GW Bridge Painter: Dangerous Jobs

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  • @ryanthompsonthompson820
    @ryanthompsonthompson820 7 років тому +11896

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

    • @user-pm9iu1zj1k
      @user-pm9iu1zj1k 7 років тому +689

      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 років тому +334

      that job looks fun to my.

    • @billdenny4309
      @billdenny4309 6 років тому +1165

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

    • @karthik1107
      @karthik1107 6 років тому +228

      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 років тому +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.

  • @mekhi_morris
    @mekhi_morris 4 роки тому +1707

    I'm scared of just driving on the bridge.

  • @qf2994
    @qf2994 4 роки тому +1980

    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 4 роки тому +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. ua-cam.com/video/7QCYDzsQ_yM/v-deo.html

    • @qf2994
      @qf2994 4 роки тому +20

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

    • @m1a2abrams34
      @m1a2abrams34 4 роки тому +13

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

    • @dougharper1492
      @dougharper1492 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому +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.

  • @deficator750
    @deficator750 4 роки тому +3012

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

    • @brickwoodgoated2533
      @brickwoodgoated2533 4 роки тому +40

      😂💀

    • @chupacabra9357
      @chupacabra9357 4 роки тому +188

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

    • @ahmedhassan129
      @ahmedhassan129 4 роки тому +33

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

    • @ItsJustDiva
      @ItsJustDiva 4 роки тому +10

      They can catch themselves

    • @Raul85019
      @Raul85019 4 роки тому +5

      😂

  • @user-yu3hs6cf1h
    @user-yu3hs6cf1h 4 роки тому +1401

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

    • @user-yu3hs6cf1h
      @user-yu3hs6cf1h 4 роки тому +4

      @Smitty WerbenJagerManJensen no whats that😂

    • @wumbusfumbus3006
      @wumbusfumbus3006 4 роки тому +2

      @@user-yu3hs6cf1h it's a game

    • @coldsandwich2569
      @coldsandwich2569 4 роки тому +15

      It's about preventing rust u idiot

    • @user-yu3hs6cf1h
      @user-yu3hs6cf1h 4 роки тому +4

      dont take everything too literally guys damn

    • @user-yu3hs6cf1h
      @user-yu3hs6cf1h 4 роки тому +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

  • @OG17Exclusive
    @OG17Exclusive 6 років тому +3676

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

    • @McGillickKevin
      @McGillickKevin 6 років тому +101

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

    • @richarddickson2104
      @richarddickson2104 5 років тому +13

      Bandersnatch shit

    • @fargoth391
      @fargoth391 5 років тому +43

      the fuck you smoking?

    • @cole7491
      @cole7491 5 років тому +12

      r/wooosh

    • @travishenderson2
      @travishenderson2 5 років тому +6

      Kevin McGillick you never know it could break

  • @FROSHTV4ReL
    @FROSHTV4ReL 5 років тому +2089

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

    • @julius.lp11
      @julius.lp11 5 років тому +32

      lmaooo

    • @Ravoks
      @Ravoks 5 років тому +275

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

    • @rpjey
      @rpjey 5 років тому +71

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

    • @nickgordon792
      @nickgordon792 5 років тому +63

      The world gets dumber by the day.

    • @cheilseab5128
      @cheilseab5128 5 років тому +17

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

  • @lovebasket5121
    @lovebasket5121 3 роки тому +97

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

  • @droburna6090
    @droburna6090 5 років тому +1451

    I nearly had a panic attack just from watching

    • @psydoof
      @psydoof 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +27

      I wore my harness while watching this

    • @anthonycooper3938
      @anthonycooper3938 4 роки тому +1

      NO BULLSH*T!😬😬😬😬😰

    • @hahalmaoishidded2782
      @hahalmaoishidded2782 4 роки тому +3

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

    • @withoutname3715
      @withoutname3715 4 роки тому

      Me too

  • @shmackedmuffins7948
    @shmackedmuffins7948 5 років тому +758

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

    • @donovanroberts9063
      @donovanroberts9063 5 років тому +27

      Sober as hell lmao

    • @AaronG912
      @AaronG912 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +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 роки тому +3

      @@AaronG912 same lol and blazed as

    • @CaptHC
      @CaptHC 4 роки тому +2

      @Ryan H you feel tough now?😑

  • @Izz42069
    @Izz42069 4 роки тому +2153

    everybody gangsta until there's an earthquake

    • @davidbahr9068
      @davidbahr9068 4 роки тому +93

      They got hit by a hurricane once dude

    • @bradleyokonma
      @bradleyokonma 4 роки тому +71

      @spam r/ihavereddit

    • @KYESTheGamer2487
      @KYESTheGamer2487 4 роки тому +5

      OMG LMAO!!

    • @hughballs
      @hughballs 4 роки тому +8

      Here before this comment gets a lot of likes

    • @davidbahr9068
      @davidbahr9068 4 роки тому +9

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

  • @mabella3437
    @mabella3437 3 роки тому +34

    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!

  • @memphismoney8463
    @memphismoney8463 6 років тому +1533

    May god watch over them every day..AMEN!

  • @thestank999
    @thestank999 6 років тому +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.

  • @zudemaster
    @zudemaster 7 років тому +2913

    OOOPS, wrong color. Got to start over.

  • @Slickhuman
    @Slickhuman 4 роки тому +129

    I was getting severe anxiety just watching this clip.

  • @davidheise2503
    @davidheise2503 5 років тому +333

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

  • @failkage8144
    @failkage8144 4 роки тому +721

    I wore my harness watching this, just encase.

    • @pigeonette1
      @pigeonette1 4 роки тому +11

      yOu DuMmY dUmB dUmB iTs iN cAsE

    • @pigeonette1
      @pigeonette1 4 роки тому +2

      Hunter592 dude lol I’m a teenager

    • @a2bps
      @a2bps 4 роки тому +4

      Respect

    • @dougharper1492
      @dougharper1492 4 роки тому +3

      Bhahahahaah but what did you connect you lanyard too?

    • @imdonetrolling624
      @imdonetrolling624 4 роки тому +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ronaldgillis1880
    @ronaldgillis1880 4 роки тому +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 2 роки тому

      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?

  • @ed9492
    @ed9492 4 роки тому +481

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

    • @ed9492
      @ed9492 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому +15

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

    • @MysticalStd
      @MysticalStd 4 роки тому +2

      You mean to say bridge of death painter

    • @archimedesgirl366
      @archimedesgirl366 4 роки тому +5

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

    • @victoriannecastle
      @victoriannecastle 4 роки тому +4

      2:30

  • @bostongirl9277
    @bostongirl9277 4 роки тому +193

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

    • @kxmode
      @kxmode 4 роки тому +8

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

    • @bostongirl9277
      @bostongirl9277 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому +4

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

    • @Phearsum
      @Phearsum 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому

      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

  • @getbackinthekitchen878
    @getbackinthekitchen878 6 років тому +460

    Fuuuuuuuuuuck that. I'd flip burgers first.

    • @HisTreasure4ever
      @HisTreasure4ever 6 років тому +11

      LMFAOOOOOO😁😁😁😁 shiiiiiiiit you an me both!!!

    • @Xrated
      @Xrated 6 років тому +14

      Your name is ironic to that statement.

    • @VarunKumar-vh4bm
      @VarunKumar-vh4bm 6 років тому +2

      Count me in

    • @AbelGonzalez-co4ij
      @AbelGonzalez-co4ij 6 років тому +1

      Pussy

    • @Lemons19902010
      @Lemons19902010 6 років тому +10

      I'm terrified of heights. I'd pass out from fear from this.

