And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
My old journeyman (WW2 vet, about 60 when I worked for him) had a wooden extension ladder. I was scared to death to climb it. First time, I was creeping up it, when he hollered at me to come down. He RAN up that thing, with it bouncing all over the wall, then zipped down it. Looked at me and said, "You have to trust your equipment. There is no reason to fear this if you maintain it." I learned how to maintain it. It was a heavy beast, but no chance of electrocution when using it. I learned to trust it.
I read that the crowning spire atop the Chrysler was built inside and very few people knew it existed. The panel was removed and suddenly this thing began growing upwards while the public below said, "Well... holy shit." Wit the spire in place the Chrysler was the tallest building in the world until the Empire State building beat it a couple of years later.
Painted high billboards in my 20's, 50-60Ft. up in the air. Now as an old Koot, I stay on the ground.
ReplyDeleteThe colorization is off.. everyone knows black ironworkers built this country.
ReplyDeleteMy old journeyman (WW2 vet, about 60 when I worked for him) had a wooden extension ladder. I was scared to death to climb it. First time, I was creeping up it, when he hollered at me to come down. He RAN up that thing, with it bouncing all over the wall, then zipped down it. Looked at me and said, "You have to trust your equipment. There is no reason to fear this if you maintain it." I learned how to maintain it. It was a heavy beast, but no chance of electrocution when using it. I learned to trust it.
ReplyDeleteAt least that isn't lashed bamboo scaffolding.
In days of old when men were bold and the sheep were scared shitless
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely impossible for me. Gives me the willies just looking at the vid.
ReplyDeleteThat's the Chrysler Building in NFYC, built in the late 20's, early 30's. OSHA has created an ocean of sissy's.
ReplyDeleteI read that the crowning spire atop the Chrysler was built inside and very few people knew it existed. The panel was removed and suddenly this thing began growing upwards while the public below said, "Well... holy shit." Wit the spire in place the Chrysler was the tallest building in the world until the Empire State building beat it a couple of years later.
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