Are You Afraid Of Heights??
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
Torrington, Connecticut
March 1, 2016 8:39am CST
This is and was probbaly my biggest fear when I was a kid since at the age of 9 I fell from my grandmothers house porch wich was about 10 feet high and broke my arm. Now as an adult I can only enjoy a roller coaster but anything other than that I dislike.
Funny thing is that im in the Crane buisness so every soo often I have to get ontop of buildings with my rigging and logisitic crew to measure distances and calculate lifting weight at over 165 feet in height.
This morning one of my cranes had to put an AC Chiller ontop of a 176 feet building. We executed the job easily the only hard part for me was going on the roof top to indicate where the chillers were needed to be placed.
Are you afraid of heights?
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
1 Mar 16
I'm afraid of unsafe heights. As long as I feel completely fine and secure I don't mind how high up I am. I love the window seat of an airplane because I'm constantly looking at the scenery.
I used to jump of bridges and such, but gravity treats those of us with more mass harder with impacts, so I'm not as much of a fan of it as I used to be.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
1 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I've been paragliding when I was in my teens, and then at amusement parks doing the thing where you swing on the ropes, which is really high and overlooks the whole park. One year I went in a slingshot, where they fire you straight up. Those are fun.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
@OneOfMany yeah secured attractions are ok with me, I did the slingshot as well at six flags last year
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
I broke my fear once at lake george by diving off a cruise into the lake but Whenever im really high and dont feel secure I get nervous
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
1 Mar 16
I wouldn't say I'm afraid but I don't care to be up to high. I'm only 4 foot 10 inches so anything over that is high to me lol.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
@fishtiger58 lmao That has to be a joke jejeje
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
1 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I thought so lol. My husband is 6 foot 2 inches so when he picks me up I get nosebleeds, you know thinner air up there lol.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
1 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX No,I do not think I am.But then such occasions do not occur for me.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
I see, have you ever been on a roller coaster?
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
1 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX No, never.For one thing roller coasters were not common here.Now that I am older
I am not interested in riding a roller coaster.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
@silvermist I guess they arent for everyone lol
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@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
1 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I wonder if those two phobias are in some sort associates one to the other.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
Wow I am too, I hate tight spaces or small rooms full of people as well
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
@LadyDuck They make a hell of a combination, I can tell you that lol
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
1 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX you are always welcome.How are the family doing there
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
2 Mar 16
@amadeo everyone is good thank god, kids getting bigger everyday lol
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@AnanthuVs (394)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
1 Mar 16
Im afraid of both speed and heights
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
@AnanthuVs I understand, my wife is like that, she drives super slow lol
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
I actually enjoy speed and speeding but only when its safe to do so
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@AnanthuVs (394)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
1 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX Im enjoy driving but im afraid of overspeed
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
same here! Thanks for the feedback!
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Mar 16
I didn't know you dealt with cranes! I was never ever afraid of heights until my adulthood. We used to go hiking a lot in my mid 20s - and it was then I realized that I was actually afraid. We climbed around this big rounded rock which was quite high - and all of a sudden I froze. This fear came on to me suddenly and I could imagine the worst. I worked through it and survived of course, but I didn't like that overwhelming feeling of feeling of not being able to move out of fear. I used to love rollercoasters - and I can still go on them, but I don't get excited about them like I used to. Maybe this old age stuff has made me too sensible about things 
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
2 Mar 16
Funny thing is my fear of heights just got worst as I get older, its like an episode of 1,000 ways to die for me everytime lol
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX 
Yah, it would be a horrid way to die!!! 
Sometimes I have nightmares about it - thank goodness they are only nightmares!
Yah, it would be a horrid way to die!!! Sometimes I have nightmares about it - thank goodness they are only nightmares! 
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
15 Dec 16
Lol this is the first time I hear of this, what if the building has 20 floors??
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
eww snakes are a big no for me, actually any reptile, we have lots of lizards here and they make me feel itchy just looking at them lol
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Mar 16
In the crane business and afraid of heights..that's funny. I don't like heights, but I don't climb on top of buildings either.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I give you credit for doing that job!
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
Yeah the irony, I hate heights but work at very high distances
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
@AbbyGreenhill thanks, it wasnt easy but work is work lol
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
1 Mar 16
I used to. Then I did bungee jump and is all ok
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
1 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX it was a 21st birthday present, just got it done lol! Then I was fine. It's the fear of falling that's scary, but once you fall and nothing happened. You can then deal with it just fine :)
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
Ohhhh you have some guts lol Im scared to even bungee jump
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
1 Mar 16
I'm not actually afraid of heights but I do feel a little sense of vertigo if I'm on a balcony or something that is high up. I can't imagine having to work at a job (like you do) and being afraid of heights. Was your heart pounding when you had to go on the roof?
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
Yeah my heart was racing and my palms were sweaty but hey work is work and I need to make a living
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
1 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX you need to bring home the bacon!!!
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
@Marilynda1225 Lol exactly and fry it too jejeje
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 Mar 16
Same here, especially when you look down and feel your hairs rise
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
15 Dec 16
Thats very sad, it probably did traumatize you till this day
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@kevin1877uk (36987)
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2 Mar 16
Sooner you then me on that one, I'd rather have my feet on the ground.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
2 Mar 16
Its very common and some are more tolerable than others, flying doesnt bother me but heights where I am moving and seeing the actual height makes me queezy
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
2 Mar 16
Lol then your on the same boat as us all , afraid of falling out of the sky jejeje
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
4 Mar 16
@T_gray I understand lol
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@T_gray (7772)
• Salina, Kansas
3 Mar 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX yeah it was terrifying, anything involving heights, I can't do
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18039)
• Torrington, Connecticut
15 Dec 16
I dont like heights but I do enjoy rollercoasters alot
