Safety first

[GGJaguar]

That photo makes me dizzy. This photo makes my heart skip a few beats (Empire State Building, NYC).

 

[GGJaguar]

Chrysler Building, NYC. Don't look down and you'll be okay... not.

 

[JohnW63]

I dare ya to go out on that ledge!

 

[Cougar]

I definitely feel that along the back of my legs. A serious physical response!

 

[Rocky]

Don’t recall if I posted this one before.

I believe that's Chicago, pre-1903. May, Stern and Company merged with Spiegel in that year.

 

[SFIV1967]

Don’t recall if I posted this one before.

I believe that's Chicago, pre-1903. May, Stern and Company merged with Spiegel in that year.

Yes, posted before here, it is the Civil Courts building in St. Louis, Missouri, 1928 :

Safety first

Inspired use of shelf brackets. I bet there's not really a room up there.

letstalkguild.com

Ralf

 

[GAD]

That photo makes me dizzy. This photo makes my heart skip a few beats (Empire State Building, NYC).

Back when the windows opened and there was no air conditioning.

 

[chazmo]

I dare ya to go out on that ledge!

Any MIB fans here?

 

[Prince of Darkness]

If you think the Paternoster elevator looks a bit dangerous, you should have a look at the Man engine!

Man engine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Just found another good illustration, which turned up on Facebook.

 

[geoguy]

In southern New Hampshire this morning, a woman almost made it through the Dunkin drive-through with her new car . . . if only that yellow bollard wasn't in her way.

Lots of good comments followed the accompanying newspaper story. For example: "a donut shop is the best place to flip your SUV, because there are usually a lot of cops already at the scene".

Also: "this is why cups have lids".

 

[GAD]

Make it thru? She barely made it into the drive-thru!

Also, bollard is a funny word.

 

[Christopher Cozad]

The drunkin’ dive-thru?

 

[GGJaguar]

 

[GAD]

Holy moly. They’d never make it through a NH Dunkin’ drive-thru!

 

[JohnW63]

But it sure would cut a path through a corn field!

 

[GGJaguar]

 

[wileypickett]

In southern New Hampshire this morning, a woman almost made it through the Dunkin drive-through with her new car . . . if only that yellow bollard wasn't in her way.

Lots of good comments followed the accompanying newspaper story. For example: "a donut shop is the best place to flip your SUV, because there are usually a lot of cops already at the scene".

Also: "this is why cups have lids".

Lights on for safety.

 

[Uke]

It's a type of elevator called a Paternoster. Each side moves continuously and you get on as it goes by. It doesn't stop. They just move very slowly.

Edit. I have no idea why I knew this. I feel like I've seen one somewhere and I recognized it immediately, but I did have to look up the name.

It's called a Paternoster because you'd better be saying an "Our Father" when you try to get on one.

 

[Uke]

This kind of sh*t (if real) really angers me. Morons like this wind up killing someone.

 

[davismanLV]

This kind of sh*t (if real) really angers me. Morons like this wind up killing someone.

Except it's never themselves, always someone else!!