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  • Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2012
  • Hanging more than 600 feet above 24 lanes of traffic for these guys is just another day at the office.

Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @mekhimorris4447
    @mekhimorris4447 4 года назад +1699

    I'm scared of just driving on the bridge.

  • @deficator750
    @deficator750 3 года назад +3001

    Reporter: “have you ever fallen?”
    Painter: yes i landed on the road below and died thanks for asking

    • @brickwoodgoated2533
      @brickwoodgoated2533 3 года назад +39

      😂💀

    • @chupacabra9357
      @chupacabra9357 3 года назад +188

      It doesn't mean they died. They could have just floated around suspended by their harnesses. It wouldn't be impossible.

    • @ahmedhassan129
      @ahmedhassan129 3 года назад +33

      I know, that was the dumbest question. Unless he meant fallen and got saved by the harness.

    • @ItsJustDiva
      @ItsJustDiva 3 года назад +10

      They can catch themselves

    • @Raul85019
      @Raul85019 3 года назад +5

      😂

  • @qf2994
    @qf2994 3 года назад +1971

    Is anyone else not gonna realize that there is a cameraman holding a like 20-pound camera walking across the beams just trying to get some footage?

    • @jlborish
      @jlborish 3 года назад +196

      Cameraman never gets the credit they deserve even though they're doing the same thing and then some of whomever they're filming. 👍 Here is another awesome video showing how it was done back in the day. ruclips.net/video/7QCYDzsQ_yM/видео.html

    • @qf2994
      @qf2994 3 года назад +19

      JBn951 wow, that was a interesting video! Thank you for sharing it!

    • @m1a2abrams34
      @m1a2abrams34 3 года назад +13

      Just have footage of the cameramen walk across with no harnesses.

    • @dougharper1492
      @dougharper1492 3 года назад +12

      Holding? Betcha $100 the camera is on a steady-cam rig. Did you hear them say everything has to be secured so it doesn’t fall, Including the camera

    • @qf2994
      @qf2994 3 года назад +7

      Doug Harper I’m not saying that the camera is not safely strapped in, MY POINT IS, the camera men in any tv show never get enough credit. Take this for an example, a camera man the worked for Live PD, or cops or one of those shows got shot and killed trying to film. All I’m saying, camera man and women don’t get enough credit. No need to argue.

  • @lovebasket5121
    @lovebasket5121 3 года назад +94

    "The moment you lose the fear of being up here you're in trouble" that's a quote for LIFE... DAMN

  • @FROSHTV4ReL
    @FROSHTV4ReL 4 года назад +2091

    "Have you ever fallen?"
    You know if he had fallen, he won't be interviewing him at that moment

    • @ftbttuniverse
      @ftbttuniverse 4 года назад +32

      lmaooo

    • @Ravoks
      @Ravoks 4 года назад +274

      He meant falling where he was saved by his safety harness and tie offs.

    • @rpjey
      @rpjey 4 года назад +71

      Lol yeah cuz ppl who work these kinds of jobs don’t wear any kind of protective gear

    • @nickgordon792
      @nickgordon792 4 года назад +63

      The world gets dumber by the day.

    • @cheilseab5128
      @cheilseab5128 4 года назад +17

      He probably meant if he has ever slipped. But the harness saved them of course.

  • @ryanthompsonthompson820
    @ryanthompsonthompson820 6 лет назад +11890

    I did the research. These painters make about $42,000 dollars a year. I think they are underpaid, dont you?

    • @user-pm9iu1zj1k
      @user-pm9iu1zj1k 6 лет назад +687

      Ryan Thompson Thompson Underpaid? I know £ and $ are different, but people in my country (England) make about £25,000 a year and that's if they have a respectable earning. 42,000 dollars doesn't seem all that bad now, does it?

    • @kaassaus4230
      @kaassaus4230 6 лет назад +333

      that job looks fun to my.

    • @billdenny4309
      @billdenny4309 6 лет назад +1161

      $42K is not nearly enough. Maybe in rural bumfuck no where, but not anywhere worth living.

    • @karthik1107
      @karthik1107 6 лет назад +227

      Wages are determined by open market. More people available to do the job, wages goes down by itself. Less people willing to do a certain job, wages go up automatically. There is a supply and demand curve to it. Fighter pilots get paid 35 to 38k. Pilot instructors get paid $10 to $15 an hour. Same with tandem jumping instructor. They do the job, cuz they love it, and there is more competition to do it.

    • @billdenny4309
      @billdenny4309 6 лет назад +18

      I know TI's. They do good at a busy DZ. The packers make bank though. 25 rigs a day at $7 a pop? Pretty easy living.

  • @failkage8144
    @failkage8144 4 года назад +723

    I wore my harness watching this, just encase.

    • @pigeonette1
      @pigeonette1 3 года назад +11

      yOu DuMmY dUmB dUmB iTs iN cAsE

    • @pigeonette1
      @pigeonette1 3 года назад +2

      Hunter592 dude lol I’m a teenager

    • @a2bps
      @a2bps 3 года назад +4

      Respect

    • @dougharper1492
      @dougharper1492 3 года назад +3

      Bhahahahaah but what did you connect you lanyard too?

