Do you have a head for heights?

[Bryan]

If not do not watch this film clip.

http://www.liveleak.com/mp53/player.swf ... %26embed=1

[giner]

Why? WHY on God's good earth would someone take a job like this? That's 'Depends' territory, right there.

[mr B]

nar ...theyve got their hard hats on, check theres guys, repainting Deepdale viaduct on the old Stainmore route ....

maybee we could start a few pages on the BIG HILL ? as 51H crews alled it or to West Auckland men it was the Wild West ...

mr B

[third-rail]

thought they would have to be tethered on a fixed line rather than hookup only when taking a breather

[giner]

I did a search but couldn't find them, but I'm sure someone quite a while ago posted some photos of blokes high up in the roof of Kings Cross doing some painting, and they were only stood on single scaffold planks without safety aids of any kind. Pre-H&S days obviously.

[mr B]

giner, I remember that, was it " some body has to do it?"

mr B

[52D]

A sobering thought that video. I am rescue co ordinator on a job next week i only have to ensure a crew get a papier mache cow and a grand piano into a Thameside apartment seventh floor but the form filling, risk assesments and method statements required are incredible. Probably have spent much more time on the planning than the doing.