cause they're just a bunch of fun loving kids....with a death wish
In Putin's Russia, kids climb tall objects without any safety equipment.
In Biden's America, kids jump in the water with water wings.
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"Valar morghulis; valar dohaeris."
Commucrats are most efficient at converting sins and crimes to accidents or misunderstandings.-Oswald Bastable
Making good people helpless won't make bad people harmless.
Freedom isn't free.
"Attitude is the paintbrush that colors our world." TV Series, Haven.
My Spirit Animal has rabies.
I'd rather be an American than a Democrat.
"If you can make a man afraid, you can control him" Netflix Series, The Irregulars
I want to know how they get the cranes down once the jobs finished.
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe
Very carefully.Originally Posted by Full Otto
Also, I'm extraordinarily miffed there was not a single up-skirt camera shot. These Russians clearly have no idea on how to gain views and market share...
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If we refuse to rule ourselves with reason, then we shall be ruled by our passions.
He, Who Will Not Reason, Is a Bigot; He, Who Cannot, Is a Fool; and He, Who Dares Not, Is a Slave. -Sir William Drummond
There are some things I will not abide within my sight!
HAHA man you are always right on!In Putin's Russia, kids climb tall objects without any safety equipment.
In Biden's America, kids jump in the water with water wings.
I've seen video of tower maintenance that's insane. Don't think I could've ever done anything like that.
The opposite of putting it up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nww6MN_Lxeo
The buildings in the video are typical of the types of roofing i did before retiring, saw a few of these cranes go up and down, the biggest headache i had was scheduling crane lifts, everything over 3 stories went up by crane and there were 1/2 dozen other contractors waiting in line.
Oswald, you and I often butt heads on posts .... but on this comment ........Very carefully.
Also, I'm extraordinarily miffed there was not a single up-skirt camera shot. These Russians clearly have no idea on how to gain views and market share...
The unfinished Goldin Finance 117 building that they're on is 1,976 feet tall to the top floor. They're on a construction tower ABOVE the top floor which extends the height of their climb even further! I figure at least an extra 100 feet because of the construction tower and crane structure. Over 2000 feet up. I have no idea why I get SO damned nervous when it's 2000 feet up. heck a four story drop will kill me if I land on concrete, but being 4 stories up doesn't freak me out.
Na,na,na, now... that crane is on the ground next to the building. I get that but the others are part of the structure till they come down.The opposite of putting it up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nww6MN_Lxeo
The buildings in the video are typical of the types of roofing i did before retiring, saw a few of these cranes go up and down, the biggest headache i had was scheduling crane lifts, everything over 3 stories went up by crane and there were 1/2 dozen other contractors waiting in line.
They lift their own parts and material as they build upward.
How do they lower the parts of the crane themselves when they're taking them down?
For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe
What truly amazes US snowflakes is they aren't even wearing water wings.... The audacity of these Russian kids....
"Valar morghulis; valar dohaeris."
Commucrats are most efficient at converting sins and crimes to accidents or misunderstandings.-Oswald Bastable
Making good people helpless won't make bad people harmless.
Freedom isn't free.
"Attitude is the paintbrush that colors our world." TV Series, Haven.
My Spirit Animal has rabies.
I'd rather be an American than a Democrat.
"If you can make a man afraid, you can control him" Netflix Series, The Irregulars
Yeah that is funny! When you think rationally you're dead period probably from a two story fall on up.
I am of the inclination that patriots would always butt heads on questions of freedom, and that by so winnowing their logic, come to a consensus, though not necessarily an amicable one.
See the disagreements between between the federalist and anti-federalist camps in the formation of our government/constitution for further elucidation...
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If we refuse to rule ourselves with reason, then we shall be ruled by our passions.
He, Who Will Not Reason, Is a Bigot; He, Who Cannot, Is a Fool; and He, Who Dares Not, Is a Slave. -Sir William Drummond
There are some things I will not abide within my sight!
That is likely because there aren't unseen wind gusts that can blow you loose from the crane's metalwork.
People like that are known as "adrenaline junkies".
“I have little patience with people who take the Bill of Rights for granted. The Bill of Rights, contained in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is every American’s guarantee of freedom.” - - President Harry S. Truman, “Years of Trial and Hope”
That's one reason WHY when I'm on top of a high office building on the roof, I never stand too close to the edge especially when there is no guard railing. If I want to look over the edge, I literally belly crawl to the edge and look over. Sometimes the damned WIND is insane at those heights. I've tied myself to AC units with rope before I crawl to the edge. Others laughed at me, but I'm all about that 'random' gust of strong wind that will really ruin your dayThat is likely because there aren't unseen wind gusts that can blow you loose from the crane's metalwork.
People like that are known as "adrenaline junkies".
Hey, it's not the fall that's difficult, it's sticking the landing.That's one reason WHY when I'm on top of a high office building on the roof, I never stand too close to the edge especially when there is no guard railing. If I want to look over the edge, I literally belly crawl to the edge and look over. Sometimes the damned WIND is insane at those heights. I've tied myself to AC units with rope before I crawl to the edge. Others laughed at me, but I'm all about that 'random' gust of strong wind that will really ruin your day
If we refuse to rule ourselves with reason, then we shall be ruled by our passions.
He, Who Will Not Reason, Is a Bigot; He, Who Cannot, Is a Fool; and He, Who Dares Not, Is a Slave. -Sir William Drummond
There are some things I will not abide within my sight!
It's scaffolding that scares the shit out of me, i can walk the edge of a 10 story roof installing perimeter flashing with no fear, but if i have to climb 3 stories of scaffold to get there it scares the crap out of me. I just never got used to walking on something that feels like it's going to collapse if i take a wrong step.That's one reason WHY when I'm on top of a high office building on the roof, I never stand too close to the edge especially when there is no guard railing. If I want to look over the edge, I literally belly crawl to the edge and look over. Sometimes the damned WIND is insane at those heights. I've tied myself to AC units with rope before I crawl to the edge. Others laughed at me, but I'm all about that 'random' gust of strong wind that will really ruin your day
Like oswald said, it's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end
Back in the mid 80s, my wife and I went down to a Missouri state park called "Johnson's Shut-Ins". The river that feeds the rock riffles goes down into an old quarry where people would dive off the cliff that was about 40 feet high. This is something I had wanted to do ever since I first went there as a kid and I finally did it. Unfortunately, my "dive" became a 40' "back-flop"! My back looked like it had severe sunburn it was so red. We drove home with me holding the steering wheel to keep my back from touching the seat as the wife couldn't drive a stick.
Divers had to be careful because, depending on the water levels, there is a ledge that is usually underwater and not visible. After several severe injuries and a couple of deaths from hitting that ledge, the park put up railings and banned diving from there.
“I have little patience with people who take the Bill of Rights for granted. The Bill of Rights, contained in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, is every American’s guarantee of freedom.” - - President Harry S. Truman, “Years of Trial and Hope”
In my years as a painter, scaffolding never scared me.
But try being on a tri-ladder at the attic peak of a 3 story house (essentially 4 stories up) using a power washer wand to blast under the eaves, when suddenly a nest of hornets comes boiling out from under the metal flashing under said eaves.
You never saw anyone come down 4 stories of ladder so damned fast in your life as I did that day!
If we refuse to rule ourselves with reason, then we shall be ruled by our passions.
He, Who Will Not Reason, Is a Bigot; He, Who Cannot, Is a Fool; and He, Who Dares Not, Is a Slave. -Sir William Drummond
There are some things I will not abide within my sight!
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