Friday, November 27, 2009

On Top

Skylight on the roof of the Central Market, LivornoThis is the skylight of the “Mercato Centrale” and the guy in white coveralls, safety belts and mask, is walking on top of it wielding a power tool. In foreground one of the lightning rods of the building.Skylight on the roof of the Central Market, LivornoProbably they are fixing some of the Eternit boards of the roof, hence the protective gear, necessary to handle and cut this stuff.Crane, scali Saffi, Central Market, LivornoThe huge crane almost uses all the width of the “Scali Saffi”.

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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 27, 2009 at 1:20 AM

    Is the guy afraid of swine flu? He looks serious in that outfit like taken from a movie where the world is guaranteed :)

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  2. AnonymousNovember 27, 2009 at 1:22 AM

    I meant quarantined. I had too much wine with that turkey :)

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  3. Three Rivers, MichiganNovember 27, 2009 at 4:03 AM

    The top photo is very dramatic - scary! Did he leave his flying saucer just on the other side of the roof?
    :-)

    The next ones showing the scale are dizzying. I would not like to be up that high.
    Three Rivers Daily Photo

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  4. GunnNovember 27, 2009 at 7:52 AM

    Good and interesting documentary shots.
    Have a nice weekend, with or without your camera!:-)

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  5. Unseen RajasthanNovember 27, 2009 at 10:06 AM

    Fantastic shot !! This is a lovely post !!Unseen Rajasthan

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  6. KateNovember 27, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    First time I've seen someone suited up like that when it isn't an emergency. Good that great care is taken for his safety.

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  7. Cezar and LéiaNovember 27, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    I liked it a lot, you showed the 3 versions of the place , and finally I got the whole building and the massive size of it!This man is BRAVE, I could never do it or stay in that "top"!
    Happy weekend dear friend!
    Léia

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  8. brattcatNovember 27, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    Seeing that first photo in the portal was totally intriguing. Well done, you.

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  9. TinsieNovember 27, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    When I first saw this on Google Reader (tiny thumbnail picture) I thought they must have been shooting another Star Wars movie!!

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  10. LowellNovember 27, 2009 at 4:28 PM

    Pictures like that give me the "willies!" I don't like heights, nor do I like stuff I have to protect myself before handling!

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  11. AndreeaNovember 27, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    Interesting slice of life, all in day's work. The man's outfit does look very impressive.

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  12. IlseNovember 27, 2009 at 8:08 PM

    Not sure what's happening here. But that is a really nice olde building. I love the columns on the portico.

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  13. Mary Stebbins TaittNovember 27, 2009 at 9:47 PM

    I like these workmen at work pictures!

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  14. cieldequimperNovember 28, 2009 at 1:44 AM

    Wow, an alien!

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  15. PJNovember 28, 2009 at 2:40 AM

    My husband does scary work like this. He can't understand why everyone thinks it's so weird - go figure.

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  16. AnonymousNovember 28, 2009 at 5:04 PM

    I was thinking "moon walk" when I saw the top photo. But NOW I understand as I scroll down the page. :)

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  17. UnknownNovember 28, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    Looking at the first pic I would never say the 'white man' was this high! The crane pic is just great and the building looks beautiful.

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