Late Monday Pondering #3
Skye
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Just up to the top of the tower where Target's corporate offices are in
Minneapolis. Don't even remember how many floors. I'm more the type of
person who aims to be at the top of a mountain than a building.
--Skye.
Sharon
then yes.
cheers
Sharon
Teresa Smeigh
Statue of Liberty come to mind.
Terri
Jeanie
structure?
>
> _____________________
there with my in-laws (at the time) and nothing could convince them that I
did not need to go up there. I am terrified of heights. The top floor is
the sky deck and is floor to ceiling windows all around all four sides, with
the elevator (which has a jet engine, BTW and can get you up to the top in
about a minute and a half -- nearly throws you to the floor) and a gift shop
in the center. I didn't want to get off the elevator, but they made me. I
stood with my back to the solid wall next to the elevator for a while, and
then realized it was much more comfortable for me if I sat down, so I slid
down the wall and sat on the floor. Let those other fools cavort around by
those windows of instant death....
Jeanie
Annette
Annette
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Nic
skyscraper. One year, when we were in the superbowl, my building had a
"Superbowl Pep Rally" in the penthouse on the very top floor. That was
filmed by the TV news camera, to be shown that night. It was fun to be that
high up, but that was in a more innocent time. I don't know how I'd feel if
I was working in a skycraper now.
Nic
Denis Barlow
and I've stood at the very top of the 90 metre ski jump tower in Oslo. I've
also been on the London Eye...do any of those count?
--
Denis
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Denis Barlow
Portland) the South West (Plymouth) The West of Scotland (Helensburgh and
Balloch) the Midlands (Mansfield) and the Home Counties (Letchworth). I'll
take Scotland any day.
Denis
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Cybe R. Wizard
in message <ynWK8.32938$155.1...@news2.west.cox.net>:
No, I mistrust man-made high up places. Gimme a tree or mountain anytime!
But I'd go up in the shuttle in a heartbeat!
Cybe R. Wizard
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TygerD
structure?
I've been on some wooden outdoor obsveration towers, they don't feel just
the safest in high winds.
TygerD
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Phil
Does the top of observation towers count?
Phil
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rmans_d...@gofc.com> writes
>Have you ever been to the top floor of a skyscraper or other tall structure?
When I was in America during 1984/5, I went up to the top observation
floor of the Empire State Building, and I also had lunch in the
restaurant near the top of one of the World Trade Centre towers.
Helen
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Ærchie
<the_boilerm...@gofc.com> wrote:
yes - the top of the Sydney tower - magnificent view - and totally
vertiginous!!!
Ærchie - with sweaty feet just thinking about it!
http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/archielims/
http://www.geocities.com/pigletsplace/
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste
good with ketchup."
Angela Lamb
Angela.
Carol Christoffersen
> Have you ever been to the top floor of a skyscraper or other tall structure?
I've climbed to the top of the Statue of Liberty.....those narrow stairs
darn near killed me, lol
Carol
Eva Bekker
und zu wissen:
>Have you ever been to the top floor of a skyscraper or other tall structure?
>
The highest I can think of was the St.Michaelis Church steple in
Hamburg - I loved the sight of the harbour from up there. But it's not
very high... My daughter was on Sears Tower in Chicago, and she keeps
telling me it's the highest building in the whole wide world :))
Peace
Eva
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Frank Calidonna
Frank
Jeanie
> high up, but that was in a more innocent time. I don't know how I'd feel
if
> I was working in a skycraper now.
>
> Nic
>
Jeanie
Lori
>
> _____________________
The top of the CN Tower, in Toronto, and the top of the Calgary Tower.
I love being up high.
Anyone ever been to the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
Lori
Jane
Certainly.
When you live in Toronto, it's almost obligatory to go to the top of
the CN Tower (tallest free standing structure in the world, although
it's not exactly a "building"). It's a good spot to take visitors on a
clear day, when you can see across the lake to Niagara Falls.
Jane
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. - Charlotte Whitton
Marty
work on the top floor of the tallest building in Salt Lake. :)
Marty
Marty
Liberty.
Those are enough. I don't really like being up above the 8th floor -- the
height to which most fire ladder trucks can reach.
Marty
Phil
wrote:
That certainly is some view. Have you been up Black Mountain Tower in
Canberra? Physically you don't travel all that far up but it is
accentuated by the tower being on a mountain range. An awesome view at
night. Can get cold and windy though. ;-0
Phil
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Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
and some days you're the statue.
