As promised in a previous post, here is the “vertigo” shot from a job I’m doing in Chicago.
For somebody like me, with an inner ear problem, this was really no place to be today. The winds were at about 35 mph, and now I know why they call it a “swing stage”. I never go on rides or roller coasters at amusement parks, and avoid airplanes and boats as much as possible. This thing was rockin’ and rollin’. And the windows were like a moving target for three hours. Well actually, I was the one moving constantly. I’m surprised I didn’t break anything…or throw up, but you get good at it after a while.
And the views are really kind of cool.
You can also see some details up here that you can’t really see from the ground.
So what am I doing hanging by two cables (and a safety rope and harness!) fifty feet above terra firma? Well, the leaded glass needed some final touch-up of the puttying to make them completely weather tight. Since I fabricated them, this was my responsibity. One more day to go on the swing stage. Then I start making windows for the rear facade back home in my shop.
Showed my wife these pictures, she said I look like some pathetic “old guy”. That’s encouraging. Can’t stay twenty five forever, babe.
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