    • @imdonetrolling624
      @imdonetrolling624 3 года назад +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ronaldgillis1880
    @ronaldgillis1880 3 года назад +20

    I was a bridgepainter for about 6 years of my career as a union painter. There is something special about it, being up that high, where few people dare to go. But, knowing that others had been there before
    you, had built it and repaired it and painted
    it reminds you that humans can do just about anything, and that anybody can do
    this, if they put their
    mind to it. You have to set aside your fear of falling off the bridge, and replace fear with respect.
    A guy in this video is right when he says the day you stop fearing it is the day something bad happens.

    • @dandeleon23
      @dandeleon23 Год назад

      That's super cool that u had such an experience working so up high. I'm curious tho, what made you stop after 6 years?

  • @OG17Exclusive
    @OG17Exclusive 5 лет назад +3676

    Have you ever fallen? Yeah I died last year, but I am back

    • @McGillickKevin
      @McGillickKevin 5 лет назад +101

      They are wearing lanyards so a fall wouldnt most likely be fatal

    • @richarddickson2104
      @richarddickson2104 5 лет назад +13

      Bandersnatch shit

    • @fargoth391
      @fargoth391 4 года назад +43

      the fuck you smoking?

    • @cole7491
      @cole7491 4 года назад +12

      r/wooosh

    • @travishenderson2
      @travishenderson2 4 года назад +6

      Kevin McGillick you never know it could break

  • @Izz42069
    @Izz42069 4 года назад +2157

    everybody gangsta until there's an earthquake

    • @davidbahr9068
      @davidbahr9068 4 года назад +93

      They got hit by a hurricane once dude

    • @modalsoul02
      @modalsoul02 4 года назад +71

      @spam r/ihavereddit

    • @KYESTheGamer2487
      @KYESTheGamer2487 4 года назад +5

      OMG LMAO!!

    • @hughballs
      @hughballs 4 года назад +8

      Here before this comment gets a lot of likes

    • @davidbahr9068
      @davidbahr9068 4 года назад +9

      @spam the whoosh is youre soft Reddit boy climb in a scaffold and I'll show you

  • @Slickhuman
    @Slickhuman 3 года назад +129

    I was getting severe anxiety just watching this clip.

  • @ed9492
    @ed9492 3 года назад +480

    Some girls dream of being doctors, some want to be president, others just want to paint bridges.

    • @ed9492
      @ed9492 3 года назад +14

      @@sean2015 None yet, I guess they haven't reached the heights of their ambition. But if that guy's daughter has her heart set on it, then it's bound to happen eventually.

    • @witchking008
      @witchking008 3 года назад +15

      @e d a feminist can do this job cuz theyre independent and needs no man! Im joking

    • @MysticalStd
      @MysticalStd 3 года назад +2

      You mean to say bridge of death painter

    • @archimedesgirl366
      @archimedesgirl366 3 года назад +5

      As an Engineer who designs bridges, I can appreciate your comment. Be safe and be blessed!❤️

    • @victoriannecastle
      @victoriannecastle 3 года назад +4

      2:30

  • @droburna6090
    @droburna6090 4 года назад +1451

    I nearly had a panic attack just from watching

    • @psydoof
      @psydoof 4 года назад +7

      dro burna n00b jk jk I don’t get anxiety to that point but damn they got balls to be that high, respect

    • @truman5838
      @truman5838 4 года назад +27

      I wore my harness while watching this

    • @anthonycooper3938
      @anthonycooper3938 4 года назад +1

      NO BULLSH*T!😬😬😬😬😰

    • @hahalmaoishidded2782
      @hahalmaoishidded2782 4 года назад +3

      Then don’t watch these kind of video’s😉

    • @withoutname3715
      @withoutname3715 4 года назад

      Me too

  • @user-yu3hs6cf1h
    @user-yu3hs6cf1h 4 года назад +1403

    Respect for all those kind men that risk their life just so you can like a bridge

    • @user-yu3hs6cf1h
      @user-yu3hs6cf1h 4 года назад +4

      @Smitty WerbenJagerManJensen no whats that😂

    • @wumbusfumbus3006
      @wumbusfumbus3006 4 года назад +2

      @@user-yu3hs6cf1h it's a game

    • @coldsandwich2569
      @coldsandwich2569 4 года назад +15

      It's about preventing rust u idiot

    • @user-yu3hs6cf1h
      @user-yu3hs6cf1h 4 года назад +4

      dont take everything too literally guys damn

    • @user-yu3hs6cf1h
      @user-yu3hs6cf1h 4 года назад +1

      @princesspumpkinpanty if i was a 5 year old maybe yes. Otherwise no one would think that. Its not even a serious comment. Dont take it so hard. But okay i understand

  • @mabella3437
    @mabella3437 3 года назад +33

    My dad work in DOT as a Bridge Maintenance and I am so proud of each in every one of you! You are true Heroes and survivors! God bless you and thank you!

  • @shepardleonard490
    @shepardleonard490 3 года назад +142

    Them: standing thousands of feet in the air on a bridge without breaking a sweat
    Me: Getting anxiety when standing on a 3 foot ladder

    • @killer008r
      @killer008r 3 года назад +2

      Just wait until you see the hondurans use their lanyards as a swing over the safespan 150 ft. in the air.

    • @mrbear1302
      @mrbear1302 3 года назад +2

      And what about the random wind gust?

  • @memphismoney8463
    @memphismoney8463 6 лет назад +1536

    May god watch over them every day..AMEN!

