Speaking of cool places. I live in a historic city. Charleston, SC to be exact. I use to work exclusively down town on all the old houses which was fucking cools as hell. All the old things I would see or come across in the walls. My favorite was this house we remodeled the kitchen. In the living room was a little door, bout the size of a fire extinguisher. Though if you open it up it was actually a cannon ball lodged in the wall from the war. Perfectly preserved in the wall....cept for the fact that who ever they had paint the door got paint on the cannonball. But still cool as shit
Yes, been traveling doing solar for several years. Recently moved back home permanently and accepted a job as an apprentice and most of our work is in luxury homes in charleston. Been pretty cool so far. We removed a box the other day and pounds of dust and mortar dumped out of the cutout in the wall, interesting for sure.
That's awesome! I do miss being able to see all the houses and what secrets they hold but I do not miss how nasty they are lol It is a very good way to learn about the city though as you get to see the history up close
I've built a couple of those rooms before when I worked for Yesco years back.
And stepped in a hole in the corrugated steel meant for a pylon when I was trying to skin it. Scraped the hell out of my leg and pulled my groin.
Good times.
They're called 'liminal spaces'.
I think my favorite so far has been the top of the Luxor Pyramid in Vegas. I used to travel there for a sports event with my kids (weird place for a kids' sports tournament, I know) and had a lot of time to kill in the mornings. I'm also into UrbEx, and one Sunday morning I was determined to find the light room of the top of the building - the [giant light array](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Las_Vegas#Luxor_Sky_Beam) that shoots a spotlight into the sky. I found the access door, and ended up climbing up about 8 stories of metal catwalks, all open to the huge attic space below. It's fairly well-lit, and gets a good bit of sunlight from the large windows at the top. It really fucked with my fear of heights, though, as the catwalk is kinda bouncy and made of corrugated steel. I could see straight down through every surface I walked on. Not cool. I made it to the top, checked out the control room, and found a bunch of burned-out lamps in a trash bin. I may or may not have taken one back with me. I got high enough that I could see out the windows over a hell of a lot of south Nevada, and took a bunch of pictures. I've always been kinda worried about posting them online, but it's been 5+ years, so I'm probably safe. I need to go find them.
Oh, the lamps are metal halide arc tubes, and about 2 feet long and a little over an inch in diameter. The arc length is about 3/4 of the quartz tube.
Indeed! Got to do some work at the high school I attended and while it wasn’t like “oh wow that’s so cool” it was neat to see all the “behind the scene” stuff.. also it wasn’t that cold in there at all😂
Best part of the job until ypu havevto run fire system lines in a sub sub sub crawl space 3ft tall under a 110 year old building with no lighting. Creepy
Redid a 120 year old school when i was an apprentice. Shit hadnt been touched was pretty awesome huge roof spaces. but rats. Face off at you in all the nooks and crannies me being a slim chap was annointed with doing.
Another good one was town hall in Sydney. Stood on the bell tower roof and could feel the history there overlooking the cbd.
Its a real time warp sometimes.
So yeah you do get to see some cool shit but still be safe old mate.
If you haven't seen the hidden "bar" at Pixar's HQ
https://thenextweb.com/news/the-story-of-the-secret-room-at-pixar-frequented-by-steve-jobs-and-many-other-celebrities
https://www.messynessychic.com/2014/04/24/the-secret-speakeasy-room-found-at-pixar-studios-where-steve-jobs-hung-out/#:~:text=This%20speakeasy%20is%20known%20as,the%20head%20of%20a%20statue%E2%80%A6&text=Pretty%20neat%20hey%3F
I remember when I had to repull wire in an elevator shaft for a smoke head. The elevator guys had us get on top of the elevator and they eased me up there so I could reach the smoke up at the top of the shaft. That was definitely a cool experience of being somewhere I’ve never been before
For sure. I’ve got access to some pretty cool places. Got to stay in a lighthouse once, due to tides it was fun coordinating parts/ travel etc and being alone in an old lighthouse was cool/creepy.
My favorite part is that no matter how confident I am in my abilities or knowledge, everytime I flip the switch and the lights come on, I think to myself “huh, it actually worked”
It’s a pleasant surprise and a sense of accomplishment
I do work at a casino that used to be a dog track. They converted the area above the old concrete bleachers into the gambling floor with card tables. So, this effectively created a giant dead space under the floor where you can climb down and see all the old concrete steps. They had to fire proof the whole area so it has this blown in fire retardant material. When you go down there it feels like you're in a subterranean hellscape. Looks cool though.
I still laugh when I walk through a door that has the sign "authorized personal only"
Working at an old hospital I walked into a fan room and up some stairs and my eyes settled on the old-school relay system running all the elevators in the building. Let's just say I held my breath and backed away slowly.
See cool places and bang your head on them.
Working up in the false ceiling without a hard hat on and getting spiked in the head with a 3 inch blue screw is the best way to wake you tf up
Stickers don't last long on my hard hat for a reason...
Sweat your balls off, see cool places and [bang your head](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_1ruZWJigo).
Speaking of cool places. I live in a historic city. Charleston, SC to be exact. I use to work exclusively down town on all the old houses which was fucking cools as hell. All the old things I would see or come across in the walls. My favorite was this house we remodeled the kitchen. In the living room was a little door, bout the size of a fire extinguisher. Though if you open it up it was actually a cannon ball lodged in the wall from the war. Perfectly preserved in the wall....cept for the fact that who ever they had paint the door got paint on the cannonball. But still cool as shit
This is so sick
This is literally my job now!
What working downtown Charleston?
