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I suffer from open-space vertigo pretty badly, by which I mean that being in high buildings is ok as long as there's a barrier somewhat taller than me in my way. Somewhere like Beachy Head is a nightmare. It's not just my own life I fear for; I am regularly chastised by my family for overreacting if any of them go within 20 metres of even the most innocuous drop.
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That's "walking across the George Washington Bridge" scratched from the activity list then.
Though you should be able to manage the Brooklyn Bridge, which has a metre high barrier, but even more importantly (to me, at least) has the walkway in the centre, rather than on the edge.
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Better than I used to be (I've walked across the GWB), but have always struggled somewhat with heights. I vetoed a potential flat with floor to ceiling windows because it gave me the willies. Though I'm completely fine with things like leaning over the edge of subway platforms, which my family finds distressing (as they should, it is a dumb habit).
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View PostThough you should be able to manage the Brooklyn Bridge, which has a metre high barrier, but even more importantly (to me, at least) has the walkway in the centre, rather than on the edge.
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I wanted to walk across the BB but couldn't, because my main panic trigger is being unable to quickly escape/ remove myself from the situation, whether it's a bridge, tunnel, stationary vehicle, locked cupboard, etc. Being in the middle of a longish bridge makes me very uneasy, once I've drawn reasonably close to the end I'm OK.Last edited by MsD; 05-08-2019, 16:09. Reason: One is not in the habit of frequenting mobile branches of WHSmith.
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Originally posted by WOM View Post
They've thought of that. Check out all the stabilizer 'jacks' on the four corners.
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I thought that you had a better sense of the culture of the NYPD
The van isn't always used with these things (they have several)
And "crowd control" isn't the real purpose. The central purpose of the contraption is to provide them with a better vantage point from which they can capture video, audio and photos that can be used against the people they are surveilling.Last edited by ursus arctos; 06-08-2019, 13:09.
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The aptly named Michael Buerk.
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/micha...money-11778620
Better to die and not only decrease the surplus population, but also reduce the burden on the NHS.
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