  • @thestank999
    @thestank999 6 лет назад +60

    2:36 actually warms my heart. You can see the glow in his eyes and the joy in his smile when he’s talking about how his daughter is proud of him.

  • @tinamcbride8682
    @tinamcbride8682 Год назад +5

    Bob Woodruff... Much Respect. After being injured in Iraq while reporting, this is probably a cake walk... He leans over the edge and shakes the worker's hand. Mad props 💓💓

  • @victorcontreras9138
    @victorcontreras9138 2 года назад +6

    Not only are the bridges made of steel, so are those workers! My admiration goes out to them.

  • @davidheise2503
    @davidheise2503 4 года назад +335

    *first day for new worker*
    “aight imma head out”

  • @zudemaster
    @zudemaster 6 лет назад +2921

    OOOPS, wrong color. Got to start over.

  • @DF-vr3km
    @DF-vr3km 3 года назад +24

    not gonna lie I was spooked just watching this.

  • @LangstonKinderhook
    @LangstonKinderhook 3 года назад +27

    I shook my head 6,500 times watching this video! Nope I’m more of a 1st floor guy 😟

  • @shmackedmuffins7948
    @shmackedmuffins7948 4 года назад +761

    At least it encourages you not to be drunk on the job.

    • @donovanroberts9063
      @donovanroberts9063 4 года назад +27

      Sober as hell lmao

    • @AaronG912
      @AaronG912 4 года назад +23

      I do roofing and show up drunk once or twice a week from the night before. Not the same heights of course but it’s really not too sketchy once you’re used to maneuvering around lol

    • @AaronG912
      @AaronG912 4 года назад +14

      Lefter Mc thanks but no thanks. Getting drunk a couple nights a week definitely doesn’t mean I need AA. Most roofers I know are way worse than I am

    • @roycepavich2441
      @roycepavich2441 4 года назад +3

      @@AaronG912 same lol and blazed as

    • @CaptHC
      @CaptHC 4 года назад +2

      @Ryan H you feel tough now?😑

  • @bostongirl9277
    @bostongirl9277 4 года назад +192

    I can't even watch this. Can't explain the feeling you get when your afraid of heights.

    • @kxmode
      @kxmode 4 года назад +8

      Vertigo. I experience it EVERY time. I made it through the video but I wasn't doing well.

    • @bostongirl9277
      @bostongirl9277 4 года назад +6

      @@kxmode it's different than vertigo. I get vertigo but that's the room spinning from the inner ear. But Heights oh my God it's like it's like you can't move there's nothing under you you're going to fall

    • @LangstonKinderhook
      @LangstonKinderhook 3 года назад +4

      Acrophobia is the word. I had to lay flat on the floor just to watch this video lol

    • @Phearsum
      @Phearsum 3 года назад +1

      I think it's called fear...? Cause same. Sweaty palms and a weird feeling in your throat. But you can't stop watching lmao.

    • @gyeoxn7815
      @gyeoxn7815 3 года назад

      I’m kind of not scared of he final test where they have a net under but when they walk on those cylinders that’s when I wold panic. I’m scared of heights also

  • @zackaryschneider8652
    @zackaryschneider8652 3 года назад +97

    “My dad is a firefighter!”
    “My dad is a police man!!”
    “My dad is a surgeon!!”
    “my dad paints bridges”

    • @lengerrard3810
      @lengerrard3810 3 года назад

      My dad flying aircraft. Thinking he the b all and end all. Ha. Ha. !!

    • @akashx
      @akashx 3 года назад

      “My dad is tiktoker”

    • @RiceGodKick
      @RiceGodKick 3 года назад +2

      My dad is homeless

    • @omarbarrios3420
      @omarbarrios3420 3 года назад +2

      "My dad is flat earther"

    • @imbored2460
      @imbored2460 3 года назад

      It’s a part time job

  • @nairobi8056
    @nairobi8056 3 года назад +17

    I get weak feet just from watching this in my home.

  • @Pentapus1024
    @Pentapus1024 8 лет назад +775

    These dudes are hardcore. But how cool would it be to be able to do this job without shitting your pants, thereby ruining an awesome view.

    • @cacophonoid
      @cacophonoid 6 лет назад +4

      and ruining my morning commute

    • @izokhan7797
      @izokhan7797 6 лет назад

      Nunnuv Yorbizniz g7i

    • @YoungOG90
      @YoungOG90 5 лет назад

      😂😂😂😂

    • @nicholemiles8847
      @nicholemiles8847 5 лет назад +1

      Nunnuv Yorbizniz not cool at all. I'm scared of heights. I wouldn't be able to even attempt to start walking or climbing up it.

    • @liannahynes7179
      @liannahynes7179 5 лет назад +1

      I only liked your comment so it would be ‘666’

  • @SpaceCommand
    @SpaceCommand 6 лет назад +133

    I gotta hand it to these Men. They do a job that most of us WOULD NEVER DO. Myself included. You wouldn't get me up there, even if you paid me big money!! 😨😨😨

    • @HenryDoohickeyII
      @HenryDoohickeyII 5 лет назад +1

      UNSC INFINITY It would seem like nothing after the first work week.

  • @stevan685
    @stevan685 3 года назад +1

    I worked for 806 DC 9 and worked on this bridge ! The red sidewalk on the Williams bridge :) the work of my hands and my co workers !!! God bless all of you guys ! Stay safe !!

