Fear of heights shouldn't be a phobia.

[Andy Capp]

It shouldn't be classed as an irrational fear, but everyone is scared of heights.

I have no significant fear of heights that I am aware of.

 

[Andy Capp]

My high school physic teacher said it's not the speed or height you're falling from, it's the rate of slowing down to the stop that counts, eg soft snow surface vs concrete.

Or airbag vs steering wheel.

 

[sherdogwantedtonamemekiki]

I used to work with a guy that would shake and get scared whenever he had to get on a ladder. Even a four foot ladder. His whole cognitive ability went out the window too. Once he had to change out an angle stop in a restroom he had to climb a ladder to shut off the valves. He only closed the valve like 1/8th of the way. He then proceeded to remove the angle stop and flooded the bathrooms and one of our ballrooms out. He called me frantically and I had to simply climb the ladder and shut the valve off.

Plumber?

 

[revoltub]

The average salary for guys who do this is 40,000. Definitely should get paid a lot more. Fuck that

 

[sherdogwantedtonamemekiki]

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That is one of the most amazing documentaries I've ever watched. It's sad that he free climbes though. It's like he's got a death wish like his father. Or he's an adrenaline junkie, which still isn't great either.

 

[Milgrim]

What about a fear of widths?

Waiting for the rest of the fat joke ...

 

[sherdogwantedtonamemekiki]

I’m the same. Anything associated with deep sea really creeps me out. Picture of the titanic etc make my skin crawl. Even rusted out old ships that are on a beach, creep me out.

I fucking hate these things too.

I bet you deep see megalithic structures, like pyramids, really fuck you up too, don't they?

 

[Andy Capp]

ITT TS asks, why is such and such so and so, then when told why such and such is so and so says, well you're wrong because I just think so based on nothing at all, so there.

 

[Andy Capp]

Waiting for the rest of the fat joke ...

You have to allow time for it all to pass.

 

[mb23100]

Plumber?

He was a refrigeration guy. We work in a big resort so sometimes we get stuck doing other stuff especially on the back shift.

 

[sherdogwantedtonamemekiki]

He was a refrigeration guy. We work in a big resort so sometimes we get stuck doing other stuff especially on the back shift.

Stationary engineer?

 

[revoltub]

ITT TS asks, why is such and such so and so, then when told why such and such is so and so says, well you're wrong because I just think so based on nothing at all, so there.

Or maybe you're just wrong

 

[mb23100]

Stationary engineer?

Yep

 

[HaulParris]

Can't have a thread about heights without mentioning Rogan and Carwin

 

[revoltub]

Can't have a thread about heights without mentioning Rogan and Carwin

Carwin must be afraid of heights. Got shorter just to get away from it

 

[Henry Swanson]

I bet you deep see megalithic structures, like pyramids, really fuck you up too, don't they?

 

[Andy Capp]

Or maybe you're just wrong

Could be, except there's no evidence for that.

 

[revoltub]

Could be, except there's no evidence for that.

Theres plenty of evidence of people being afraid of heights. Like mostly everyone.

 

[Sycho Sid]

I have an irrational fear of heights. Even step ladders freak me out, and I lose all cognitive ability on a ladder.

 

[William Huggins]

What about a fear of widths?

It's called fear of girth.........