  • @giovannaroma9527
    @giovannaroma9527 5 років тому +518

    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 5 років тому +23

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

    • @rlnm3014
      @rlnm3014 5 років тому +71

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

    • @deansolistino
      @deansolistino 5 років тому +30

      Yup they are the embodiment of toxic femininity

    • @lilliecrow8209
      @lilliecrow8209 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +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

  • @shepardleonard490
    @shepardleonard490 4 роки тому +140

    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 4 роки тому +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 роки тому +2

      And what about the random wind gust?

  • @shemiahfredericks4364
    @shemiahfredericks4364 6 років тому +803

    How many drop of paint fall on ppl car lol

  • @SpaceCommand
    @SpaceCommand 7 років тому +134

    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 6 років тому +1

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

  • @Pentapus1024
    @Pentapus1024 8 років тому +772

    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 років тому +4

      and ruining my morning commute

    • @izokhan7797
      @izokhan7797 6 років тому

      Nunnuv Yorbizniz g7i

    • @YoungOG90
      @YoungOG90 6 років тому

      😂😂😂😂

    • @nicholemiles8847
      @nicholemiles8847 6 років тому +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 6 років тому +1

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

  • @tinamcbride8682
    @tinamcbride8682 2 роки тому +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 💓💓

  • @Johalvancouver
    @Johalvancouver 8 років тому +837

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

    • @luck3y778
      @luck3y778 7 років тому +1

      Rogelio Acevedo DUDE I SAW YOU

    • @salahsamou4568
      @salahsamou4568 7 років тому +5

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

    • @chargermaster3676
      @chargermaster3676 7 років тому +1

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

    • @milwaukeebrewers6337
      @milwaukeebrewers6337 7 років тому +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 7 років тому +1

      I can't even do roller coasters

  • @Melonviva
    @Melonviva 4 роки тому +382

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

    • @paulovega2544
      @paulovega2544 4 роки тому +2

      😂

    • @jacobcarolan1172
      @jacobcarolan1172 4 роки тому +113

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

    • @offensiveshit4999
      @offensiveshit4999 4 роки тому +18

      Mr. Big Head
      *china: hold my bat

    • @Stormbackscar
      @Stormbackscar 4 роки тому +27

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

    • @freedomfighters8453
      @freedomfighters8453 4 роки тому +8

      More like hold my corona lol

  • @bigmoneygrip9420
    @bigmoneygrip9420 6 років тому +253

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

    • @Joe-gy4sd
      @Joe-gy4sd 5 років тому +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 5 років тому +2

      @@Joe-gy4sd about 40k a yr?

    • @Joe-gy4sd
      @Joe-gy4sd 5 років тому +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 5 років тому

      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 5 років тому

      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.

  • @victorcontreras9138
    @victorcontreras9138 3 роки тому +6

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

  • @mega-hb4re
    @mega-hb4re 5 років тому +242

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

    • @jonathanperez5314
      @jonathanperez5314 5 років тому +6

      Hell yeah

    • @frankjohn6420
      @frankjohn6420 4 роки тому +3

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

    • @dgyrlc1123
      @dgyrlc1123 4 роки тому +2

      @@frankjohn6420 😂😂😂😂

    • @joonatan3474
      @joonatan3474 4 роки тому

      @@frankjohn6420 Why does their race matter?

    • @burger00
      @burger00 4 роки тому

      Videopelaaja stfu

  • @Lookout4the3rdrail
    @Lookout4the3rdrail 7 років тому +513

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

    • @hunterrouse3931
      @hunterrouse3931 7 років тому +92

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

    • @takingover7805
      @takingover7805 6 років тому +32

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

    • @wadyamean4464
      @wadyamean4464 6 років тому +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 років тому +6

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

    • @joefernandez1759
      @joefernandez1759 6 років тому +2

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

  • @GIguy
    @GIguy 7 років тому +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 6 років тому +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 6 років тому

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

    • @terryhawkins8191
      @terryhawkins8191 6 років тому

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

    • @delandkume8133
      @delandkume8133 6 років тому

      Nate Carver exactly

    • @kwasikwasi5350
      @kwasikwasi5350 6 років тому

      TJ Devereaux hahaha

  • @DF-vr3km
    @DF-vr3km 4 роки тому +25

    not gonna lie I was spooked just watching this.

