NYC Window washer rescue

Dramatic Rescue of Manhattan Window Washers on Skyscraper's 42nd Floor - YouTube

Seems like every month or two that happens. You ought to see how some of those crazies fasten the scaffolds to the roof! When I was working there were many times I had to climb onto one of them BUT, I would always insist on doing a walk-around checking their fastening techniques and the safety ropes. Scary shirt!

You don't have enough money to get me in one of those at any height.

Back when I was like 19 yrs old workin as a locksmith.
I went with the Old German Man at Alabama Lock a& Key

We went and had a grilled cheese sandwich and some coffee for breakfast.
Then he took me to a high rise building, we got on the elevator and went up to like the 22nd floor.
There was a window open and a window washer machine.
He handedme a key blanka and a pair of vise grips and a file and said go make a key for it by imprwaaioning.
The key was on the other end of the window washing machine.
I said No Fck'n way will I go out on that.
He said , What you scared.
I said I'm scared to Death of high places,
He asked do you like yer job.
I love my job, but I can't go out on that machine on the side of the bldg and make a key for that.

The Old man was like 74 yrs old. Got on his hands and knees and crawled out on it to the other end and made a key.
He climbed back in and was going down stairs. The bldg engineer asked do you have the key yet.
He said Yes. But you can't have it yet.
The engineer said we need to git that machine to work.
Charlie said I will be back in a hour.
We left and stopped by a coffee shop, ate a piece of Choclate Ice Box Pie and drank some more coffee.
Then he went to the shop and had me to use the automatic key machine and make 100 copies of the window washer key. He stamped it, put a tag on it and put it on the side hook on the keyboard.

They we took it back to the Bldg engineer and handed him 2 boxes of the keys which was 100 keys.
He said whatever you do, Never Call me to Go back OUt on a window washer machine and make a key.
He charged the hell out of him for doing that job.
I was glad I still had a job.

The Empire State Building, They open the windows,Hook one end of their saftey belt to the side(outside) of the window, step out on the sill, Then hook up other end of the belt to the other side, close the window And quite cassually wash and squeegee window. Just like their Pappy and Grand Pappy did. BALLS OF STEEL !

Good story, CB. I wouldn't have gone out there either . . .

Ain't got no balls of steel. Nor do I want any.

But if you jack with me when I'm up high I might throw you off against yer will and I've proven that to people that grew up with me.
Yer life may be in yer own hands if you jack or touch me when I'm up high.:gah:

I will warn you up front. I am scared of hights.............

OK,OK CB, Nobody's gonna "jack" with you. Your to good lookin'

Only got one question to ask you.
Why oh why would anybody ever want to go to the top of the Impire State Bldg........
They got some kind of Penthouse or something up there with good lookin girls locked up ?
Or is that where Obama hides.............

Obooma don't hide up there he s a bottom dweller feller. Like the slimmy shirt on the bottom of a stagnant slimmy pond with the swamp gas.

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How'd ya know did you see him hiding.......

Top floor's got nekkid girlies, free Budwizer and ribs AND a shootin range :roflmao:

Can you take pictures and email them to me when you go.
I will never make it to that point.
Those high build's Rocks. I can feel it.
And I won't be comfortable.

I've been up about 40 floors and felt the bldg rock.
Everybody said yer crazy it don't rock.
ONe dude said it does. just slightly.
Don't like being there and feeling it.

Nope, I stuck my canoe paddle once into the bottom of a slimy pond and the smell of him just bubbled up through the muck and ruined my day. Now, he's bubbled up all over the place and trying to ruin everybodys lives. uke:

Yo, I told ya that the top floor wid da girlz n buds is a secret!!! :gah: