I think it was in Funchal that the cathedral has a glass floor, over a
crypt. The distance to the crypt floor was probably only 20 ft but I
couldn't get off the glass floor quickly enough.
I'm pretty sure vertigo comes with advancing age, as I used to be able
to climb the ladders to the tops of cooling towers. Standing on a chair
triggers it off these days!
Gerry Winskill
On 26/05/2016 20:33, Fred Stopforth wrote:
I remember going up B'pool Tower a few years ago[been up a few times before] and saw that a glass panel had been place in the floor to look down.To look down it you have to stand on the glass panel and it felt a strange and uncomfortable sensation. Fred D207
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It didn't help that the new observation platform sticks out from the cliff and has an open grill floor. Jen had already stepped onto it and seen it was open so she wasn't amused when I jumped down onto the decking next to her. I wish women had a sense of humour..
Mike Brook <pot.holer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
...and here's a pic that I took at the time
Scary...!
MikeB
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From: pot.holer@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Re: Cliff
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 19:18:01 +0100
We've been up to that spot too! Vertigo, oh yes! I hated it... :-) How strange it is that I have no problems when looking down from the cockpit of a PA28 at 2000' yet, stick me on the top of a cliff at similar heights & I really do throw a wobbly...!
Glad that you enjoyed Tea at the Ritz, we loved the ambience and the entertainment. Simple pleasures!
MikeB
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To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: bones@xxxxxxx
Subject: [jhb] Cliff
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 17:51:15 +0100
I think we found the cliff you may have seen Gerry.
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