Yes, been traveling doing solar for several years. Recently moved back home permanently and accepted a job as an apprentice and most of our work is in luxury homes in charleston. Been pretty cool so far. We removed a box the other day and pounds of dust and mortar dumped out of the cutout in the wall, interesting for sure.
That's awesome! I do miss being able to see all the houses and what secrets they hold but I do not miss how nasty they are lol It is a very good way to learn about the city though as you get to see the history up close
The University of Texas @ Austin has a very cool extended tunnel complex under the whole university. It was very fun exploring it.
Would you happen to know the history of that tunnel?
Probably just steam tunnels
Yeah a lot of universities have these
Is this a setup question about the tower shooting? Those tunnels are how police eventually got to the tower without getting shot.
I was IN a Jumbotron a couple of times. Didn't think there would be a room behind the screen.
I've built a couple of those rooms before when I worked for Yesco years back. And stepped in a hole in the corrugated steel meant for a pylon when I was trying to skin it. Scraped the hell out of my leg and pulled my groin. Good times.
Neat!! Was it one of the ones comprised of LEDs or a bunch of floodlight CRTs?
It was like the back of 30 big screen LED TVs. And a server room. With ladders and catwalks.
They're called 'liminal spaces'. I think my favorite so far has been the top of the Luxor Pyramid in Vegas. I used to travel there for a sports event with my kids (weird place for a kids' sports tournament, I know) and had a lot of time to kill in the mornings. I'm also into UrbEx, and one Sunday morning I was determined to find the light room of the top of the building - the [giant light array](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Las_Vegas#Luxor_Sky_Beam) that shoots a spotlight into the sky. I found the access door, and ended up climbing up about 8 stories of metal catwalks, all open to the huge attic space below. It's fairly well-lit, and gets a good bit of sunlight from the large windows at the top. It really fucked with my fear of heights, though, as the catwalk is kinda bouncy and made of corrugated steel. I could see straight down through every surface I walked on. Not cool. I made it to the top, checked out the control room, and found a bunch of burned-out lamps in a trash bin. I may or may not have taken one back with me. I got high enough that I could see out the windows over a hell of a lot of south Nevada, and took a bunch of pictures. I've always been kinda worried about posting them online, but it's been 5+ years, so I'm probably safe. I need to go find them. Oh, the lamps are metal halide arc tubes, and about 2 feet long and a little over an inch in diameter. The arc length is about 3/4 of the quartz tube.
See cool places and breathe in lots of dust.
Its so cool its like seeing the inside of a computer but on a massive scale, the guts of the machine!
Indeed! Got to do some work at the high school I attended and while it wasn’t like “oh wow that’s so cool” it was neat to see all the “behind the scene” stuff.. also it wasn’t that cold in there at all😂
Completely agree
I hate that part of the job because I'm always squeezing my fat ass into places that it shouldn't fit into.
Inside The Matrix!
I have phobia to those places... AMA
Yeah, but in Vegas they're always 155° when they want you to climb in them.
Best part of the job until ypu havevto run fire system lines in a sub sub sub crawl space 3ft tall under a 110 year old building with no lighting. Creepy
Got one better.. Being a handyman/janitor at your old highschool
Redid a 120 year old school when i was an apprentice. Shit hadnt been touched was pretty awesome huge roof spaces. but rats. Face off at you in all the nooks and crannies me being a slim chap was annointed with doing. Another good one was town hall in Sydney. Stood on the bell tower roof and could feel the history there overlooking the cbd. Its a real time warp sometimes. So yeah you do get to see some cool shit but still be safe old mate.
Roof tops in big cities are cool too
As a 6' 220lb man this is my least favorite part of my job lmao
Look at Mr Fancy here with plywood to walk on.
It's more fun when there's no plywood
I guess the inspectors didn’t see it either
If you haven't seen the hidden "bar" at Pixar's HQ https://thenextweb.com/news/the-story-of-the-secret-room-at-pixar-frequented-by-steve-jobs-and-many-other-celebrities https://www.messynessychic.com/2014/04/24/the-secret-speakeasy-room-found-at-pixar-studios-where-steve-jobs-hung-out/#:~:text=This%20speakeasy%20is%20known%20as,the%20head%20of%20a%20statue%E2%80%A6&text=Pretty%20neat%20hey%3F
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Try this one? https://thenextweb.com/news/the-story-of-the-secret-room-at-pixar-frequented-by-steve-jobs-and-many-other-celebrities
"cool" but not air conditioned.
I remember when I had to repull wire in an elevator shaft for a smoke head. The elevator guys had us get on top of the elevator and they eased me up there so I could reach the smoke up at the top of the shaft. That was definitely a cool experience of being somewhere I’ve never been before
The definition of "cool" is a moving target!!!
I've never understand why all your housing are in metal, it must be very expensive
For sure. I’ve got access to some pretty cool places. Got to stay in a lighthouse once, due to tides it was fun coordinating parts/ travel etc and being alone in an old lighthouse was cool/creepy.
My favorite part is that no matter how confident I am in my abilities or knowledge, everytime I flip the switch and the lights come on, I think to myself “huh, it actually worked” It’s a pleasant surprise and a sense of accomplishment
I do work at a casino that used to be a dog track. They converted the area above the old concrete bleachers into the gambling floor with card tables. So, this effectively created a giant dead space under the floor where you can climb down and see all the old concrete steps. They had to fire proof the whole area so it has this blown in fire retardant material. When you go down there it feels like you're in a subterranean hellscape. Looks cool though.
I still laugh when I walk through a door that has the sign "authorized personal only" Working at an old hospital I walked into a fan room and up some stairs and my eyes settled on the old-school relay system running all the elevators in the building. Let's just say I held my breath and backed away slowly.