  • @rickgurung330
    @rickgurung330 7 років тому +159

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

  • @asdfghjkl6072
    @asdfghjkl6072 4 роки тому +32

    I had an anxiety attack watching this

  • @veedub447
    @veedub447 8 років тому +3478

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

    • @demorphic7445
      @demorphic7445 8 років тому +82

      ....

    • @280StJohnsPl
      @280StJohnsPl 7 років тому +142

      Who cares....?

    • @NYJimbo
      @NYJimbo 7 років тому +211

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

    • @alucardhellsing1037
      @alucardhellsing1037 7 років тому +896

      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 років тому +407

      Why does him posting this mean that he hates women?

  • @soldier3335
    @soldier3335 4 роки тому +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.

  • @tatobatz3556
    @tatobatz3556 7 років тому +751

    these guys should be paid 100,000 dollars per hour

    • @fruity9227
      @fruity9227 7 років тому +99

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

    • @tatobatz3556
      @tatobatz3556 7 років тому +3

      Sanity - Fortnite & More me to

    • @nathanliu3363
      @nathanliu3363 7 років тому +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 7 років тому +71

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

    • @jagason7494
      @jagason7494 7 років тому

      They have ropes commec

  • @rewxnd9640
    @rewxnd9640 5 років тому +1383

    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 5 років тому +9

      Dude Sooooo True I Dont Know Why Anyone Comment On It

    • @jimbodynasty5489
      @jimbodynasty5489 5 років тому +15

      @@SAHILP00 probably drones

    • @rk3340
      @rk3340 5 років тому +13

      Some drones some are real people

    • @ytsegameseeker8670
      @ytsegameseeker8670 5 років тому +1

      its so heavy it keeps the equilibrium on point

    • @praveenreddy2586
      @praveenreddy2586 5 років тому

      Probably they were used drones cameras

  • @MusicforMe123
    @MusicforMe123 11 років тому +116

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

  • @stevan685
    @stevan685 3 роки тому +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 !!

  • @nicktorea4017
    @nicktorea4017 6 років тому +32

    Massive respect for this guys

  • @zackaryschneider8652
    @zackaryschneider8652 4 роки тому +97

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

    • @lengerrard3810
      @lengerrard3810 4 роки тому

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

    • @akashx
      @akashx 4 роки тому

      “My dad is tiktoker”

    • @ricegods
      @ricegods 3 роки тому +2

      My dad is homeless

    • @Top10soon
      @Top10soon 3 роки тому +2

      "My dad is flat earther"

    • @imbored2460
      @imbored2460 3 роки тому

      It’s a part time job

  • @18Nekole
    @18Nekole 10 років тому +389

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

    • @demorphic7445
      @demorphic7445 8 років тому +3

      si mund te punoj atje

    • @realf1rme
      @realf1rme 7 років тому +1

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

    • @Nicolewhite743
      @Nicolewhite743 7 років тому +19

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

    • @peaceohplease2685
      @peaceohplease2685 7 років тому +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 7 років тому +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 .

  • @weplayatnight3913
    @weplayatnight3913 4 роки тому +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

  • @sphillip2212
    @sphillip2212 5 років тому +13

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

  • @nairobi8056
    @nairobi8056 4 роки тому +18

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

  • @Skanzool
    @Skanzool 4 роки тому +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 роки тому

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

  • @LangstonKinderhook
    @LangstonKinderhook 4 роки тому +28

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

  • @isaiahmacias6341
    @isaiahmacias6341 7 років тому +488

    How do they paint under the round tubes

    • @DonkeyLipsDA3rd
      @DonkeyLipsDA3rd 6 років тому +113

      Isaiah Macias they rotate the tubes

    • @LindsayC33
      @LindsayC33 6 років тому +31

      D M lmao good Answer

    • @celticman5038
      @celticman5038 6 років тому +27

      Isaiah Macias that's an ancient Greek secret.😏

    • @jasonmoney3280
      @jasonmoney3280 6 років тому +6

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

    • @detectorist1690
      @detectorist1690 6 років тому +30

      They turn themselves upside down

  • @WarInHD
    @WarInHD 7 років тому +18

    Now just imagine welding that bridge together...

