Titan Crane

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Postby motman » Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:39 pm

Nice piccies GK. I once got up to the halfway stage of the titan in Fairfields (as was) when my dad was a maintenance foreman there. It gave me the willies then, and I wouldn't go up to the top. Had the same problem when going up the mini Eiffel Tower in Prague.
Funnily enough I didn't have problems in my climbing years when attached to a rope halfway up a mountain. I'm sure the ..iatrists and .ologist members amongst us will have a reason for this.
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Postby Sharon » Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:53 pm

motman wrote:Nice piccies GK. I once got up to the halfway stage of the titan in Fairfields (as was) when my dad was a maintenance foreman there. It gave me the willies then, and I wouldn't go up to the top. Had the same problem when going up the mini Eiffel Tower in Prague.
Funnily enough I didn't have problems in my climbing years when attached to a rope halfway up a mountain. I'm sure the ..iatrists and .ologist members amongst us will have a reason for this.


I would say it was the rope taking away the need to trust yourself (Ive no oligies to my name though ;)

I'd love to go up, but i fear the vertigo might floor me too.
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Postby Schiehallion » Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:59 pm

glasgowken wrote:Did you collect them up ? They are still valid, I used one of them.


Naw. :oops: I couldn't be bothered!
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Postby Fossil » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:05 pm

Sharon wrote:
motman wrote:Nice piccies GK. I once got up to the halfway stage of the titan in Fairfields (as was) when my dad was a maintenance foreman there. It gave me the willies then, and I wouldn't go up to the top. Had the same problem when going up the mini Eiffel Tower in Prague.
Funnily enough I didn't have problems in my climbing years when attached to a rope halfway up a mountain. I'm sure the ..iatrists and .ologist members amongst us will have a reason for this.


I would say it was the rope taking away the need to trust yourself (Ive no oligies to my name though ;)

I'd love to go up, but i fear the vertigo might floor me too.


I'm with Sharon on this one.
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Postby Mori » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:46 pm

Video tour of the Titan.

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Postby engineer » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:50 pm

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Re: Titan Crane

Postby mrsam » Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:35 pm

After Much confusion on my part. was it being demolished :? could you go up it :? did it still exist :? could I find the hidden pursers office :? Etc..... I finally got to the Titan. Amazing place, very descolate yet also evocative

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(This post was brought to you by the opposites tall and long and by the colour blue)
Hmmm I wonder what happens if i press that lever.... Ahh It operates that shiny new plug socket!

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Re: Titan Crane

Postby Lucky Poet » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:13 pm

Good stuff :D . Quite fancy visiting that. Shame the Finnieston one's just standing there looking awkward while quietly rotting.
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Re: Titan Crane

Postby BenCooper » Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:54 pm

Lucky Poet wrote:Good stuff :D . Quite fancy visiting that. Shame the Finnieston one's just standing there looking awkward while quietly rotting.


Aye, though it's still worth a shufti for the views:

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Re: Titan Crane

Postby Squigster » Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:10 pm

BenCooper - You have some stunning piccies there - The 1st one is an absolute topper :D
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Re: Titan Crane

Postby tobester » Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:24 pm

Managed to get 5 of the colours the crane goes at night

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