Working at height

[Greyman 25,289]

41 minutes ago, WILF said:

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

Yes mate they were all in a bay under my tree when I came crashing down, it was on hampool in south cerney, funnily they banned all tree climbing a few days after ?

[WILF 44,333]

11 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Yes mate they were all in a bay under my tree when I came crashing down, it was on hampool in south cerney, funnily they banned all tree climbing a few days after ?

You were lucky you had someone with you mate......I used to drop into Kingsmead if I was passing mid week for over nighters, all on my lonesome and the place was empty.

same at Big grange (although big grange is pretty small really).....climbing up all sorts.

The enthusiasm of youth huh ! Lol

[jigsaw 11,809]

On 4/6/2018 at 05:58, mackem said:

 

and i scream...CLEAN  YOUR OWN f***ing WINDOWS ....

[Greyman 25,289]

3 hours ago, WILF said:

You were lucky you had someone with you mate......I used to drop into Kingsmead if I was passing mid week for over nighters, all on my lonesome and the place was empty.

same at Big grange (although big grange is pretty small really).....climbing up all sorts.

The enthusiasm of youth huh ! Lol

I was in my 40s when I done that so I can't even use youthfulness as an excuse, when I phoned my misses to tell her I might be a bit late home and explained what had happened, her reply was your to fat and to old to be up a tree then she hung up, ?

[mackem 23,824]

41 minutes ago, jigsaw said:

and i scream...CLEAN  YOUR OWN f***ing WINDOWS ....

Depends how much they are paying 

[green lurchers 16,369]

Worked at height for many yrs back In the day was plenty good money for a bit of danger lol was over Canary Wharf erecting and hanging off cradles used to get a rush working high up 2 / 300 ft    one  day I decided I’d had enough of dangling high up with only a couple of wire bonds holding me got offered more money and see the contract through , went back to scaffolding   then decided I don’t like working high up no more  and wearing boots  I like the old days wearing trainers lol so on a firm that does houses that’s as high I want to go I think as you get older you loose the appetite and feel for height ,   best to stay on the ground if ya arse goes it’s not a nice feeling I’ve had vertigo a few times once at 60ft  it’s not nice  I only ever done  the high level for the money , I’ve worked with Some crazy cnts over the yrs some folk are born to be up high  it’s a mad world 

 

 

[WILF 44,333]

I did a bit of graft on the 52nd floor of the cheese grater.........but I was inside ! Lol 

[jigsaw 11,809]

2 hours ago, mackem said:

Depends how much they are paying 

Not to me it doesn't lol... 

[KES2 171]

I was OK with house roof heights then I went to help some young lads trapped by the rising tide and was dragged up a 200 ft cliff by firemen in a bosun's chair (2 straps). The rope stretched alarmingly and  I had a feeling that if I let go I. would fall.

Slowly, so very slowly, my grip loosened but I didnt fall - obviously.

Since then I cant climb step ladders without shaking. Strange how some experiences change you.

 

[bird 9,594]

there old pic  of some blokes in america   think its about 1920,  there sitting have a tea break  , just stradling  the long iron girders  100ft high, makes feel ill  just looking at it lol , anybody got the old link to it, it been on youtube  lot of times.!  

[scothunter 12,609]

15 minutes ago, bird said:

there old pic  of some blokes in america   think its about 1920,  there sitting have a tea break  , just stradling  the long iron girders  100ft high, makes feel ill  just looking at it lol , anybody got the old link to it, it been on youtube  lot of times.!  

I have the pic on my wall in spare room

[scothunter 12,609]

[lurcherman 887 12,685]

That pic was staged

[scothunter 12,609]

Never knew that mate sure it was the Rockefeller building. Fake news even back then eh lol

[lurcherman 887 12,685]

Lol they did it just was staged lol