  • @Theyralltakenfu
    @Theyralltakenfu 5 років тому +42

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

    • @unknown-kz9ei
      @unknown-kz9ei 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @erickm3609
    @erickm3609 4 роки тому

    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....

  • @il_extortion_li8650
    @il_extortion_li8650 5 років тому +6

    Respect for the cameraman climbing the bridge that had to videotape

  • @ehouse2993
    @ehouse2993 5 років тому +306

    I’d rather be a Christian missionary in Syria

    • @fayrayrita2223
      @fayrayrita2223 5 років тому +10

      Bwahahahahahaha lolololololololol lololololololol bwahahahahahaha lolololololololol. Ass. That was good

    • @salpollaro1093
      @salpollaro1093 5 років тому +47

      Fayray Rita did you have a fuckin seizure when typing this

    • @dj7oya
      @dj7oya 5 років тому +3

      I'm an atheist and I'd also rather that, no doubts.

    • @MartyMcflyy429
      @MartyMcflyy429 5 років тому +29

      @Calvin Lee damn you fucked the whole joke up smh...

    • @gbalo241
      @gbalo241 5 років тому +4

      you would have a better chance of dying there in Syria than falling off this bridge

  • @rowanbaird8126
    @rowanbaird8126 4 роки тому +88

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

    • @RobSoRandom
      @RobSoRandom 4 роки тому +18

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

    • @omxrxon
      @omxrxon 4 роки тому +1

      Just u buddy

    • @mikepeterson5199
      @mikepeterson5199 4 роки тому

      Me no i just needed a job LOCAL 159 VEGAS!

    • @mikepeterson5199
      @mikepeterson5199 4 роки тому

      No bridges there but did swing stage

    • @zen45164
      @zen45164 4 роки тому +4

      nobody, but then again who says, "i wanna work as a fast food worker or I wanna work in an office" and end up working in one of those places anyway?

  • @hitmyslimjim
    @hitmyslimjim 4 роки тому

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

  • @subscribersWithnovideos-kx1qn
    @subscribersWithnovideos-kx1qn 5 років тому +54

    3:00 were is the Statue of Liberty?

    • @terencenewman1117
      @terencenewman1117 5 років тому

      1000 subscribers With no videos said the same thing

    • @jaycoleman6552
      @jaycoleman6552 5 років тому +3

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

    • @coleythompson5691
      @coleythompson5691 5 років тому

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

    • @iamlegend8080
      @iamlegend8080 5 років тому +2

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

    • @JD-ju9kg
      @JD-ju9kg 4 роки тому

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

  • @symphannie7282
    @symphannie7282 7 років тому +22

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

    • @Bryanseas
      @Bryanseas 6 років тому

      Symphannie ' ill make em weaker baby

    • @Bryanseas
      @Bryanseas 6 років тому

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

    • @justjokinntokin5474
      @justjokinntokin5474 5 років тому

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

  • @paulinemockler3736
    @paulinemockler3736 4 роки тому +37

    Imagine risking your life just to feed your family

    • @ihave35cents95
      @ihave35cents95 4 роки тому +9

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

    • @kennethnero2011
      @kennethnero2011 4 роки тому

      ihave35cents I wouldn’t look how high you up

    • @dentatusdentatus1592
      @dentatusdentatus1592 4 роки тому +3

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

    • @tasyt1994
      @tasyt1994 4 роки тому +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 4 роки тому

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

  • @monroemuscle7938
    @monroemuscle7938 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @im_tano
    @im_tano 5 років тому +19

    This gives me anxiety since I hate being in high places

    • @StabbySabby
      @StabbySabby 5 років тому +2

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

    • @im_tano
      @im_tano 5 років тому

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

  • @moosesnWoop
    @moosesnWoop 5 років тому +32

    "Yeah, respawn time is about 60 seconds."

