We are pretty big on safety, OSHA visits pretty regular here in the Houston area.
They are getting worse.

 

Just don't look down

Getting used to heights is hard stuff, it took my co-worker all summer to get used to them, but i was right there helping him though it.

I know what you mean about the ladder and carrying up shingles though, I used to carry 2 at a time(sometimes) up to about 18 feet off the ground and the ladder would flex like no other but it but it wouldn't bother me though.

 

get better ladders. most people use aluminum which is ok but the wooden ones dont flex as much, but they are heavy.

My father is a roofer and I am scared sh!tless of heights. I worked with him (and still do) for 10-15 years. the ladders still get me but I keep doing it and after a while dont think about it.

 

When I worked in the theatre there were two things that I hated. We had this old, single person man lift that we would use to adjust lights 30 feet in the air. That damn thing would sway and of course when you are that high all you think about is 'I hope this thing doesnt tip'. The other thing I hated was going up on the catwalk. That damn thing was 50 above everything and it was one of those catwalks where you can see through the floor. I eventually worked up there long enough that I got over it, but that man lift still gives me goosebumps.

Oh, thinking about it, when I worked for the local Co-op I was on top of grain silos a couple of times. We went up there to install some GPS receivers. Talk about a hairy deal; no harness, no safety rail, anywhere from 100-150 feet to the bottom, wind blowing all the time. I finally told the boss I wasn't going to do it anymore after he dropped his cell phone from the top of one of the 150 ft silos ... I've never seen a cell phone in that many pieces.

 

Fiberglass Ladders. OSHA Likes them best. Electricians are not allowed to use aluminum Ladders.

 

I would say bungyjumping.. that should cure your fear. respect the rope. you have to have trust in your gear. If it fails ya, well then you really wont have to worry about it right.........*splat*...j/k
maybe you can just do the clean up work on the ground....

 

If I am near the edge or working from a ladder and have to stretch I have a hard time. If I have good footing and don't think about falling I am fine. I have scared my brother a few times by what I was doing off of a ladder. But if you want me to walk on a high pitch roof, or on a ladder that is old or flimsy, count me out. When I help my cousin o the grain farm I am always walking up grain bins and such, never bothered me, but I am a little slower making sure I have footing than walking around on the ground. Hights don't bother me, it the fall that scares me.

 

Every Bungee cord I have ever owned has broken. Tie one around your ankles and jump off a bridge? NO THANK YOU!

 

well your suppose to let the proffesionals take care of that........they were doing it naked on the island for a cause. cant remember what the cause was.. addiction or something.. talk about letting it all hang out..........

 

i fell 15 feet face first out of a barn loft about 11 years ago.....that hurt alot, still have problems to this day.....