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View Poll Results: Would live in a Skyscraper that is 2000 feet tall?
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Yes
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No
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04-23-2007, 01:55 AM
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Location: Hell
606 posts
Reputation: 85
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as long as you can guarantee the safety,I would like to live on the top floor.
It's romantic.chuckling...
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04-23-2007, 04:52 AM
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5,862 posts, read 6,453,143 times
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i dont believe i've ever been in a skyscraper, the tallest building around here are cell towers
you couldnt pay me to live in a skyscraper,,,,
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04-23-2007, 07:11 AM
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Location: Tompkins County
282 posts, read 784,912 times
Reputation: 178
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No way. I'm just a country girl. I need green grass and rolling hills around me not glass and steel. Yuck.
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04-23-2007, 09:13 AM
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Nope. I wouldn't work in one, either. I had a similar discussion with friends after 9/11. It's just not possible for fire and rescue to reach above something like ten stories tall, whether it's a terrorist attack or not. Just imagine if the power blacked out or there was a fire in the building and you'd have to walk down (or up) all those stairs.
As for living there, I'm just not a downtown city person. I LIKE having a yard and a garden. I like hearing the crickets chirp at night. I like sitting outside in the cool of the evening watching my kids try to catch lightning bugs. Sorry, no highrise for me.
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04-23-2007, 02:06 PM
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Location: Western Chicagoland
18,531 posts, read 42,138,156 times
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I love skyscrapers, but am afraid of heights. LOL Figure that one out! LOL
Would I live there? If I was rich, why not? As of now I couldnt afford it (or anyplace downtown Chicago for that matter). I would be absolutely terrified to look out the window if I was anything higher than 10 floors up.
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04-23-2007, 02:15 PM
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Location: The Frenchie Farm, Where We Grow 'em Big!
2,078 posts, read 3,447,478 times
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I remember they (Chicago) wanted to build a similiar tower 10 years ago. It fell apart due to lack of interest and zoning. The builders wanted the building higher than that, but the FAA reminded them of their hieght limit (2000 ft). But I think Chicago should put more emphasis in schools and infastructure. And to top their high sales tax, they want to host the summer Olympics in 2016. Hey Chicago, stop the "Mine is bigger than yours" mentality, and think of your city as a whole!
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04-23-2007, 05:32 PM
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Location: South Carolina
5,267 posts, read 3,716,573 times
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Nope,the thoughts of looking out the window make my knees feel weak...lol
BTW..I love to fly though figure that one out.
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04-24-2007, 09:07 PM
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Location: MI
4,687 posts, read 3,479,648 times
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I don't fly well for one reason, I am afraid of heights. My palms are wringing wet just thinking of living in one of those. I can't even bring myself to go up to a 30 story bld to eat in a fine dinning restaurant.
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04-24-2007, 09:34 PM
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4,633 posts, read 8,156,637 times
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Heh, if I were afraid of heights, I would have had a hard time going to work everyday at that one job I had on the 57th floor of a building downtown.
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04-25-2007, 05:32 PM
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Location: MI
4,687 posts, read 3,479,648 times
Reputation: 5403
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No way! Eight floors are as high as I ever went to work (and the bld was only 9 stories). Even at eight I could not go to the window to look out.
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