  • @weplayatnight3913
    @weplayatnight3913 3 года назад +5

    When the producer crouched and the interviewer shaked the other guys hand from the other side and the camera operator just walking up and down holding a big ass camera were freaking intense for being newbies

  • @Melonviva
    @Melonviva 4 года назад +382

    "it takes more than a year and half to finish the job."
    China: hold my cigarette 🚬

    • @paulovega2544
      @paulovega2544 4 года назад +2

      😂

    • @jacobcarolan1172
      @jacobcarolan1172 4 года назад +113

      China would get it done in 2 months and have 30 job site fatalities.

    • @offensiveshit4999
      @offensiveshit4999 4 года назад +18

      Mr. Big Head
      *china: hold my bat

    • @Stormbackscar
      @Stormbackscar 4 года назад +27

      jacob carolan they’d have zero... don’t mind the documents that get thrown away every once in a while though

    • @freedomfighters8453
      @freedomfighters8453 3 года назад +8

      More like hold my corona lol

  • @shemiahfredericks4364
    @shemiahfredericks4364 6 лет назад +805

    How many drop of paint fall on ppl car lol

  • @jasonviola1880
    @jasonviola1880 7 месяцев назад

    "There's been nine times that I've actually been scared." That's a great take.

  • @headshotzonly1121
    @headshotzonly1121 3 года назад +42

    1:36 14 lanes of traffic? Bruh I only see 8 that reporter been smokin some edibles

    • @psyclone500tv8
      @psyclone500tv8 3 года назад +14

      Its a double decker bridge

    • @gregdolecki8530
      @gregdolecki8530 3 года назад +3

      @@psyclone500tv8 thank you.

    • @guyaaa-zf2zz
      @guyaaa-zf2zz 3 года назад +2

      Psyclone500 TV so 16? unless the deck below has less than the top.

    • @jarlballinofswagrun4229
      @jarlballinofswagrun4229 3 года назад +2

      If hes smoking edibles he gotta be fucked up.

    • @chrisgeorge74
      @chrisgeorge74 3 года назад +4

      There's 8 lanes on the upper level and 6 lanes on the lower level.

  • @getbackinthekitchen878
    @getbackinthekitchen878 6 лет назад +461

    Fuuuuuuuuuuck that. I'd flip burgers first.

  • @veedub447
    @veedub447 8 лет назад +3491

    Why aren't feminists complaing about the lack of women in this job?

    • @demorphic7445
      @demorphic7445 7 лет назад +82

      ....

    • @280StJohnsPl
      @280StJohnsPl 7 лет назад +142

      Who cares....?

    • @NYJimbo
      @NYJimbo 7 лет назад +211

      Veedub, Do you hate women that much that you had to post this ?

    • @alucardhellsing1037
      @alucardhellsing1037 7 лет назад +898

      He has a valid point, feminists only want the cushy jobs not the hazardous ones. So who are the hypocrites not men because we don't complain we just get the fucking job done.

    • @IntelDoge
      @IntelDoge 7 лет назад +407

      Why does him posting this mean that he hates women?

  • @erickm3609
    @erickm3609 4 года назад

    Troopers!!!! These are guys are troopers and sound in great spirits.
    Just watching this vid in my big 70in tv I’ll think I’ll go change my boxers now....

  • @soldier3335
    @soldier3335 3 года назад +14

    I'm a painting contractor and I have been about 4 stories high painting commercial buildings, but thats my limit. These guys deserve every penny they make and more.

  • @mega-hb4re
    @mega-hb4re 4 года назад +243

    Their balls are heavier than the bridge. These guys deserve a super high salary.

    • @jonathanperez5314
      @jonathanperez5314 4 года назад +6

      Hell yeah

    • @frankjohn6420
      @frankjohn6420 4 года назад +3

      Notice there wasn't any black guys up there. Hell naw !!

    • @dgyrlc1123
      @dgyrlc1123 4 года назад +2

      @@frankjohn6420 😂😂😂😂

    • @joonatan3474
      @joonatan3474 4 года назад

      @@frankjohn6420 Why does their race matter?

    • @burger00
      @burger00 4 года назад

      Videopelaaja stfu

  • @Paranormalin416
    @Paranormalin416 6 лет назад +205

    I’m getting anxiety and vertigo just looking at this!, How on earth to these guys do it? I think I pass out before we got off the elevator!

    • @natecarver361
      @natecarver361 5 лет назад +8

      TJ Devereaux me too, I was literally shaking watching it...there's no way I would or could do this. Much respect for these guys for doing this terrifying job.

