Working at height

[scothunter 12,609]

11 minutes ago, CushtyJook said:

Reminds me of this photo lol  

 

 

Done the exact same thing only had the ladder on the bonnet of an old jaguar car. My boss nearly had a stroke lol

The best tip and it's a cliche don't look down if you're not comfortable with heights. Just concentrate on the job you're up there to do. We had a young lad on an open roof of a building he just couldn't get the nerve to step off onto to the ladder it was funny but after an hour had to go up and literally place his foot on the rung. He was like a f***ing cat coming down. Never went back on a height job again.

 

My closest to death was when i worked on the TSB office block in Edinburgh this was a huge building took a good 20 mins to get up into the roof. Totally open there was a loading platform for mortar bins we threw the empties off the bay totally against site rules. But anyway one Friday chucking them off the sleeve of my overalls got caught on as it went over luckily i grabbed the rail guard and the sleeve ripped or i was going over with it lol. 

Still on the odd occasion think about that and how close is was to not being here. 

There a video on YouTube with a Scottish guy trying to get off a roof to it's pretty funny prob most have seen it it's pretty old. Can't post vids or i would. 

[scothunter 12,609]

"Harry the Scottish guy stuck on roof", it's subtitled for anyone who can't understand lol

[CushtyJook 1,097]

12 minutes ago, scothunter said:

Done the exact same thing only had the ladder on the bonnet of an old jaguar car. My boss nearly had a stroke lol

The best tip and it's a cliche don't look down if you're not comfortable with heights. Just concentrate on the job you're up there to do. We had a young lad on an open roof of a building he just couldn't get the nerve to step off onto to the ladder it was funny but after an hour had to go up and literally place his foot on the rung. He was like a f***ing cat coming down. Never went back on a height job again.

 

My closest to death was when i worked on the TSB office block in Edinburgh this was a huge building took a good 20 mins to get up into the roof. Totally open there was a loading platform for mortar bins we threw the empties off the bay totally against site rules. But anyway one Friday chucking them off the sleeve of my overalls got caught on as it went over luckily i grabbed the rail guard and the sleeve ripped or i was going over with it lol. 

Still on the odd occasion think about that and how close is was to not being here. 

There a video on YouTube with a Scottish guy trying to get off a roof to it's pretty funny prob most have seen it it's pretty old. Can't post vids or i would. 

Will get up a house build to a roof no problem but ain't balancing no ladders on a transit van 30ft up like the mush in photo lol no chance 

[dave88 1,565]

30 minutes ago, scothunter said:

"Harry the Scottish guy stuck on roof", it's subtitled for anyone who can't understand lol

 

[scothunter 12,609]

Ya wank stain lol

[Greyman 25,276]

Here,s one I done a few years ago, I was in the top of a tree scanning a gravel pit for carp when the treetop snapped off, I fell around 25ft and managed to get impaled on a sharp branch on my way down, the picture of the hole was taken in the drivers seat of the van I still had a 45 mile drive to get myself to a hospital 

[CushtyJook 1,097]

Just now, Greyman said:

Here,s one I done a few years ago, I was in the top of a tree scanning a gravel pit for carp when the treetop snapped off, I fell around 25ft and managed to get impaled on a sharp branch on my way down, the picture of the hole was taken in the drivers seat of the van I still had a 45 mile drive to get myself to a hospital 

Lucky that could of been worse 

[bell 3,504]

Ooo lovely thanks for that...

[Greyman 25,276]

1 minute ago, CushtyJook said:

Lucky that could of been worse 

If I landed on my head I would have been fine, ?

[bell 3,504]

Missed a trick there Gman......big cat injury for sure 

[Greyman 25,276]

13 minutes ago, bell said:

Missed a trick there Gman......big cat injury for sure 

I,ll leave the bullshiting to Danny nineham mate, I,m only interested in the real deal  and if I,m wrong then I,m wrong 

 

[WILF 44,329]

4 hours ago, TOMO said:

must admit i hate that dartford bridge...

Me to......it leads to Dartford ! 

[WILF 44,329]

37 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Here,s one I done a few years ago, I was in the top of a tree scanning a gravel pit for carp when the treetop snapped off, I fell around 25ft and managed to get impaled on a sharp branch on my way down, the picture of the hole was taken in the drivers seat of the van I still had a 45 mile drive to get myself to a hospital 

Did you see any?.......what pit was it? 

[ChrisJones 7,973]

I nearly sh*t meself watching that Dibnah clip.

F*ck

That

Sh*t!

[lurcherman 887 12,685]

1 hour ago, Greyman said:

Here,s one I done a few years ago, I was in the top of a tree scanning a gravel pit for carp when the treetop snapped off, I fell around 25ft and managed to get impaled on a sharp branch on my way down, the picture of the hole was taken in the drivers seat of the van I still had a 45 mile drive to get myself to a hospital 

 Bet you was well barked off