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Sometimes, these videos of people exploring abandoned places are interesting.

 
I'm jealous.

 
Great video, Millrat. I've seen that. I posted a tower climbing video like a year ago, pretty sure it's this one:



Even with the safety gear, this would be absolutely terrifying for most. Impossible for me!
 
I’m okay in a harness to a point. They really are secure. And I guess the “hug” effect is somewhat comforting.
What is very uncomfortable is a bucket truck/man lift. I guess it’s just the openness of it all. I remember when I changed out the parking lot lamps to LED. Horrible feeling of not being in control.
Water tanks are fine. I worked atop one at Yosemite.
 
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I’m okay in a harness to a point. They really are secure. And I guess the “hug” effect is somewhat comforting.
What is very uncomfortable is a bucket truck/man lift. I guess it’s just the openness of it all. I remember when I changed out the parking lot lamps to LED. Horrible feeling of not being in control.
Water tanks are fine. I worked atop one at Yosemite.
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You have my respect! I could never do it. I watch these videos the way people watch slasher movies: thrills and fear at a safe remove.
 
WAB said:
Great video, Millrat. I've seen that. I posted a tower climbing video like a year ago, pretty sure it's this one:



Even with the safety gear, this would be absolutely terrifying for most. Impossible for me!
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I can’t stop watching his videos. The production from BBC, his voice and cadence, sense of humour, it’s just so entertaining.

Ya, I worked from heights in harnesses, swing-stages even untied when I was young and stupid, but that free climbing at the top is next level.
 
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Even with the safety gear, this would be absolutely terrifying for most. Impossible for me!
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I have a hard time watching this kind of video, since I have a real fear of heights. But ... here's another interesting one:

 
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I enjoy the WW2 videos and I found a channel that posted the memoirs of Japanese officers, using text to speech software. It was interesting to see the view of the other side. The problem is, there's a small number of memoirs and fewer that are translated. The last video I saw was about a captured officer who was held on a US aircraft carrier. Very unlikely. The officer was describing the luxuries American sailors enjoyed, including daily mail delivered by helicopter. I had to take that channel off my list. AI is an unreliable narrator.
 
More on the height thing. These people were amazing. Not a cable or harness or safety device in sight. I can only assume these guys didn't drink on the job! And I damn well hope they were well paid, but probably not.

 
I've been following a YouTube series of videos from a pair of sisters who escaped North Korea and have been documenting their visit to America. Their latest entry is something that hits close to home for me...they took a Waymo back to their hotel in Austin. It's always fun (for me) watching the reactions of people from their first ride in the autonomous vehicles I've been working with for years, but this was on another level.

 
Look up Coffee Twins Mad TV. A quirky one-off skit that I've watched a half dozen times or so. Terrific setup and the two comediennes (Arden Myrin, Crista Flanagan) knock it out of the park.
 
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