    • @vincentmatthews3335
      @vincentmatthews3335 5 лет назад

      TJ Devereaux same this is just way to high up for me

    • @terryhawkins8191
      @terryhawkins8191 5 лет назад

      Nate Carver EXACTLY !! I got shaken and dizzy JUST from this clip !!🤔🙄😨

    • @delandkume8133
      @delandkume8133 5 лет назад

      Nate Carver exactly

    • @kwasikwasi5350
      @kwasikwasi5350 5 лет назад

      TJ Devereaux hahaha

  • @carmenconstantinescu814
    @carmenconstantinescu814 3 года назад +13

    Bridge painter: I’ve been scared nine times
    Russians: Hold my vodka

  • @jamesfrommanitoba.1992
    @jamesfrommanitoba.1992 3 года назад

    Very cool, my grand father painted the fourth bridge in Scotland his whole life. The pictures and stories will be remembered always

  • @Johalvancouver
    @Johalvancouver 8 лет назад +839

    I'm freaking out by just watching this damn thing, that's scary! I'm afraid of heights

    • @luck3y778
      @luck3y778 7 лет назад +1

      Rogelio Acevedo DUDE I SAW YOU

    • @salahsamou4568
      @salahsamou4568 7 лет назад +5

      Gary Johal 😂 me to i don't like heights at all

    • @chargermaster3676
      @chargermaster3676 7 лет назад +1

      Gary Johal watching this makes me think what the human race has gone threw to built these structures

    • @milwaukeebrewers6337
      @milwaukeebrewers6337 6 лет назад +3

      You should watch those teens climbing some of the world tallest towers with no safety at all... 1 slip they are done.

    • @jaykay8791
      @jaykay8791 6 лет назад +1

      I can't even do roller coasters

  • @Lookout4the3rdrail
    @Lookout4the3rdrail 6 лет назад +516

    Give me a life jacket and a parachute and I might just do it.

    • @hunterrouse3931
      @hunterrouse3931 6 лет назад +93

      Lookout4the3rdrail parachute won’t save you it’s not a long enough fall. A harness is what you need.

    • @takingover7805
      @takingover7805 6 лет назад +32

      Lookout4the3rdrail and wire my paycheck to my momma upfront just in case something happen.

    • @wadyamean4464
      @wadyamean4464 6 лет назад +5

      LIFE JACKET AINT GONNA HELP YOU BRO OR SIS I DON'T ASSUME GENDERS MAYBE A PARACHUTE MIGHT HELP YOU BUT A HARNESS YOU KNOW LIKE THEY USE IN ABSEILING AND A NET BIGG TIME!!!!!!!! 😜😜😀

    • @kenstoudamire7366
      @kenstoudamire7366 6 лет назад +6

      Give me a cocktail of lean ... molly .... meth....henessy ....whit girl .... and i will do it

    • @joefernandez1759
      @joefernandez1759 5 лет назад +2

      Lookout4the3rdrail you’ll break your legs and everything else if you happen to land with the parachute

  • @rowanbaird8126
    @rowanbaird8126 3 года назад +87

    who grows up & says “i think i wanna paint really tall bridges”

    • @Robskimask
      @Robskimask 3 года назад +17

      Right. Thats a job you take when you're in your mid 30s and don't have a career

    • @fakeomarion
      @fakeomarion 3 года назад +1

      Just u buddy

    • @dyslexicbatnam1350
      @dyslexicbatnam1350 3 года назад +8

      They could like to paint and they could like heights and they could like views so this could be a dream job for some people

    • @mikepeterson5199
      @mikepeterson5199 3 года назад

      Me no i just needed a job LOCAL 159 VEGAS!

    • @mikepeterson5199
      @mikepeterson5199 3 года назад

      No bridges there but did swing stage

  • @JohnRendNYC
    @JohnRendNYC 3 года назад +1

    i go to the park in jersey all the time at 2:24 in between her back and harness. i love seeing this bridge. it's just beautiful and seperates 2 great states. love it how these guys are brave enough to walk above one of the craziest places to drive.

  • @giovannaroma9527
    @giovannaroma9527 4 года назад +520

    They should show this to feminists who talk about " we don't need men" and"toxic" masculinity . This is masculinity , we should appreciate masculine men not shame them and call them toxic.Masculine men are the reason we are still walking on this planet.Men are awesome ..

    • @jacklauletta2789
      @jacklauletta2789 4 года назад +23

      giovanna Roma I don’t know any feminist that say that

    • @rlnm3014
      @rlnm3014 4 года назад +71

      @@jacklauletta2789 well, there are alot of em, mostly pissed women from buzzfeed

    • @deansolistino
      @deansolistino 4 года назад +30

      Yup they are the embodiment of toxic femininity

    • @lilliecrow8209
      @lilliecrow8209 4 года назад +42

      That's seriously what you got from this? Come on now I can think of 10 guys I know that wouldn't do this in a million years. It isn't about masculinity it's about bravery and courage. Get over yourself

    • @jackmgtow8956
      @jackmgtow8956 4 года назад +16

      @@jacklauletta2789 All i hear is women saying " we don't need men, women can do exactly the same as men, and even comercials are jumping on the toxic masculinity bandwagon

  • @bigmoneygrip9420
    @bigmoneygrip9420 5 лет назад +253

    The harder you work physically the less you make. I bet the boss makes 3x more

    • @Joe-gy4sd
      @Joe-gy4sd 4 года назад +3

      It’s state work not how that works lmao he may make more but everyone up there is making good fuckin money

    • @purplewave9492
      @purplewave9492 4 года назад +2

      @@Joe-gy4sd about 40k a yr?

    • @Joe-gy4sd
      @Joe-gy4sd 4 года назад +1

      Purple Wave look up what prevailing wage is in Brooklyn and then in Washington heights not sure how that works since it’s a bridge. I know in most of Boston it’s 60 an hour. That’s non union. These guys are probably union making between 30-40 an hour with 15-20 an hour in there benefits package. Depending on how steady there work is I would say easily could be making over 100k a year.