    • @zezyzhujikop
      @zezyzhujikop 4 роки тому

      Its 1 minute

    • @fxrious1434
      @fxrious1434 4 роки тому

      @@zezyzhujikop damn bro u dont understand jack smh

    • @zezyzhujikop
      @zezyzhujikop 4 роки тому

      @@fxrious1434 it's 1 minute

  • @NotHunter_18
    @NotHunter_18 4 роки тому +140

    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 роки тому +30

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

    • @tomsanders9135
      @tomsanders9135 4 роки тому +17

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

    • @bakedpotato8077
      @bakedpotato8077 4 роки тому +7

      At least 90k a year

    • @beautifulmind1834
      @beautifulmind1834 4 роки тому

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

    • @lilcocaine_
      @lilcocaine_ 4 роки тому +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

  • @josephlalock8378
    @josephlalock8378 3 роки тому

    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!

  • @headshotzonly1121
    @headshotzonly1121 4 роки тому +42

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

    • @Psyclone500TV
      @Psyclone500TV 4 роки тому +14

      Its a double decker bridge

    • @gregdolecki8530
      @gregdolecki8530 4 роки тому +3

      @@Psyclone500TV thank you.

    • @guyaaa-zf2zz
      @guyaaa-zf2zz 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @jarlballinofswagrun4229
      @jarlballinofswagrun4229 4 роки тому +2

      If hes smoking edibles he gotta be fucked up.

    • @chrisgeorge74
      @chrisgeorge74 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @peterbravestrong
    @peterbravestrong 5 років тому +25

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

    • @ballplaya96x67
      @ballplaya96x67 4 роки тому +2

      Same here. Not even 2 million for me

  • @6613steven
    @6613steven 7 років тому +164

    "Hold my beer."

    • @randy4443
      @randy4443 6 років тому +2

      Steven Bryan I have no hands

    • @briandalton8890
      @briandalton8890 4 роки тому

      What beer but hold my coffee

  • @Proteinplunge
    @Proteinplunge 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @rayhanes1347
    @rayhanes1347 7 років тому +54

    Anyone notice the lack of woman doing dangerous jobs like this...

    • @ShadowMan-bv5rv
      @ShadowMan-bv5rv 6 років тому +10

      That’s women for you. Want 50% as CEO of Billionare Companies but when it comes to dustbin, military, manual jobs they go quiet

    • @cloroxbleach7377
      @cloroxbleach7377 6 років тому +8

      Brexit Is Fucked up I know! It’s stupid how women get angry at men even though everyday we do stuff that they can’t do! More men die than women that’s one fact

    • @mikaelaphillip8121
      @mikaelaphillip8121 6 років тому +5

      Alexgrand 707 That’s not true, women can do dangerous jobs like these, we just choose not to because if women did dangerous jobs like these, who would be there to keep the population of species from extinction. Know Your Facts First. Smh 🤦🏾‍♀️

    • @cloroxbleach7377
      @cloroxbleach7377 6 років тому +16

      Mikaela Phillip but without men you wouldn’t have baby’s, but wait? The men don’t give a shit and still do the job, if you want to start talking shit, stop feminism

    • @localbaddie_8438
      @localbaddie_8438 6 років тому

      Alexgrand 707 "Men don't give a shit and still do the job". Not really true.

