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Finally got my first Trooper Bottle at home and now I'm afraid to open it because I want to keep it mint..

*first world problems*
 
FTB said:
Finally got my first Trooper Bottle at home and now I'm afraid to open it because I want to keep it mint..

*first world problems*
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But did you get the regular bottle or the limited edition?
 
I suffer from vertigo. It was really bad as a child, although I think it's gotten better with age. I don't have problems getting up the staircases of high-rise buildings anymore, which is quite an improvement, given that I still suffered form panic attacks while doing that ten years ago. Lifts are a different story, though.
So, I was just reading this article and when seeing the first picture in it, I actually had to cling to my desk and had a sudden fear that I was about to fall. Despite the fact that the picture was taken from the ground. It made me feel incredibly uncomfortable, like something out of a horror film.
 
Perun said:
I suffer from vertigo. It was really bad as a child, although I think it's gotten better with age. I don't have problems getting up the staircases of high-rise buildings anymore, which is quite an improvement, given that I still suffered form panic attacks while doing that ten years ago. Lifts are a different story, though.
So, I was just reading this article and when seeing the first picture in it, I actually had to cling to my desk and had a sudden fear that I was about to fall. Despite the fact that the picture was taken from the ground. It made me feel incredibly uncomfortable, like something out of a horror film.
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I don't suffer from vertigo, but I've never been a fan of heights. That picture makes me a little uneasy as well.

Here in Chicago we have a "skydeck" at the Sears (nay, Willis) Tower that is literally just a glass platform, floor and all, hanging off the side of a 103-story building. It looks horrifying but a part of me wants to go just because I've never been and it's in my city.
 
Perun said:
I suffer from vertigo. It was really bad as a child, although I think it's gotten better with age. I don't have problems getting up the staircases of high-rise buildings anymore, which is quite an improvement, given that I still suffered form panic attacks while doing that ten years ago. Lifts are a different story, though.
So, I was just reading this article and when seeing the first picture in it, I actually had to cling to my desk and had a sudden fear that I was about to fall. Despite the fact that the picture was taken from the ground. It made me feel incredibly uncomfortable, like something out of a horror film.
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MrKnickerbocker said:
I don't suffer from vertigo, but I've never been a fan of heights. That picture makes me a little uneasy as well.

Here in Chicago we have a "skydeck" at the Sears (nay, Willis) Tower that is literally just a glass platform, floor and all, hanging off the side of a 103-story building. It looks horrifying but a part of me wants to go just because I've never been and it's in my city.
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I don't suffer from vertigo and I never felt all that uncomfortable around heights (me and my family - wife and in-laws - have been often challenging each other in "who climbs higher" and I won every time)...

But then I remember that tower must have been built somehow... and I remember the pictures and videos of all those "hardcore" workers, who, you know, build it, walk along the beams with no security whatsoever, sit down with their legs hanging down from the edge... and then my stomach starts to twirl.
 
Perun said:
I suffer from vertigo. It was really bad as a child, although I think it's gotten better with age. I don't have problems getting up the staircases of high-rise buildings anymore, which is quite an improvement, given that I still suffered form panic attacks while doing that ten years ago. Lifts are a different story, though.
So, I was just reading this article and when seeing the first picture in it, I actually had to cling to my desk and had a sudden fear that I was about to fall. Despite the fact that the picture was taken from the ground. It made me feel incredibly uncomfortable, like something out of a horror film.
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Yep, that's a genuine phobia. Like I couldn't stand reading the word 'bat', seeing even a cartoon image of a bat, or even watching Batman.
 
Perun said:
I suffer from vertigo. It was really bad as a child, although I think it's gotten better with age. I don't have problems getting up the staircases of high-rise buildings anymore, which is quite an improvement, given that I still suffered form panic attacks while doing that ten years ago. Lifts are a different story, though.
So, I was just reading this article and when seeing the first picture in it, I actually had to cling to my desk and had a sudden fear that I was about to fall. Despite the fact that the picture was taken from the ground. It made me feel incredibly uncomfortable, like something out of a horror film.
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You'll definitely want to avoid parkour videos.
 
I cannot stand heights and do feel extremely unsecure the higher I go. I can't stand close to these walls made of pure glass, I hate them. The last time I stood on a church tower, I was almost crawling along the floor. It has not got better with age.

However, if I'm on a plane I always try to get the window seat as I enjoy looking out. And i also enjoyed standing in one of those pods on the London Eye. But if I was to sit in a high rise office that had a glass wall, I'd be as far away from the edge as possible.

It's like they say, humans only have two fears: falling and sudden loud noises. Some of us deal with these better but we all have them. It's a built in survival technique. All other fears are developed along an individual's life path.
 
MrKnickerbocker said:
I, for obviously one, am in favor it!
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I am in favor as well, though I will say Vegas is tough to beat. it was like going there for a convention, but Trooper beers and Eddies instead of someone trying to sell me data integration products :) ... the logistics there work out really well.
 
MrKnickerbocker said:
I don't suffer from vertigo, but I've never been a fan of heights. That picture makes me a little uneasy as well.

Here in Chicago we have a "skydeck" at the Sears (nay, Willis) Tower that is literally just a glass platform, floor and all, hanging off the side of a 103-story building. It looks horrifying but a part of me wants to go just because I've never been and it's in my city.
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I went up there once ... pre- skydeck, crap probably 30 years ago ... I'd rather go to the Hancock Tower, not as tall, but at least there is a bar.
 
I'm fine with heights as long as I don't look at the sky. Pretty weird how it works the opposite for most people; they can't look down instead.

High balconies are my biggest problem because of this reason, you can't help but see the sky.
 
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