    • @doggo-xj5vj
      @doggo-xj5vj 4 года назад

      Litterally my dad makes 120k from his business in water towers and bridge painting. And his business is still small. The biggest amount they made so far was like a check for 470k

    • @doggo-xj5vj
      @doggo-xj5vj 4 года назад

      Barry McCockener, your right. My dad is in the union as well. Just for having the balls to do that job gets you a lot of money.

  • @monroemuscle7938
    @monroemuscle7938 3 года назад +1

    This makes me weak watching them up there.
    Thank goodness there are people like this though.
    Thank you for sharing ❤️

  • @hitmyslimjim
    @hitmyslimjim 4 года назад

    Humble dudes appreciating their job. Can’t get any better than that.

  • @rickgurung330
    @rickgurung330 6 лет назад +159

    Pfft, I have gotten my bike up bridges in gta.

  • @nicktorea4017
    @nicktorea4017 6 лет назад +32

    Massive respect for this guys

  • @Skanzool
    @Skanzool 3 года назад +12

    These guys are making over $100,000 a year. That's a fact. MY whole family (father's side) has been involved in painting high structures like bridges.

    • @garyjohnson7626
      @garyjohnson7626 3 года назад

      They should be making more then that one slip thats your As

  • @ivoryfyall4231
    @ivoryfyall4231 2 года назад

    My cuz been doing this for over 20 yrs God bless him🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @mereb29
    @mereb29 5 лет назад +3

    Respect to these hardworking men. My palms were sweating watching this and I’m not even afraid of heights usually!

  • @asdfghjkl6072
    @asdfghjkl6072 4 года назад +31

    I had an anxiety attack watching this

  • @kimaniroach3264
    @kimaniroach3264 3 года назад +22

    My feet is weak an am not even there 🤣🤣🤣

  • @josephlalock8378
    @josephlalock8378 2 года назад

    i've got 25+ years in autobody painting and i take pride in my list of oddball things i've painted. i'm gonna leave this one off my list! more power to these guys!

  • @MusicforMe123
    @MusicforMe123 10 лет назад +117

    I would of failed after the elevator ride to the top.

  • @18Nekole
    @18Nekole 10 лет назад +391

    You couldn't pay me a million dollars, but kudos to those workers

    • @demorphic7445
      @demorphic7445 7 лет назад +3

      si mund te punoj atje

    • @realf1rme
      @realf1rme 7 лет назад +1

      " KUDOS " WTF? ? i dont get it...

    • @Nicolewhite743
      @Nicolewhite743 7 лет назад +19

      not a million ? what about 250,000$ then would you do it??

    • @peaceohplease2685
      @peaceohplease2685 6 лет назад +21

      Rock Star Nikki if he wouldn't do it for a million then why the f*ck would u ask if he'd do it for 250k

    • @Nicolewhite743
      @Nicolewhite743 6 лет назад +7

      wow calm down , it was a joke ! As you can see 7 other people got the joke . You should never take 75% of youtubes comments serious .

  • @Ayyaz711
    @Ayyaz711 3 года назад +1

    Damn i fell down from my couch watching this.. respect to these guys

  • @paulhewson4600
    @paulhewson4600 2 года назад

    Bob,,,love your work you always carry those 20 lbs balls everywhere you go....you never do the easy stories

  • @rewxnd9640
    @rewxnd9640 4 года назад +1385

    Everyone’s talking about the balls of the painters what about the cameraman
    EDIT: didn’t expect this many likes... or did I 🙂 🤫

    • @SAHILP00
      @SAHILP00 4 года назад +9

      Dude Sooooo True I Dont Know Why Anyone Comment On It

    • @jimbodynasty5489
      @jimbodynasty5489 4 года назад +15

      @@SAHILP00 probably drones

    • @rk3340
      @rk3340 4 года назад +13

      Some drones some are real people

    • @ytsegameseeker8670
      @ytsegameseeker8670 4 года назад +1

      its so heavy it keeps the equilibrium on point

    • @praveenreddy2586
      @praveenreddy2586 4 года назад

      Probably they were used drones cameras

  • @sphillip2212
    @sphillip2212 4 года назад +13

    As a person who’s terrified of heights, my hands and feet are sweating just watching this.

  • @paulinemockler3736
    @paulinemockler3736 3 года назад +37

    Imagine risking your life just to feed your family

    • @ihave35cents95
      @ihave35cents95 3 года назад +9

      Its safer than you think with all the harnessing. I would rather do that than paint a house

    • @kennethnero2011
      @kennethnero2011 3 года назад

      ihave35cents I wouldn’t look how high you up

    • @dentatusdentatus1592
      @dentatusdentatus1592 3 года назад +3

      Given that death could come in over a thousand different ways, doesn't everyone risk their lives to feed their families?

    • @tasyt1994
      @tasyt1994 3 года назад +2

      @@ihave35cents95 same, I'd rather paint this than a house. Imagine waking up each morning and seeing the sights, that feeling of being far away and the peace also. Not exactly an average work experience.