  • @kimaniroach3264
    @kimaniroach3264 4 роки тому +22

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

  • @jahroos7469
    @jahroos7469 7 років тому +11

    All of these guys need a medal 🥇🇯🇲 for risking their life's to beautify there country and others ✌🏿

    • @dancarter255
      @dancarter255 6 років тому

      Jah Roos when does that come up in day to day conversation though oh yeah i wonder how many people actually give a bollocks about the paint on a bridge you could probably only see if you were passing by it on a helicopter 🚁 or aeroplane ✈ i hate illiterate people who call them airplanes

  • @Rifatopey
    @Rifatopey 4 роки тому +1

    Watching this makes me shiver. Wow

  • @brucegomez-perez425
    @brucegomez-perez425 4 роки тому +17

    Bruh if this is how it is just painting it imagine BUILDING it!

  • @carmenconstantinescu814
    @carmenconstantinescu814 4 роки тому +14

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

  • @losxlakers
    @losxlakers 4 роки тому +6

    My palms have never sweat so much.

  • @jamesfrommanitoba.1992
    @jamesfrommanitoba.1992 3 роки тому

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

  • @hypers2249
    @hypers2249 4 роки тому +7

    "Being a mother is the hardest job in the world"

  • @dogeness
    @dogeness 6 років тому +47

    It seems like a safe but scary job. Even though you are in no real danger it's hard to get past the biological fear response.

    • @zeusthegod7310
      @zeusthegod7310 5 років тому

      dogeness 🌹 there is a real danger

    • @swoops223
      @swoops223 5 років тому

      dogeness 🌹 I guess falling off a several hundred foot bridge into traffic isn’t dangerous.

    • @davidlopez-rl4sh
      @davidlopez-rl4sh 5 років тому

      Its a scary job believe me there is nothing safe about it.

    • @sakialadar5559
      @sakialadar5559 5 років тому +1

      @@davidlopez-rl4sh EVERYTHING is safe about this job... they have TWO harness. They are in zero danger even if they slip and "fall".

    • @davidlopez-rl4sh
      @davidlopez-rl4sh 5 років тому

      @@sakialadar5559 right

  • @alfietoungs489
    @alfietoungs489 4 роки тому +37

    Everyone: special tests required
    Ally law: hold my beer

    • @chatter_box4414
      @chatter_box4414 4 роки тому

      Perfect job for him

    • @RainesMedia
      @RainesMedia 4 роки тому +1

      I was gonna comment this

    • @ginogalante
      @ginogalante 4 роки тому

      A legal one at that.

    • @srinidhi5592
      @srinidhi5592 4 роки тому

      I just came from watching that video for the millionth time lol

  • @ivoryfyall4231
    @ivoryfyall4231 3 роки тому

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

  • @LindsayC33
    @LindsayC33 6 років тому +27

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

    • @joaquinvelez1239
      @joaquinvelez1239 5 років тому +2

      was ur dad obi wan kenobi ?

    • @hectorhernandez1434
      @hectorhernandez1434 5 років тому

      How big where his balls of steel ?

    • @jaycoleman6552
      @jaycoleman6552 5 років тому

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

    • @mdtahir2550
      @mdtahir2550 5 років тому

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

    • @r41ndr0p6
      @r41ndr0p6 5 років тому

      @@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?

  • @richiegillham42069
    @richiegillham42069 4 роки тому +26

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

  • @anticopsdoctorfox728
    @anticopsdoctorfox728 8 років тому +253

    i m wasting my time working in food factory in japan. i want to do something else.

    • @kiavashmoosa6141
      @kiavashmoosa6141 7 років тому +1

      anticops doctorfox

    • @Destructorm
      @Destructorm 7 років тому +8

      I feel you I work at an electronic factory in Shanghai

    • @xaviermondragonjr3376
      @xaviermondragonjr3376 7 років тому +54

      Adan Garcia A Latino working in China I call bs bro

    • @MK-ex4pb
      @MK-ex4pb 7 років тому +3

      Xavier Mondragon Jr lmao same

    • @infiniti21ot6
      @infiniti21ot6 7 років тому +5

      Adan Garcia bullshit.

