awkward places.
You're in this small space with strangers and everyone is trying so hard to look busy without being awkward because the thought of having to acknowledge one another is too stressful to bear.
So instead we read the little safety certificate or check our phones that have no service or watch the numbers climb until we reach our floor and can bolt out of there.
But every once in a while someone you sort of know is in the elevator and you have to say something because otherwise it's rude and the result is always super awkward.
Here is a conversation I overheard this morning between two guys:
"Good Morning"
"Hi"
"That meeting yesterday was really good"
"Yeah it was pretty good"
"Yeah it was probably good because I was on the outside, not directly involved"
"Yeah...because if you're involved it's... different"
"Yeah..."
"Yeah..."
AWKWARD!
So next time you're in an elevator convo, keep it as uncomfortable as possible; comment on the weather, how the weekend was, and throw in tons of pauses and staring at the floor until you hear the *ding* for your floor and can bolt out of there.
It's at least entertaining for those of us "not directly involved"