Have a Fear of Heights?

CoasterMatt · 07-24-2007, 06:26 AM

Then you might not wanna click here.

Pics of people working in VERY high places

3894 · 07-24-2007, 07:17 AM

An architect friend in Chicago looks out his 57th floor office window and sees high-steel workers at eye-level, sitting on a beam, eating lunch.

Stan4dSteph · 07-24-2007, 07:22 AM

I've worked at heights, but I was more secure than that. I still get a bit nervous, but not as much as I used to. You get over the fear quickly or you get another job.

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Alex · 07-24-2007, 07:55 AM

There are two types of people in the world.

The first type looks at those pictures and says "oh hell no."
The second type looks at those pictures and says "where's the line to buy a ticket?"

I'm pretty much in the second camp. Maybe I'd turn into quivering jelly if you put me out on an I beam at 90 stories but so far I've yet to find a heights situation that really scares me.

Though in on respect I've turned into my mom over the years. She had no fear of heights. She had a fear of other people at heights. And it is increasingly the same for me. When we were at Moro Rock last year the kids crawling around the ledges had me in knots but I wouldn't have had a problem joining them.

blueerica · 07-24-2007, 08:21 AM

I understand what you're saying, Alex. I'll be the first to lean backward off the barrier at the HB Pier (decidedly not too high in the air, but dangerous) and look off the Grand Canyon, but just quiver at the thought of seeing those doing it who I am less confident of. I love sky-rises and just about any opportunity to see everything. It's a lesson in my own insignificance.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-24-2007, 08:22 AM

Oh hell no.

Capt Jack · 07-24-2007, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

There are two types of people in the world.

The first type looks at those pictures and says "oh hell no."
The second type looks at those pictures and says "where's the line to buy a ticket?"

first group line begins here people

3894 · 07-24-2007, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt Jack

first group line begins here people

Let's go get Starbucks while Group II enjoys that feeling of imminent death.

BarTopDancer · 07-24-2007, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Oh hell no.

What he said.

Grand Canyon - I'm the one hugging the rocks and freeking out as other people get too close to the edge.

I can finally lean over the rail on the HB pier and look in the water below.

blueerica · 07-24-2007, 08:41 AM

Oh, it's not imminent death when you're securely in place up high. It's just imminent death when the cables break.

You could say there's imminent death by walking out your front door. Anything's possible.

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3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	An architect friend in Chicago looks out his 57th floor office window and sees high-steel workers at eye-level, sitting on a beam, eating lunch.
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I've worked at heights, but I was more secure than that. I still get a bit nervous, but not as much as I used to. You get over the fear quickly or you get another job. Thanks for sharing the pictures.
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07-24-2007, 07:55 AM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	There are two types of people in the world. The first type looks at those pictures and says "oh hell no." The second type looks at those pictures and says "where's the line to buy a ticket?" I'm pretty much in the second camp. Maybe I'd turn into quivering jelly if you put me out on an I beam at 90 stories but so far I've yet to find a heights situation that really scares me. Though in on respect I've turned into my mom over the years. She had no fear of heights. She had a fear of other people at heights. And it is increasingly the same for me. When we were at Moro Rock last year the kids crawling around the ledges had me in knots but I wouldn't have had a problem joining them.
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	I understand what you're saying, Alex. I'll be the first to lean backward off the barrier at the HB Pier (decidedly not too high in the air, but dangerous) and look off the Grand Canyon, but just quiver at the thought of seeing those doing it who I am less confident of. I love sky-rises and just about any opportunity to see everything. It's a lesson in my own insignificance. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Oh hell no. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Oh, it's not imminent death when you're securely in place up high. It's just imminent death when the cables break. You could say there's imminent death by walking out your front door. Anything's possible. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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