Observatory Hell from the 86th Floor of Empire State Building

[driftless2]

We, my wife and I, didn't think the tube was too expensive. All I can remember is that it didn't take us long to get where we wanted to go on it. My wife is from England, and she knew how the tube operated. It was a mystery to me.

And we can't remember paying any fee for any of the national museums we visited. You will have to pay for The Tower of London or Westminster Abbey.

[NoCmpromiz]

I think that was more of a concept than a reality!

Only once did a dirigible dock at the mast. In September 1931, a small, privately owned dirigible made contact with the top of the Empire State Building. Dropping a long rope, a ground crew of three were able to catch the rope and hold onto it. Though it took the small dirigible over half an hour to accomplish this, it was only able to stay moored for three minutes.

It was determined that the air drafts from the height of the building, the danger of explosions over a city, as well as the infeasibility of tying up a dirigible by a single rope caused the mooring mast on top of the Empire State Building to be unusable.

Did Dirigibles Ever Land on Top of the Empire State Building?

[gitmo]

I hate being in any city. My blood pressure rises and I’m continually scanning for danger. Give me an isolated forest any day.