Are you afraid of heights?

[Thirdgen89GTA]

The answer is a resounding no.

I am however, afraid of falling to my death screaming all the way.

I love rollercoasters, I love other things like them (bungie jumping is fun). I love them because they scare me with the possibility of dying, but if the safety equipment is working, the chance of dying is slim to none. I suppose I like the illusion of danger there.

However these guys? Nope Nope Nope.

Staged as the story may be, and I'm sure they've practiced the different segments until they knew them front to back. There is still nothing between them and imitating a tomato if they screw up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcKkiRl9_qE

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[Blood on Blood]

Afraid of heights?

I get sea sick looking down.

 

[guspech750]

I'm good on heights.

Ladders, not so much. I hate ladders.

 

[VenomousDSG]

Im not afraid of heights, just afraid of being high on unstable things.

I'm good on heights.

Ladders, not so much. I hate ladders.

This!

 

[Spivitz]

Those guys are a bit insane

 

[MrDragster1970]

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Let's see, I've worked on the antenna at the top of an aircraft carrier, and I've installed cable outlets on a 7 story building in an old POS manlift.


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[sickmint79]

oh geez the guy looking over the building while his friend even jumps behind him? one little twitch... fuck all of this

i don't like heights, this is an order of magnitude crazy beyond that though!

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

If it feels safe, they don’t bother me. Scissor lifts are awesome. Sketchy ladders nope. Cliffs and narrow trails, totally into them.

The vid above?

 

[Flyn]

I'm not afraid of heights. I'm afraid of grounds.

 

[Grabber]

I don't do roller coasters. I'm not afraid of heights as I climbed 20FT+ ladders at work. But, I don't do upside down bullshit or airplanes. I hate heights past a certain point, though. Like, skyscrapers and shit.

I will, however, do 170MPH+ on the highway over a coaster.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

1)Those guys would have hopped one building and the security guard would be all like "fuck this." He ain't giving chase if you get my drift.

2)Heights aside, I have concerns over death. It is obvious they don't.

3)One of those guys will end up dead of a fall. Mark my words.

 

[SMRTSS1]

I’m terrified of heights. LOL.

 

[MrDragster1970]

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Phone, cable or power???


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[SMRTSS1]

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Phone, cable or power???


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Started trying to work for power but since I don’t have disorder level narcissism they wouldn’t take me. I work for phone while I still can, until I get laid off in a year or two.

 

[MrDragster1970]

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Last I heard, phone wouldn't even allow their guys to hook anything??
Are you contracting??

I quit climbing about 20 years ago, screw that BS, that's what god made bucket trucks for!!!!

HPIM1353 by J L, on Flickr

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[SMRTSS1]

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Last I heard, phone wouldn't even allow their guys to hook anything??
Are you contracting??

I quit climbing about 20 years ago, screw that BS, that's what god made bucket trucks for!!!!

HPIM1353 by J L, on Flickr

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I climbed last week and do so whenever I have to, I trust my hooks more than a ladder and gaffs are faster. But with a lot of the new fiber we’re placing we have to use a ladder so we can attach the terminals. It’s Comcast and most of their contractors that aren’t allowed to climb for “liability reasons”.

 

[BigJohnson]

It's not the fall that hurts. It's the sudden stop

 

[MrDragster1970]

I climbed last week and do so whenever I have to, I trust my hooks more than a ladder and gaffs are faster. But with a lot of the new fiber we’re placing we have to use a ladder so we can attach the terminals. It’s Comcast and most of their contractors that aren’t allowed to climb for “liability reasons”.

Never ran into that??
I still see guys climbing once in awhile pulling cables/glass for comcast.
It must be don't do this but hurry up and finish when we're not around.

When I started climbing I didn't have a belt yet, I used a piece of double messenger I tied in a knot.
I was only doing trap changes, so it was up & down quick, nothing that took very long.
When I started tapping, I had a real belt & strap.


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[MrDragster1970]

It's not the fall that hurts. It's the sudden stop

You can say that again, especially in a concrete alley


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[EmersonHart13]

Just entering this thread gave me the willies.

 

[Eagle]

This video is a huge pile of NOPE

 

[ThirdgenTa]

I used to work on cell phone towers and water towers. Also would repel off of buildings. I hate ladders though. Would much rather climb a 200 foot tower than work on a 20 foot ladder. It didn't help when a couple workers ladder slipped out while he was next to me and it was fully extended.