Have a Fear of Heights? - Page 5

Ghoulish Delight · 07-24-2007, 02:28 PM

I'd imagine I'd force myself to go out on it.

Whether my boxer briefs would survive unscathed is questionable.

Alex · 07-24-2007, 02:32 PM

Why'd they ruin it with those walls? Maybe a slight downward slant towards the far end?

I'd do it if it were cheap, but there's no way I'd pay what they're charging.

Capt Jack · 07-24-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AllyOops!

Have you guys seen or read about this?

ok, see now THAT I'd do in a heartbeat. I'd be the pr!k that went out there and jumped up and down on it.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-24-2007, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I'd do it if it were cheap, but there's no way I'd pay what they're charging.

The prompted me to look it up...holy hell, I'd barely be able to motivate myself to walk out there for free. >$80? "Oh hell no" doesn't begin to describe it.

innerSpaceman · 07-24-2007, 03:37 PM

Yep, zapp and I were all set to go ... until we saw the price tag. Ef That!

But I'd do it in a heartbeat ... and I think the glass walls on the finished product are a lot lower than on that artist's rendering. But $80 after an hour's detour down an 18-mile dirt road is not getting me out on that bridge. Fear of Heights has zip to do with it.

(Now that it's been mentioned, I'm also not keen on it sticking out from the rim. Structures like the Watchtower and the Lookout which blend with the rim are wonderful, and those like the Kolb Studio and this bridge should be torn down!)

Prudence · 07-24-2007, 04:41 PM

At Bryce we ran into someone who had just been on that bridge thing-y. He said the clear portion of the floor is already all scuffed up.

BarTopDancer · 07-24-2007, 04:46 PM

I should add that I have no problem with rails being put up on canyon formed structures (I think we went out on Bright Angel Point) and a few other jetti's that had railings around them. Yes, they go into the canyon too but I don't think (and that's just my uneducated opinion) that they would cause as much damage as the sky walk.

Kevy Baby · 07-24-2007, 04:50 PM

$80?!? Um, no effin way!

innerSpaceman · 07-24-2007, 05:04 PM

I used to have a very debilitating fear of heights, but cured it (for the most part) by doing things like zip-lines and skydiving and standing on scary edges whilst reminding myself that I was no more likely to simply fall over (or have things somehow rise out of my pockets) when standing on solid ground adjacent to a sheer drop than I was when on solid ground in the midst of other solid ground.

That said, I don't like rollercoaster lifts that climb too high, and I'm more comforable on a mountain peak than a skyscraper cap.

JWBear · 07-24-2007, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AllyOops!

[font="Georgia"]Have you guys seen or read about this?

I agree with GD:

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

.... "Oh hell no" doesn't begin to describe it.

You'd see me screaming like a baby.

But, if the floor was solid (and the price reasonable), no problem.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Why'd they ruin it with those walls? Maybe a slight downward slant towards the far end? I'd do it if it were cheap, but there's no way I'd pay what they're charging.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Yep, zapp and I were all set to go ... until we saw the price tag. Ef That! But I'd do it in a heartbeat ... and I think the glass walls on the finished product are a lot lower than on that artist's rendering. But $80 after an hour's detour down an 18-mile dirt road is not getting me out on that bridge. Fear of Heights has zip to do with it. (Now that it's been mentioned, I'm also not keen on it sticking out from the rim. Structures like the Watchtower and the Lookout which blend with the rim are wonderful, and those like the Kolb Studio and this bridge should be torn down!)
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	At Bryce we ran into someone who had just been on that bridge thing-y. He said the clear portion of the floor is already all scuffed up. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I should add that I have no problem with rails being put up on canyon formed structures (I think we went out on Bright Angel Point) and a few other jetti's that had railings around them. Yes, they go into the canyon too but I don't think (and that's just my uneducated opinion) that they would cause as much damage as the sky walk. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	$80?!? Um, no effin way! __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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07-24-2007, 05:04 PM	#49
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I used to have a very debilitating fear of heights, but cured it (for the most part) by doing things like zip-lines and skydiving and standing on scary edges whilst reminding myself that I was no more likely to simply fall over (or have things somehow rise out of my pockets) when standing on solid ground adjacent to a sheer drop than I was when on solid ground in the midst of other solid ground. That said, I don't like rollercoaster lifts that climb too high, and I'm more comforable on a mountain peak than a skyscraper cap.
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