tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post5400315459704415183..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: BELOW!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-14070963097459093442012-10-05T06:51:06.180-07:002012-10-05T06:51:06.180-07:00"9/10ths up a 200 foot cliff..." Yes. I ..."9/10ths up a 200 foot cliff..." Yes. I know that situation well. With me it was the first pitch of Agag's Groove in Glencoe. 90ft up and every time I tried to place a runner it fell out. Sweaty palms, etc. Rock climbing is definitely one of those things one should give up if one has an inkling that one is no good at it.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1200291794700460272012-10-05T01:59:52.293-07:002012-10-05T01:59:52.293-07:00Yes - it was 9/10ths up a 200 foot cliff when I h...Yes - it was 9/10ths up a 200 foot cliff when I had one of my potentially life-changing moments as well. I expect we both had the same weight to strength ratio in those days (I don't know how young you are, but you have to be younger than me) that made exploits like that so tempting.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-194960609239860312012-10-05T01:57:16.085-07:002012-10-05T01:57:16.085-07:00Same effect as when I post up a picture of myself?...Same effect as when I post up a picture of myself?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84212400786260913072012-10-05T01:56:29.975-07:002012-10-05T01:56:29.975-07:00Come back! I didn't mean it! (and half the tr...Come back! I didn't mean it! (and half the traffic to my blog comes via yours).Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-73919467141071346142012-10-05T01:55:09.810-07:002012-10-05T01:55:09.810-07:00I know what you mean about French Builders - they ...I know what you mean about French Builders - they are almost as bad as Cornish ones. The only trouble with British scaffolding are the British scaffolders - you don't have to be a psychopath to be a scaffolder, but it seems to help.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-4702358366192882552012-10-05T01:18:36.055-07:002012-10-05T01:18:36.055-07:00well dont get snippy with me mister when I have al...well dont get snippy with me mister when I have already explained why I have to do what I do......<br />(turns on heels and swishes away)John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11146431513979400652012-10-05T00:17:05.144-07:002012-10-05T00:17:05.144-07:00I am afraid of heights. It didn't stop me rock...I am afraid of heights. It didn't stop me rock climbing though. I did have one or two terrifying experiences and I don't do it these days. Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-41847939178334728972012-10-04T23:58:24.078-07:002012-10-04T23:58:24.078-07:00Just reading about your exploits makes my legs all...Just reading about your exploits makes my legs all wobbly...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12238889410875864472012-10-04T18:58:37.035-07:002012-10-04T18:58:37.035-07:00They were using cripple boards in France in my tim...They were using cripple boards in France in my time...and not just in out of the way rural areas!<br />My Turkish builder (in France..never touch the artisan francais with a bargepole) was delighted with our British tubular scaffolding and joints and borrowed them many a time for his own business.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-13134725637386568012012-10-04T15:16:25.007-07:002012-10-04T15:16:25.007-07:00Don't get into a hissy fit with me, and don...Don't get into a hissy fit with me, and don't try to terrify me by threatening to flounce off and never comment again, please.<br /><br />Just hit the right button like everyone else can and behave yourself.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30225596818835799102012-10-04T15:12:54.635-07:002012-10-04T15:12:54.635-07:00Yes, I remember that when you posted it. The racis...Yes, I remember that when you posted it. The racist joke about length of dicks, conveniently told by a black worker, and people throwing themselves off buildings or just stabbing themselves in the neck (I didn't actually watch the clip again). I don't really see what it's got to do with a fear of heights though - it's easy to be 'brave' when you go completely mad. Many medals have been posthumously awarded to people who have cracked on the front line.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-19648341537911100862012-10-04T15:07:40.361-07:002012-10-04T15:07:40.361-07:00I have told you before.... blogger often does not ...I have told you before.... blogger often does not let me post a comment unless i press the "reply" button<br />if you prefer thomas,I wont comment at all....John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91126345895351478982012-10-04T14:26:51.589-07:002012-10-04T14:26:51.589-07:00Sorry Donna, but John keeps hitting the 'reply...Sorry Donna, but John keeps hitting the 'reply' button without reason. Having got a reply function on his own site, he is so keen on using it that he does it on everyone else's for no reason.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59675886071739742742012-10-04T14:24:42.445-07:002012-10-04T14:24:42.445-07:00It's going down that would bother me more.It's going down that would bother me more.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62096840019822111682012-10-04T14:15:19.868-07:002012-10-04T14:15:19.868-07:00Up what?Up what?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74452803855725567642012-10-04T14:14:41.353-07:002012-10-04T14:14:41.353-07:008 feet would be enough, but not enough for a chick...8 feet would be enough, but not enough for a chicken.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48446012258926898032012-10-04T14:13:12.784-07:002012-10-04T14:13:12.784-07:00Same with everyone who gets older. It might be to...Same with everyone who gets older. It might be to do with a sense of mortality, couple with a deteriorating sense of balance.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79785180623211564072012-10-04T12:10:43.215-07:002012-10-04T12:10:43.215-07:00Did you mean that you were a heap before you read ...Did you mean that you were a heap before you read this and now you tremble?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-4290817087339134052012-10-04T12:09:50.152-07:002012-10-04T12:09:50.152-07:00Good one.Good one.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69375577915522842372012-10-04T12:01:19.503-07:002012-10-04T12:01:19.503-07:00My hand is up, but I can't bear to look at it....My hand is up, but I can't bear to look at it. It's too high.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90593654198727538642012-10-04T08:28:18.986-07:002012-10-04T08:28:18.986-07:00ps
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http://disasterfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07...ps<br />see<br /><br />http://disasterfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/the-happening-construction-workers.htmlJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22776337998401824732012-10-04T08:19:24.254-07:002012-10-04T08:19:24.254-07:00too many of my former patients in spinal injuries ...too many of my former patients in spinal injuries were falls...or jumps...from high places... invarably people land on their feet...break both ankles (badly) then shatter their lower spine completely as the shock is trasmitted through the body<br /><br />you wouldn't and couldnt get me to climb up a ladder higher than 8 feet!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81863072002650258892012-10-04T06:46:41.913-07:002012-10-04T06:46:41.913-07:00Good Lord Tom, what a great post.Could see you up ...Good Lord Tom, what a great post.Could see you up there each step of the way. And the bloke who fell four stories. How do they get the courage to get out of bed each morning after a trail (still not over) like that? I'll not complian about my wee aches all day today I promise.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-61051994095640287372012-10-04T06:24:50.363-07:002012-10-04T06:24:50.363-07:00As i've aged, i've become more leary. It t...As i've aged, i've become more leary. It took me awhile to work out that i'm not afraid of heights so much but rather i've much less confidence in my ability to balance myself and keep from falling. megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28372939236497141322012-10-04T04:10:32.414-07:002012-10-04T04:10:32.414-07:00I was afraid of heights before I read this Tom. ...I was afraid of heights before I read this Tom. Now I am a trembling heap.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com