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Now you may wonder why I have had a fear of getting on this or any cable car, its not a fear of heights, I have built and climbed communications towers that are higher than this cable car goes, its just a fear of cable cars and here is why

Backstory

Back in 1983 I was living in Singapore and was about to go on the cable car to Sentosa Island, I love the trip I had done it a few times, and enjoyed the ride to the Island, However some tourists pushed in front of us in the line, and rather than get into an argument with them we stepped away and cooled down a little and then went back into the line a little later only to see a boat hit the cable and one of the cars crash down, most likely it was the car we would have been in by our calculations.
Sadly everyone in that cable car died, may they Rest In Peace, and since then I have never ridden in a Cable Car.When I came to NYC to work I vowed I would one day ride the one to Roosevelt Island but every time I went to the station I made an excuse to instead do something else, for example this week, Monday it was to nice a day to just ride the cable car instead I went for a photo walk, Tuesday was too windy and over the years I have made so many excuses to myself as to why not to do it, so I decided to try again today

But not today

As this next shot shows I actually got on the cable car

This was before 7AM and I had the cable car to myself, well me and the cable car operator, this is before the ride started and my hands were steady

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And here is the view looking back as the trip to Roosevelt Island started

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The next shot is another shot on the ride over, I am surprised i got some shots OK to share I am glad I took a few as some were blurry from I suspect well I know my hands shaking as I was riding over.

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I wont say to much about the views as just seeing them is making me feel the nerves I had while riding it.

But I will say I am glad I finally did it,

But did I ride it back to Manhattan?

After all riding it once over to Roosevelt Island riding it back should have been a breeze right,
Once we out to Roosevelt Island i needed to get out of the station instead of riding it straight back, I did a walk around part of the Island and then heading back tot he Cable car Station, and then my old fear kicked in again and I thought HELL NO, I have done it no need to do it again so I walked and took some more photos and then caught the subway back

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I am glad I snapped a few shots with my phone, admittedly single handed as one hand was holding tight to one of the rails, but I suspect these shots are better than any I took with my camera

You do get a nice close view of the 59th Street Bridge but i have to admit I was feeling anything but groovy at the time I took this shot

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