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September 21, 2005
Heavy job and many questions
I am sitting here and watch the Petronas Tower. It is a fascinating building, especially since I am also sitting at a higher level in my building.
There are window washers moving slowly along from window to window on the tower. The car (is it called car) moves quite slowly, and sways a bit in the wind. Even from here, this looks quite scary. It also must be noisy - I guess the wind must blow quite hard.
I wonder what these guys think, or feel, being so high up. For sure, they won't be dizzy, but really, how do you feel, washing the windows at a high place? And, when do they see the end of their daily job? Is this just on time, from 9-5.30PM, or measured by the amount of windows washed? How do they feel, being so small compared to the tower. Half way through, or half the windows still to go? What do they tell their children, going home from work, about their job?
I know it sounds weird to ask all those questions, but how often do we take things for granted in our life - clean windows, for example, without asking those questions, or questions about the people that make our life more convenient?
Posted by Andreas at September 21, 2005 03:28 PM
Comments
Wow... nice one susmary... we always look at people without looking back into ourself from their views. :)
Posted by: Nizar at December 1, 2005 02:18 PM
The window cleaner will be wondering at the guy who is looking out at him, thinking, how nice, to earn a fat salary sitting in an aircon office, pretending to seek inspiration staring our the windows? ..... How many people in the world can afford to do that?
Posted by: susmaryosep at September 22, 2005 04:57 PM
i like this post..hmm..dunno why..
Posted by: carryn at September 21, 2005 09:25 PM
I can't imagine how it would feel if he was halfway down the building, and it started to rain.
Posted by: bawangmerah at September 21, 2005 05:04 PM