    • @ihave35cents95
      @ihave35cents95 3 года назад

      @@kennethnero2011 after a certain height your dead no matter what

  • @keithwoodcrest
    @keithwoodcrest 3 года назад +1

    My feet and hands are sweating like crazy right now lmao 😂😭. They wouldn't take the compliment but you guys are braver than most 👍❤️

  • @symphannie7282
    @symphannie7282 6 лет назад +22

    So cool. Watching and hearing it all, though, made my legs weak 😅

    • @Bryanseas
      @Bryanseas 5 лет назад

      Symphannie ' ill make em weaker baby

    • @Bryanseas
      @Bryanseas 5 лет назад

      Symphannie ' jk i jus wanted to say that dont take that seriously

    • @justjokinntokin5474
      @justjokinntokin5474 4 года назад

      Same here my legs feel like that are gunna give out looking down that high 😰

  • @WarInHD
    @WarInHD 6 лет назад +18

    Now just imagine welding that bridge together...

  • @dragonsoup2310
    @dragonsoup2310 3 года назад +1

    I've gone through this bridge many times. It is amazing.

  • @user-xx7pg3vw9k
    @user-xx7pg3vw9k 3 года назад +1

    What a great piece. Love to see more like this.

  • @isaiahmacias6341
    @isaiahmacias6341 6 лет назад +487

    How do they paint under the round tubes

    • @DonkeyLipsDA3rd
      @DonkeyLipsDA3rd 6 лет назад +113

      Isaiah Macias they rotate the tubes

    • @LindsayC33
      @LindsayC33 5 лет назад +31

      D M lmao good Answer

    • @celticman5038
      @celticman5038 5 лет назад +27

      Isaiah Macias that's an ancient Greek secret.😏

    • @jasonmoney3280
      @jasonmoney3280 5 лет назад +6

      They use a roller and there reech sometimes using a stick as well

    • @detectorist1690
      @detectorist1690 5 лет назад +29

      They turn themselves upside down

  • @Theyralltakenfu
    @Theyralltakenfu 4 года назад +42

    I wonder if they have ever spilled paint onto the road, or worse, a vehicle.

    • @unknown-kz9ei
      @unknown-kz9ei 3 года назад +1

      I think spilling at 700 feet won't do much or probably not even reach the road

  • @losxlakers
    @losxlakers 3 года назад +6

    My palms have never sweat so much.

  • @sololuisvlogs
    @sololuisvlogs 2 года назад +1

    Just looking at this video makes my knees buckle.. Hello!!

  • @alfietoungs489
    @alfietoungs489 4 года назад +37

    Everyone: special tests required
    Ally law: hold my beer

  • @6613steven
    @6613steven 7 лет назад +165

    "Hold my beer."

  • @chrisballard5743
    @chrisballard5743 3 года назад +2

    Hell naw!!! Kudos to these brave workers. I started shaking just watching the video 😂

  • @fatimamendoza4509
    @fatimamendoza4509 3 года назад +1

    Damn am getting chills just by watching somebody walking on top of the bridge i can't even walk the stairs to the third floor props to these brave employees😣

  • @moosesnWoop
    @moosesnWoop 4 года назад +32

    "Yeah, respawn time is about 60 seconds."

    • @zezyzhujikop
      @zezyzhujikop 3 года назад

      Its 1 minute

    • @fxrious1434
      @fxrious1434 3 года назад

      @@zezyzhujikop damn bro u dont understand jack smh

    • @zezyzhujikop
      @zezyzhujikop 3 года назад

      @@fxrious1434 it's 1 minute

  • @tatobatz3556
    @tatobatz3556 6 лет назад +749

    these guys should be paid 100,000 dollars per hour

    • @fruity9227
      @fruity9227 6 лет назад +99

      Tato Batz if they were, then I would do this job

    • @tatobatz3556
      @tatobatz3556 6 лет назад +3

      Sanity - Fortnite & More me to

    • @nathanliu3363
      @nathanliu3363 6 лет назад +43

      Tato Batz they get paid millions per year, for climbing a bridge and painting it? What good does this do the world. If anything, doctors, cops, firefighters should get paid more, and they do. It’s fine how it is now. I understand if a businessman makes tons of money, but not some random painter

    • @demarcuz6022
      @demarcuz6022 6 лет назад +70

      It's the risks they're taking not how well educated or what good it does to the world ^

    • @jagason7494
      @jagason7494 6 лет назад

      They have ropes commec

  • @alexbelle3941
    @alexbelle3941 4 года назад

    Props to all the folks who do this type of work also Lineman stay safe up there and keep up the great work 👍

  • @spar0035
    @spar0035 3 года назад +14

    Serious question: why paint it? Corrosion resistance?

  • @il_extortion_li8650
    @il_extortion_li8650 4 года назад +6

    Respect for the cameraman climbing the bridge that had to videotape

  • @subscribersWithnovideos-kx1qn
    @subscribersWithnovideos-kx1qn 4 года назад +54

    3:00 were is the Statue of Liberty?

    • @terencenewman1117
      @terencenewman1117 4 года назад

      1000 subscribers With no videos said the same thing

    • @jaycoleman6552
      @jaycoleman6552 4 года назад +3

      It's *_*WHERE_** , NOT WERE.

    • @coleythompson5691
      @coleythompson5691 4 года назад

      Jay Coleman 🤣 glad to see someone else caught the spelling! 😂

    • @iamlegend8080
      @iamlegend8080 4 года назад +2

      Nice 5 subs bro, doesn’t work if you’re not clever and over the age of 15

    • @JD-ju9kg
      @JD-ju9kg 4 года назад

      It's a lot farther down the river, he's making it seem closer than it is

  • @bobjones4901
    @bobjones4901 3 года назад +1

    This is a fascinating video to watch for those of us with a fear of heights.

