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Sears Tower unveils glass balconies
macon ^
| Jul. 01, 2009
Posted on 07/01/2009 11:12:35 AM PDT by JoeProBono
CHICAGO -- Chanti (SHAN'-tee) Lawrence says visiting the Sears Tower's new glass balconies has helped cure her fear of heights - almost.
The Atlanta woman says - at the very least - she took the first step toward conquering her fear by walking out onto the glass more than 1,300 feet in the air.
The balconies, nicknamed "The Ledge," open to the public Thursday. Several visitors got a preview Wednesday.
Lawrence described the experience as "very cool but very scary."
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KEYWORDS: searstower
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To: JoeProBono
I see England
I see France
I see Chanti (SHAN’-tee)’s underpants
To: JoeProBono
No thanks! I never thought I was afraid of heights until I took the glass elevator on the Westin Hotel in Atlanta to the Starfish Restaurant (hope I remembered the name correctly) atop the building. It was like 75 stories up and about halfway up I got very, very tense! By the time we got to the top I was afraid to breath. LOL. Never again.
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:16:10 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
To: JoeProBono
Who will be the first 1,300 footers?
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:18:56 AM PDT
by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
To: pgkdan
I took the glass elevator on the Westin Hotel in Atlanta to the Starfish Restaurant.
You mean The Sundial Restaurant :)
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:20:59 AM PDT
by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: JoeProBono
How many birds are going to smash into them?
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:25:24 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: JoeProBono
Not only NO, but HELL NO!!!
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:28:23 AM PDT
by
TexasBeth
To: JoeProBono
Oh, hell, no.
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:29:23 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: martin_fierro
The guy on the street below selling cheap Chinese binoculars is going to make a fortune.
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:31:38 AM PDT
by
andy58-in-nh
(You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.)
To: pgkdan; bamahead
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:32:13 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
I’ll only do that while I’m wearing a parachute... LOL...
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:32:23 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
To: bamahead
That’s it! I knew I had the name wrong.
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:40:40 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
To: gathersnomoss
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:41:20 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:41:37 AM PDT
by
pgkdan
( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
To: martin_fierro
This is all the transparency we’re gonna get out of the Chicago crowd.
To: JoeProBono
I'll walk on that, right after I walk on the Grand Canyon Skywalk...NEVER!
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:50:17 AM PDT
by
Azzurri
To: TexasBeth
Oh, c’mon ...... we’ll all go out there and start jumping up an down.
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:51:23 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("......a herd of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd. ")
To: JoeProBono
That has a pretty high Pucker Factor. There is a similar walk out over the edge of the Grand Canyon.
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:52:53 AM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Pretending the Admin Moderator doesn't exist will result in suspension.)
To: TexasBeth
What does it mean when you have absolutely no fear of heights while awake and up somewhere high but have horrible nightmares about heights and falling?
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:53:06 AM PDT
by
txhurl
(Put the pressure on and keep it on until this administration snaps.)
To: JoeProBono
No no no. That’s torture if you ask me. I’ll take waterboarding any day over being forced to stand on that thing.
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posted on
07/01/2009 11:54:18 AM PDT
by
Domandred
(Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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