![]() ![]() October 20, - You may have height induced vertigo and the site merely threw your balance way off. A building that high has to have some serious reinforcement, and you have to figure in how it will be affected by wind and storms. Whoever built the first skyscraper must have been pretty ambitious and brave. My husband made me go out on the deck at the top, and as soon as I stepped out, I had to put my back to the wall and slide down to a sitting position. I panicked and had to crawl the rest of the way up to rest on a flat landing. I had a bad experience at the top of a lighthouse that has scarred me.Īs I neared the top of the stairs inside, I peeked out the window and saw how high I was. Most likely, I will never visit a skyscraper. October 21, – The Empire State Building sounds like my kind of skyscraper! I hate looking down from up high, and it would be great to feel protected from the possibility of getting an accidental glance. Skyscraper construction is a good way to solve congestion issues and provide more office space. There is only so much land space available, so at some point, you have to start making use of the sky. There are so many people living and working there that they have nowhere to build but up! It's no wonder that the big cities like New York have several skyscrapers. There is always the chance of another terrorist attack, and if you are that high in the air, you are vulnerable. I will never feel secure in a building that tall. I have not entered a skyscraper since I saw the footage of 9/11 on television. ![]()
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