  • @bobjones4901
    @bobjones4901 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @vgaming114
    @vgaming114 4 роки тому +6

    Reporter : did you ever fall ?
    Painter : yes twice, and i died in both

  • @davidlouis1068
    @davidlouis1068 7 років тому +27

    newsman and his producer got some balls !

    • @thedriza297
      @thedriza297 7 років тому +1

      David Louis I know I was thinking the same thing

  • @MrLyosea
    @MrLyosea 10 років тому +16

    3:00 Wheres the statue of liberty? I can't see jack shit! lol

    • @ballerskerik9559
      @ballerskerik9559 7 років тому +1

      Sean .Lyons hey dumb ass the Statue of Liberty is in Washington D.C

    • @3dick794
      @3dick794 7 років тому

      Baller Skerik your stupid ass fuck boy

    • @billfitz5119
      @billfitz5119 7 років тому

      It's about 7 miles south of the GWB.

  • @paulonorato7501
    @paulonorato7501 2 роки тому +1

    When there's an earthquake, down you go. We all know we have them.

  • @kesaniagreen8766
    @kesaniagreen8766 9 років тому +186

    I would not do that even if its a million dollar to do it ..... OH HELL NOOOOOO

    • @m5smg361
      @m5smg361 7 років тому +1

      Obviously it’s more than $1 million 🤣 20 people for year and a half Times $440 a day

    • @Nobody_Important_
      @Nobody_Important_ 6 років тому +8

      I would go up there for free, you would have an amazing view

    • @bee5120
      @bee5120 6 років тому +8

      I would. Why not? You're strapped in with a safety harness and everything.

    • @eronmanansala8042
      @eronmanansala8042 6 років тому +1

      Kesania Green same here i collapse and shaking my toe

    • @alonzomartii
      @alonzomartii 6 років тому

      No woman's he said cause they are always scared.

  • @fifo1107
    @fifo1107 4 роки тому +149

    At 3:03 his hand swings and something white popped on the sky anyone realize?

  • @TheCobalt100
    @TheCobalt100 12 років тому +6

    I don't have a fear of high places. I do, however, have a fear of falling from high places.

  • @anarchywon4170
    @anarchywon4170 4 роки тому

    Here's a news report that has meaning. Showing hard working Americans happy to be working and proud of what they do. Need more stories like this.

  • @a.t.48
    @a.t.48 4 роки тому +4

    My hands started sweating just watching them.

    • @tbjoshua4896
      @tbjoshua4896 4 роки тому

      CAN SEE CHAINS BROKEN!“In your business, finances, marriage - it is well! In your finances, career, marriage, family - be free, in the name of Jesus! Whatever chain satan might have used to connect you to himself - chain of affliction, chain of hardship, chain of poverty - be broken, in the name of Jesus! I can see chains broken, in the name of Jesus! I can see chains of affliction broken! I can see chains of hardship broken! I can see chains of hardship broken! I can see chains of COVID-19 broken, in the name of Jesus Christ! I can see chains of career failure, I can see chains of financial failure, I can see chains of curses - generational curses - I can see chains broken, in the name of Jesus!” - TB Joshua my official number ( +2347035529719)📿📿

    • @pototosolood5809
      @pototosolood5809 4 роки тому

      TB Joshua sir are u okay?

  • @mirhossain6570
    @mirhossain6570 4 роки тому +15

    Have you ever fallen?
    Yes. It's centuries before.

  • @deplorable3657
    @deplorable3657 8 років тому +47

    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 8 років тому

      deplorable xD

    • @kevinfrmkdz
      @kevinfrmkdz 7 років тому +3

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

    • @feet1215
      @feet1215 7 років тому +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 років тому

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

    • @tyronejackson7334
      @tyronejackson7334 7 років тому

      SlammedHemi bet you stated out as a temp

  • @yogabbagabba9145
    @yogabbagabba9145 3 роки тому +1

    All of these men seem really kind and humble. I hope they all live long happy lives.