OT Heights

[ARWadsworth]

prepared to say that they could work on the top of there?

I wouldn't.

[The Natural Philosopher]

golly, almost as tall as a wind turbine

[Paul - xxx]

I would, I have little in the way of 'nerves' and don't get frightened easily.

Although when I raced sidecars (as a youthful passenger!) I always and without fail at the start-line, when I really needed to push the outfit to start it, wanted to pee myself!

The only time I've ever been properly scared was a couple of years ago. Recently diagnosed as Diabetic T2 I went to a party and had a 'hypo' .. I ran out of sugar completely .. poor diet that day, very hard work and little food and ny body just said "go away, I ain't doing this anymore" .. I had absolutely no control over my body, brain or the situation which is what really frightened me. Luckily the wife figured it out pretty quickly ..

[ARWadsworth]

Good. I have some lights for you to fit.

[brass monkey]

I can barely watch the video, legs start to tingle They couldn't print enough money to get me up there.

[Nightjar]

Rather there than in a coal mine.

Colin Bignell

[Paul - xxx]

;) No problem .. though my knee hurts, and I can't look up much 'cos I broke me neck in a roof fall down t'pit many years ago .. ;)

[Tim Lamb]

Heights are OK, I'm frightened of imagining myself in a seriously confined space. I think stemming from being trapped in a blanket as a child.

regards

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[Andy Burns]

Not me, there's nowhere far enough from the edge!

[Andy Cap]

I wasn't too keen on clambering around the arms of an 80' telegraph pole, in the days before any safety gear apart from a leather belt you did up once in position, but fortunately I ended up inside.

Andy C

[OG]

watched on a big screen

[Robin]

Doesn't impress me as much as this classic picture of guys with real s/s balls

[John Williamson]

My thoughts watching it were that it would be a lot easier if that bloomin' helicopter wasn't buzzing round distracting you. :-)

[Bob Eager]

+1

[tony sayer]

In article , ARWadsworth scribeth thus

I think once you get past a couple of hundred feet it all looks much the same.

In fact the few times I've been higher than that it seems less scary than painting the gutters on the gaff;!.

You just need absolute confidence in your safety harness;)...

[ARWadsworth]

Could be worse. Andrew Marr might join you

[John Williamson]

Indeed. Truly it is said that things can always get worse...

What was the cameraman standing on?

[Mentalguy2k8]

Christ, that made my legs wobble, especially the last bit with the ladder made out of a few bolts

[ARWadsworth]

I once had a customer that appeared to be pissed up. It was my second visit to that house and I knew he was not pissed up, it had to be something else. I rummaged through the kitchen cupboards and the fridge to find evidence that he was diabetic before giving him a couple of chocolate biscuits.

[Jules Richardson]

Indeed. It's the thought of falling off and hitting something solid at the bottom which is off-putting ;-)

I could probably handle that if I absolutely had to, I think - but only with the harness. I wouldn't fancy doing it Fred Dibnah-style...

cheers

Jules