are you going to watch Nik Wallenda on Sunday?

I can't watch anyone on a tightrope and I've never understood how people do it. Who was the person who got the original idea to walk across a tight rope and WHY?

Not interested.

Ha! GMTA: I was just about to start a thread about this.

I watched Nik wire walk over Niagara Falls 2 years ago, then when he did it at the Grand Canyon last year. I think out of all his walks I've seen so far, the Grand Canyon one made me the most nervous as he did not wear a tether like he did at Niagara Falls. I was literally on the edge of my seat the entire time.

I plan on watching Nik skywalk (blindfolded) on Sunday, but I will probably end up taking a xanax 20 minutes beforehand lol.

Nik must have b@//s of steel to do what he does, but he's a pro and knows exactly what he's doing. I wish him luck on Sunday.

I don't know if I can watch his upcoming walk. I watched the Grand Canyon walk and it made me queasy.

I watched the early morning news on WGN (Chicago) where they were showing the live setup for the walk. They had to complete the placement of the tightrope before the start of traffic congestion in the Loop. Will try to catch the actual walk this weekend.

I'll watch a replay after I know he's completed the walk safely.

I sat across the aisle from him on a flight from SRQ to ATL last fall. He was incredibly nice and very low key. When one of his seat mates asked him what he does for a living he simply said ""I work for the circus"".

I don't think I can watch it, although I wish I could.

Scares me senseless.

I don't enjoy things like that. LOL

On 10/31/2014 KittyLouWhoToo said:

I don't think I can watch it, although I wish I could.

Scares me senseless.

I agree. I just do not see the sense in this, let alone televising it.

I remember staring for a long time at the pictures of the fall that killed his relatives. It traumatized me.