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Anything over too ft is two high
I thought youād reply too that, it was two tempting. Iām guilty of the same to though
I remember my first jump into the cold, green waters of Holcombe Quarry. Running towards the edge of the drop, heart thumping and adrenaline flowing, thinking āovercome the fearā. It was a weird conflict of thought and emotion.
Brain says, āDanger! Danger!ā.
Ego says, āFuck it!ā
The lowest drop there was about 25ā, with the highest being almost twice that. A great way to spend a hot summer day with like-minded mates.
My fear of heights is odd. Iām not too bad a few metres up a ladder, just a bit nervous of the pain that would ensue - reasonably rational, but with some unnecessary fear. A bit higher than that and Iām actually OK - I used to have a roof terrace that was well over 10m, a likely death fall height, and I could happily lean over that and quite enjoy it.
But at serious heights over 100m (such as the Petronas Towers a few years ago), looking down can strike a deep fear, which almost makes me freeze. Even though death is just as certain, the prospect of having a fair time to consider it seems to freak me out.
Not a picture but a short film from 1962 about the building of the UKās bypasses.
The good old days before health and safety was invented.
When H&S = a flat cap
There are still far too many good people killed and injured at work because suitable control measures are not used (harnesses, lifelines etc) when working at height.
You wouldnāt be joking about it if it was a friend or relative of yours, would you?
I assumed that was implicit based on what Iād said.
Obviously not.
Yeah sorryā¦Itās one subject i feel very strongly about
high horses r usā¦
The comment was tongue-in-cheek.
Although, at times, I do think that the pendulum has swung too far.
HSE stats say otherwiseā¦
Iām sympathetic. A mate of mine - a tiler and one of the most friendly, decent people I know - was persuaded to work on a job with half-finished scaffolding. He stepped back instinctively at one point and went off the end. So much of him was broken that they didnāt think heād live. Heās made a remarkable recovery, indeed heās back working on roofs. Heāll never be quite the same again though.
VB
I understand that weāre a great deal better at safety now, but folks might be surprised about the workplace impact on health.
VB
Yep, the current big push from the HSE is occupational disease - far too many folk have their lives shortened by shit they breath in at work over a long periodā¦
I think it should still go further. Sure it might feel a bit nanny state, snowflake or whatever disparaging term one fancies, but it seems reasonable that people should be entitled to a long and healthy life. A reduction in productivity (=ownerās profit) seems a fair price IMO.