Ærchie
Yes, I did that one as well - and you are right - it is a stupendous
view. My view was in the afternoon, not at night. There was snow on
the peaks on the other side of Canberra.
Ærchie
murphy
> Have you ever been to the top floor of a skyscraper or other tall structure?
>
....yes....i've been to the top of the CN Tower in Toronto - i think thats
the tallest there is?..could be wrong....someone will correct me, i'm
sure..<G>
murphy
murphy
tra...@worldcrossing.com (Lori) wrote:
> "Skye" <the_boilerm...@gofc.com> wrote in message
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> > Have you ever been to the top floor of a skyscraper or other tall structure?
> >
> > _____________________
>
> The top of the CN Tower, in Toronto, and the top of the Calgary Tower.
> I love being up high.
..oopse....fergot about the Calgary tower - done that one too...since my
son has just moved to calgary, i dont dobut i'll get to do it again..:)
>
> Anyone ever been to the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
..yes!!...in 1965....Paris was one of those places that - if you were
dropped into the middle of it blindfolded, and didnt know where you had
been dropped - when you opened your eyes, you would know it was Paris...
murphy
Spuddie
Mystery Machine, "Skye" <the_boilerm...@gofc.com> stocked the
back of the van with squid, root beer and duck gizzards, sagely
saying:
>Have you ever been to the top floor of a skyscraper or other tall structure?
A few times. I don't particularly like heights, so it's not something
that I would do on a regular basis unless I had to.
Cheryl
~~~A skunk is better company than a person who prides himself
on being "frank."~~~ (Robert Heinlein)
Alf
structure?
>
> Just up to the top of the tower where Target's corporate offices are in
> Minneapolis. Don't even remember how many floors. I'm more the type of
> person who aims to be at the top of a mountain than a building.
>
> --Skye.
>
>
side of the pond, the Calgary Tower, a great place for breakfast, and the
Vancouver Harbour Lookout.
Does other tall structures include mountains? If so, Helvellyn and Cat Bells
in the Lake District, and Sulphur Mountain and Whistlers Mountain in the
rockies, Ok we cheated with those 2 and took the cable car :-)
Next week we may tackle Ben Nevis, sshh Ann doesn't know that yet :-) and
the week after so more high spots in the Lake Distrct
Alf
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Annette
I have been on and to many, many, many high places.
An aeroplane is also a structure?:)))
Annette
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Phil
wrote:
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>>>>
>>>yes - the top of the Sydney tower - magnificent view - and totally
>>>vertiginous!!!
>>>
>>>Ærchie - with sweaty feet just thinking about it!
>>>http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/archielims/
>>>http://www.geocities.com/pigletsplace/
>>>"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste
>>>good with ketchup."
>>
>>That certainly is some view. Have you been up Black Mountain Tower in
>>Canberra? Physically you don't travel all that far up but it is
>>accentuated by the tower being on a mountain range. An awesome view at
>>night. Can get cold and windy though. ;-0
>>
>>
>>Phil
>
>Yes, I did that one as well - and you are right - it is a stupendous
>view. My view was in the afternoon, not at night. There was snow on
>the peaks on the other side of Canberra.
>
>Ærchie
>http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/archielims/
>http://www.geocities.com/pigletsplace/
>"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste
>good with ketchup."
That's one of the things I miss about not driving coaches anymore. I
used to get paid to go to places like that. :-)) Used to love the
trips to the Whitsundays.
Ærchie
<ph...@severnfamily.com.antispam> wrote:
>On Wed, 05 Jun 2002 18:22:18 +0800, Ærchie <arch...@pphotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>snip
>>>>>
>>>>yes - the top of the Sydney tower - magnificent view - and totally
>>>>vertiginous!!!
>>>>
>>>>Ærchie - with sweaty feet just thinking about it!
>>>>http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/archielims/
>>>>http://www.geocities.com/pigletsplace/
>>>>"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste
>>>>good with ketchup."
>>>
>>>That certainly is some view. Have you been up Black Mountain Tower in
>>>Canberra? Physically you don't travel all that far up but it is
>>>accentuated by the tower being on a mountain range. An awesome view at
>>>night. Can get cold and windy though. ;-0
>>>
>>>
>>>Phil
>>
>>Yes, I did that one as well - and you are right - it is a stupendous
>>view. My view was in the afternoon, not at night. There was snow on
>>the peaks on the other side of Canberra.