  • @richiegillham42069
    @richiegillham42069 3 года назад +26

    Mentally, I could do it.
    But physically, not a chance in hell.
    My body wouldn't allow it

  • @LindsayC33
    @LindsayC33 5 лет назад +27

    My Dad use to be a bridge painter. But i’m like NOPE. I like the ground

    • @joaquinvelez1239
      @joaquinvelez1239 4 года назад +2

      was ur dad obi wan kenobi ?

    • @hectorhernandez1434
      @hectorhernandez1434 4 года назад

      How big where his balls of steel ?

    • @jaycoleman6552
      @jaycoleman6552 4 года назад

      @@hectorhernandez1434 Are you asking where his balls of steel are? Pause. It's *_*WERE_** ,not where. 😂😂😂😂

    • @mdtahir2550
      @mdtahir2550 4 года назад

      Please save this number telk u whatapp (00966573227008) please please please save this number

    • @r41ndr0p6
      @r41ndr0p6 4 года назад

      @@jaycoleman6552 holy geez I saw you in the comment above were the person misspelled where
      And then there is you again, correcting person who spelled were wrong
      Coincidence?

  • @mikeyfn-a6684
    @mikeyfn-a6684 5 лет назад +3

    Proud to say a former manager of mine is now a NY/NJ bridge painter..i get vertigo just lookin at that classic pic of dudes eatin lunch on the beam 😵😵😵

  • @a.t.48
    @a.t.48 3 года назад +4

    My hands started sweating just watching them.

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      @tbjoshua4896 3 года назад

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    • @pototosolood5809
      @pototosolood5809 3 года назад

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  • @Rifatopey
    @Rifatopey 3 года назад +1

    Watching this makes me shiver. Wow

  • @deplorable3657
    @deplorable3657 7 лет назад +48

    one time in California i worked as a temp for an agency stacking air conditioners on the roof of office building. to get to the other roof they put us in jacob chairs then lifted us one by one in a crane to the other roof

    • @Siinchro
      @Siinchro 7 лет назад

      deplorable xD

    • @kevinfrmkdz
      @kevinfrmkdz 7 лет назад +3

      deplorable As a temp?! Fuck that! Did the temp agency at least have benefits? Health insurance, life insurance etc?

    • @feet1215
      @feet1215 7 лет назад +6

      it was a day labor job. olsten services. i was strapped in the chair. the crane operator took me all the way to the top before he swing over to the next building. about 15 stories up

    • @kevinfrmkdz
      @kevinfrmkdz 7 лет назад

      feet shit, where I work we dont even let the temps touch the equipment haha

    • @tyronejackson7334
      @tyronejackson7334 6 лет назад

      SlammedHemi bet you stated out as a temp

  • @peterbravestrong
    @peterbravestrong 4 года назад +26

    They could offer me a cool 1/2 million bucks and I still wouldn’t do it.

    • @ballplaya96x67
      @ballplaya96x67 3 года назад +2

      Same here. Not even 2 million for me

  • @yogabbagabba9145
    @yogabbagabba9145 2 года назад

    Oh hell no 😩 I commend those painters! They deserve millions annually

  • @dexterkardas6559
    @dexterkardas6559 7 месяцев назад

    As a entertainment rigger who has worked all over the world and at some crazy heights. I found this news crew to be impressive. You can tell the anchor man had no problem being up there. You all need to realize that a 6' foot fall can kill you. But i can tell you that there is a false sense of survivability when you are at lower heights. Those guys that do that work are top notch skilled individuals. Just spilling paint could cause a catastrophic accident on the road way.

  • @NotHunter_18
    @NotHunter_18 4 года назад +141

    I feel like instead of them only getting $42,000 a year that should be more of a 400,000 a year seriously.

    • @counterpointerz-rocketleag2038
      @counterpointerz-rocketleag2038 4 года назад +31

      Nope or else everyone would be doing it and we would all be retarded

    • @tomsanders9135
      @tomsanders9135 4 года назад +17

      They are literally tied in there is as much risk as climbing or doing a tree obstical course

    • @bakedpotato8077
      @bakedpotato8077 4 года назад +7

      At least 90k a year

    • @beautifulmind1834
      @beautifulmind1834 4 года назад

      Counterpointerz - Rocket league No Need Too Disrespect The Mentally Ill 🤷‍♀️🙄

    • @lilcocaine_
      @lilcocaine_ 4 года назад +5

      They’re attached to two harnesses which makes them actually safe and all they have to do is paint it’s not bad at all

  • @im_tano
    @im_tano 4 года назад +19

    This gives me anxiety since I hate being in high places

    • @StabbySabby
      @StabbySabby 4 года назад +2

      Then don't touch weed. You'll have a panic attack.

    • @im_tano
      @im_tano 4 года назад

      @@StabbySabby lmao weed is ok but Takinh DAB is nother story

  • @oenwlqpsbevxiwoxbevxhsjan
    @oenwlqpsbevxiwoxbevxhsjan 3 года назад

    Thank you for what you do ❤💪🇺🇸

  • @peanutwars
    @peanutwars 3 года назад +1

    I can hardly watch this without wanting to faint from fear of heights