we're on the 28th floor of the John Hancock building in Boston. I realize that's not super duper high or anything and honestly you forget about it after awhile anyway.

Well the other day someone's outside window shattered leaving nothing but air between you and 28 stories. Holy f'n crap. I seriously couldn't walk even towards that end of the building without getting sweaty palms and lightheaded. I'm so afraid of heights...

the sickest thing is that some dude (building maintenence) strapped himself in and was in there literally leaning out the window pulling the broken pieces in. I would have a heart attack if I had to do that.

anyway no real point just crazy shyte.

for reference. just took this with my camera phone....

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omg, did you lay flat on the floor to do that? I am sometimes not afraid of heights then when it hits me I'm usually up in a tree or on a mountain or some stupid shit and I get a cumulative case of the willies.

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I think that's a different window Eruu, see the reflection?

I'm not too fond of heights myself. I've got some limbs high up in an oak tree that are interfering with some of my best satellite channels (ESPNHD for one :angry: ) and I have to decide whether to sack up and get up there with an extension ladder and pole saw or call a tree surgeon. I bought a tree harness to try to make the job safer, not that I know how to use it or anything. To complicate matters it overhangs my neighbor's yard, and more specifically, his tool shed, so I'm worried I'll put a huge dent in his shed in addition to the worry that I will fall 25 feet to my death :laughing:

Actually, I'm not sure how high it is, it looks closer to +30 feet. Bah, what do I know.

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O_O

If it were interfering with my ESPNHD, I'd probably burn the whole fucking tree down.

No one takes my ESPN!

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Yeah I hear ya. I'm actually considering just ditching Dish Network and getting HD cable service from Comcast instead because a) they f'd up the installation badly for me to even have this problem, which they won't correct themselves and b) the box they gave me for the living room sucks. Unfortunately, the contract cancellation fee is huge, so I'm on the fence. I think I can justify it by not having to pay a tree surgeon or crawl up a big ladder and risk life and limb though.

/end hijack :P

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Yeah, heights suck! That's part of the reason I hate fucking flying! My flight is at about 7pm, and I'm already nervous!

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that's a pic from a window across the hall. No way in hell I get that close to an open one.

I have another related story. one morning last year I came in and a couple people were gathered around a window looking down at the parking garage (you can't see it above but it's about 5-6 stories like those buildings on the right)

So I go over to see what they're looking at and on the roof is a crazy/homeless guy standing on the edge with 5-6 cops/detectives all watching. I was like OMFG is he going to jump? Apparently that was his intent but he couldn't pull the trigger. Every couple minutes the main cop would inch real close to him (it' looked like he could grab him from where we were) and just as he got reaaaaal close the guy would run, and I mean run, 20-30 feet, on the edge, away from the cop.

so imagine on the roof of this building there was a wall about 4 ft high and on top maybe a 20in wide space to walk. This guy is running along this 6 stories up.

my heart was POUNDING and after a few minutes I couldn't watch anymore. I just did not want to see this guy die. In the end they managed to talk him down but they had to block off two streets (they set up inflatable pads to catch him) and the whole parking garage which serves downtown Boston. wow what a way to start your day.

view of Copley Sq from corner office.

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my rendition (sp?) of the jumper morning...

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Awesome! Good job. :wink:

Yeah, I'm not fond of heights either.

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