>>
>>Ærchie
>
>That's one of the things I miss about not driving coaches anymore. I
>used to get paid to go to places like that. :-)) Used to love the
>trips to the Whitsundays.
>
>
>Phil
My daughter spent a year at Airlie Beach - working at "Sumthin' Fishy"
on Shute Harbour Rd. She loved it.
Steve L Ferris
Me too. I've been to the Toronto and Calgary towers. Also Skylon at
Niagara falls.
Still got to do Eiffel tho.
steve
Katie
(murphy) writes:
>> Anyone ever been to the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
>
>..yes!!...in 1965....Paris was one of those places that - if you were
>dropped into the middle of it blindfolded, and didnt know where you had
>been dropped - when you opened your eyes, you would know it was Paris...
>
>
>murphy
>
Yes, in 1984. I agree, murphy, although all the people speaking French would
be a big clue!
Katie (non?)
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>From: "Jeanie" jea...@taureanmoon.com
>Date: 04/06/2002 04:54 GMT Daylight Time
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>> Have you ever been to the top floor of a skyscraper or other tall
>structure?
>>
>> _____________________
>there with my in-laws (at the time) and nothing could convince them that I
>did not need to go up there. I am terrified of heights. The top floor is
>the sky deck and is floor to ceiling windows all around all four sides, with
>the elevator (which has a jet engine, BTW and can get you up to the top in
>about a minute and a half -- nearly throws you to the floor) and a gift shop
>in the center. I didn't want to get off the elevator, but they made me. I
>stood with my back to the solid wall next to the elevator for a while, and
>then realized it was much more comfortable for me if I sat down, so I slid
>down the wall and sat on the floor. Let those other fools cavort around by
>those windows of instant death....
>
>Jeanie
That's EXACTLY how I feel Jeanie--I would not go even INTO an office that had
those windows in it--if they even had a foot-wide mahogany rail round at just
above waist height would be a sight easier to cope with
yes'm
carlie
http://www.gyrefire.com
(personal-non-commercial)
was it a year or lives ago we
caught the summer flying low, eh!
hannah savannah at the pianah
>Date: 04/06/2002 04:56 GMT Daylight Time
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>I've been on the observation deck at the top of the NatWest tower in London
>and I've stood at the very top of the 90 metre ski jump tower in Oslo. I've
>also been on the London Eye...do any of those count?
we need you in the paras Denis
>
>--
>Denis
>
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>Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of
>
>"Skye" <the_boilerm...@gofc.com> wrote in message
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>> Have you ever been to the top floor of a skyscraper or other tall
>structure?
>>
>> _____________________
>> Just up to the top of the tower where Target's corporate offices are in
>> Minneapolis. Don't even remember how many floors. I'm more the type of
>> person who aims to be at the top of a mountain than a building.
>>
>> --Skye.
>>
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TygerD
And yet you think nothing of sailing all the seas and oceans with, (in
places over a mile to the bottom) nothing but a few steel plates between
you? :)
TygerD
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hannah savannah at the pianah
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My lovely wife Pamela has--I stayed behind at the bistro beside the hotel:)
>
>Lori
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Katie
>>news:<ynWK8.32938$155.1...@news2.west.cox.net>...
>>> Have you ever been to the top floor of a skyscraper or other tall
>>structure?
>>>
>>> _____________________
>>
>>The top of the CN Tower, in Toronto, and the top of the Calgary Tower.
>>I love being up high.
>>
>>Anyone ever been to the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
>
>
I have. April of 1984. Breathtaking! (and very scary!)
Katie
Lori
> >Subject: Re: Late Monday Pondering #3
> >From: tra...@worldcrossing.com (Lori)
> >Date: 05/06/2002 04:13 GMT Daylight Time
> >Message-id: <2b4e6114.02060...@posting.google.com>
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> >"Skye" <the_boilerm...@gofc.com> wrote in message
> >news:<ynWK8.32938$155.1...@news2.west.cox.net>...
> >> Have you ever been to the top floor of a skyscraper or other tall
> structure?
> >>
> >> _____________________
> >
> >The top of the CN Tower, in Toronto, and the top of the Calgary Tower.
> >I love being up high.
> >
> >Anyone ever been to the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
>
> My lovely wife Pamela has--I stayed behind at the bistro beside the hotel:)
>
How come you didn't go to see it?
Lori
hannah savannah at the pianah
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Because I was at the bistro beside the hotel--working on my Hemingwayan novel