They're replacing the windows in the skyscraper across the street.

**Rain Man** · 04:21 PM

This leads me to several observations.

1. Golly, what a boring job that would be. Pull out the window, clean out the gunk, put in a window, caulk, move on to the next window. This building appears to have 21 windows on each side of the building, and is 30 stories tall. That equates to about 2,520 windows.

2. It might get more interesting when you're standing in the opening on the 28th floor.

3. I hope they don't run out of money. Right now, they've got plywood over a couple dozen windows.

4. I wonder how much that costs?

5. The rumor mill says that they're turning the building into apartments, from its old use as offices. There'd have to be a lot of plumbing work involved in doing that.

6. The top two floors were a restaurant/conference center with all windows. That'd be a rockin' penthouse. Each floor is maybe 20,000 square feet.

7. It'd be cool to see it inside while it's all gutted.

8. Whoa. There's one dude who's working on the outside of a window, and he's got one of those little small cherry pickers. He's got it stretched out horizontally so he can walk outside (five floors up) and do his work. I can see the thing bounce as he moves. Ugh.

That's all. Don't mind me.

KCWolfman · 03-15-2005, 04:26 PM

Sounds pretty cool to me.

As a kid, I always wanted to be a window washer on a seated platform about 40 stories up.

JimNasium · 03-15-2005, 04:27 PM

30 stories = skyscraper?

**Nzoner** · 03-15-2005, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by KCWolfman

Sounds pretty cool to me.

As a kid, I always wanted to be a window washer on a seated platform about 40 stories up.

As a kid I liked getting high,just not in that sense.

tyton75 · 03-15-2005, 04:36 PM

Get back to work.. if you are able to daydream about their jobs sucking.. maybe yours does too..

you know.. those in glass houses... (i made a funny)

**CosmicPal** · 03-15-2005, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JimNasium

30 stories = skyscraper?

When you're already a mile high, it is.

**Skip Towne** · 03-15-2005, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JimNasium

30 stories = skyscraper?

30 stories = 300 feet. That counts in my book.

**CosmicPal** · 03-15-2005, 04:40 PM

I would NOT want to be a window washer in Colorado. Damn. With these unsuspecting wind shears we have that will pop out of nowhere- the last place I'd want to be is 20 stories up hanging by a rope.

I heard this story about some guy who took off from Lookout Mountain in a hang glider only to catch one of those wind shears and he was lifted 20,000 feet up before he was brought back down again out over by DIA. So, being a window washer in Denver must pay pretty good money.

JimNasium · 03-15-2005, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip Towne

30 stories = 300 feet. That counts in my book.

You are correct and that really pisses me off.

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/site/faq/#2

seclark · 03-15-2005, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KCWolfman

Sounds pretty cool to me.

As a kid, I always wanted to be a window washer on a seated platform about 40 stories up.

i work up high pretty frequently...not 40 stories though. never been up over 175' to work. it's a rush, that's for sure.

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KCWolfman · 03-15-2005, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner 338

As a kid I liked getting high,just not in that sense.

LOL

03-15-2005, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tyton75

Get back to work.. if you are able to daydream about their jobs sucking.. maybe yours does too..

you know.. those in glass houses... (i made a funny)

You make fun of Roger for being unfunny?

Spicy McHaggis · 03-15-2005, 05:40 PM

I couldn't do that. Heights aren't my thing. Heights and sharks. God I hate sharks.

**Rain Man** · 03-15-2005, 05:41 PM

It's a good thing for you that the ocean's at sea level.

03-15-2005, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Spicy McHaggis

God I hate sharks.

Then why do you live in Kansas?

03-15-2005, 03:59 PM
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