tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076749898853972198.post4414168834310901265..comments2024-03-08T20:52:44.759-08:00Comments on In Search of a Title: Acrophobic?Graciewildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076749898853972198.post-47894090111854470562012-08-12T10:23:31.222-07:002012-08-12T10:23:31.222-07:00I always say I'm not afraid of heights, but I ...I always say I'm not afraid of heights, but I definitely experience some pretty profound anxiety if I am up high enough even when I know that it is in a relatively safe and stable structure. And don't even get me started about having the kids in those viewing tower situations, etc. Ugh. ;)Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076749898853972198.post-53116343771732324612012-07-28T20:12:36.448-07:002012-07-28T20:12:36.448-07:00Yes, but it might be fun! ;-)Yes, but it might be fun! ;-)Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076749898853972198.post-86440378607945469752012-07-28T18:40:27.277-07:002012-07-28T18:40:27.277-07:00JT you are very brave. I would say you have over...JT you are very brave. I would say you have overcome your fear of heights. No further proof needed!Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07773292432856113973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076749898853972198.post-12513332996110352762012-07-27T11:40:36.669-07:002012-07-27T11:40:36.669-07:00The photo I didn't include b/c I can't fin...The photo I didn't include b/c I can't find it is the one of me on the fire department ladder 175 feet about the school yard. It was a demo from the fire department and they needed a volunteer. SCARY! No tether, no nothing - up that ladder and if you fall you are going to go splat right in front of 500 kids. I adopted your strategy - looking straight ahead, never down, breathing deeply, and taking it one step at a time - entirely focused on the ladder and NOTHING else. Worked but I would recommend that they not do that again - not without some kind of a tether....Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076749898853972198.post-78543515244247212322012-07-27T10:43:25.559-07:002012-07-27T10:43:25.559-07:00I get acrophobic looking down from the roof of a t...I get acrophobic looking down from the roof of a two-story structure, but have found that the work removes the fear-it's just about being able to focus on something that overshadows the acrophobia. Otherwise, I highly doubt that I would care to repeat any of the steps you took, in taking those pictures, unless they need some roof work done on the Empire State Building. What's the pay scale? Is there overtime available?Mark O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295762252612104201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076749898853972198.post-79712480758998083812012-07-26T17:28:48.522-07:002012-07-26T17:28:48.522-07:00Wow! You really were brave up there, JT. I'm g...Wow! You really were brave up there, JT. I'm glad we did that, I really enjoyed it. I should have gone on the roller coaster, but was feeling the need to get away from that carny atmosphere. It always creeps me out, the press of humanity, the crass way they handle you, the very humanity of the place....Matt O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01470990398642346416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076749898853972198.post-32457916427297803212012-07-26T11:58:57.660-07:002012-07-26T11:58:57.660-07:00When us kids were little, my parents would take us...When us kids were little, my parents would take us to POP (Pacific Ocean Park) and we would ride the rides and have a blast. I always wondered whatever happened to it. It wasn't until just recently that I realized that POP was the amusement park on the Santa Monica Pier!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917139752555698353noreply@blogger.com