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Working at heights
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Working at heights
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At that height I'd want a parachute, not a harness
It's an incredible job - respect.
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Re: Working at heights
Above about 20ft I get jelly legs
I'd probably pass out at that height
(and the actual bridge is...missing. During construction I assume?)
I'd probably pass out at that height
(and the actual bridge is...missing. During construction I assume?)
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Re: Working at heights
csearle wrote:Wow!!
My uncle worked on the Humber Bridge when it was built. At height.
They had to tie their harness' to the safety wire above them. But the funny part was how he described that the wire wasn't continuous. So at certain places they had to unhook. Then step across a gap of about a metre without any safey harness connection. They then had to re-attach.
Apparently, they achieved the fastest harness changes in history
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Re: Working at heights
So that was why you were so often found asleep on the back row of the lecture theatres on the Comms floor (3rd storey IIRC) at Plymouth Poly! C.AleisterCrowley wrote:Above about 20ft I get jelly legs
I'd probably pass out at that height
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Re: Working at heights
Can imagine. With a 20' ceiling you would have been limited to our floor. Surprised I didn't see more of you. C.AleisterCrowley wrote:Viscious rumour. I rarely made it to lectures....
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Re: Working at heights
AleisterCrowley wrote:Above about 20ft I get jelly legs
I'd probably pass out at that height
(and the actual bridge is...missing. During construction I assume?)
Yup. Early stages. I work in construction and sometimes have to go up "high". I wouldn't go that high though. I don't mind going up a scaffold to the top of a house. But after that I need medication
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Re: Working at heights
Never flown*? C.AsleepInYorkshire wrote:I wouldn't go that high though. I don't mind going up a scaffold to the top of a house. But after that I need medication
*Without medication?
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Re: Working at heights
Fred Dibnah managed without any 'daft stuff'
Flat cap and a load of ladders roped together - right ooop the bloody chimney and stand on top eating a pork pie or something
Flat cap and a load of ladders roped together - right ooop the bloody chimney and stand on top eating a pork pie or something
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Re: Working at heights
csearle wrote:Never flown*? C.AsleepInYorkshire wrote:I wouldn't go that high though. I don't mind going up a scaffold to the top of a house. But after that I need medication
*Without medication?
I only fly after liquid medication
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Re: Working at heights
AleisterCrowley wrote:Fred Dibnah managed without any 'daft stuff'
Flat cap and a load of ladders roped together - right ooop the bloody chimney and stand on top eating a pork pie or something
As did the late great John Noakes on Blue Peter!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGZ-h70 ... =MarkoKaar
"How's the ladder fixed on?"
"They're roped on, quite firmly, around the column itself...", the guy answers, hesitantly!
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Re: Working at heights
My thoughts immediately turned to the same video. I can't watch it again. Felt queasy enough the first time. C.Mike4 wrote:AleisterCrowley wrote:Fred Dibnah managed without any 'daft stuff'
Flat cap and a load of ladders roped together - right ooop the bloody chimney and stand on top eating a pork pie or something
As did the late great John Noakes on Blue Peter!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGZ-h70 ... =MarkoKaar
"How's the ladder fixed on?"
"They're roped on, quite firmly, around the column itself...", the guy answers, hesitantly!
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Re: Working at heights
Wimps. He's just the electrician and the cables he is standing on are at a mere 275 kV.
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Re: Working at heights
stewamax wrote:Wimps. He's just the electrician and the cables he is standing on are at a mere 275 kV.
2 more electricians but they are only working on low voltage:
https://youtu.be/f1BgzIZRfT8
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Re: Working at heights
dragnips wrote:stewamax wrote:Wimps. He's just the electrician and the cables he is standing on are at a mere 275 kV.
2 more electricians but they are only working on low voltage:
https://youtu.be/f1BgzIZRfT8
Can't the guy use a satellite dish like the rest of us
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