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N8theGr8
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< on 6/7/2006 7:27 PM >
|  | | | My friends and I are less into the exploration of tunnels and abandoned areas, but prefer the thrill of evading security. Pretty much everywhere we go is staffed or manned by some sort of deterrent. Usually we sneak through schools in the after hours or large stores and the rooftops of the local shopping center. I was just wondering if I was the only one who did this and if anyone had any tips or suggestions for spots in near Ellicott City, Maryland (which is not where I live, but a good point of reference for proximity)
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c1rc4
   
location:
Northern Virginia
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 1 on 6/7/2006 7:35 PM >
| | | | It got boring. Buildings are becoming all the same around here. Back in January 2002 my high school partially burned down due to arson. Being in there at night gets you in shit if things like this happens...getting questioned sucks.
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0U812
location:
Lubbock, TX
Gender: Female
Texploration
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<Reply # 2 on 6/7/2006 8:26 PM >
| | | | I think you done asked the wrong question here.
I figured out what's wrong with life:
It's other people. |
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Logan
  
location:
Ra-Cha-Cha, NY
Gender: Male
We miss you Jerry
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<Reply # 3 on 6/7/2006 8:51 PM >
| | | | Lots of people infiltrate active buildings. I do them every once and a while. One note about schools: it depends on where you live, but I know in NY its a felony trespass if you are caught inside a school.
Cogito Ergo Sum |
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CowboyPenner
 
location:
Durham Region or anywhere that I might end up while travelling
Gender: Male
URBEXMobile
| | | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 4 on 6/7/2006 8:59 PM >
| | | | I prefer dormant locations to explore. I guess I have a lower threshold for risk and getting caught.
I'm gettin too old and my heart can't take the adrenaline rush.
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Free Baller
location:
New Jerssey
Gender: Male
I have a friend in Jesus. Seriously, Jesus ate my friend. It was horrible.
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<Reply # 5 on 6/7/2006 9:05 PM >
| | | | The best is sneakin into hotel swimin pools. The reward is the best.
Trying to win hearts and minds, but willing to splatter them if neccesary.
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Jef
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Gender: Male
Hey Look at me....
| | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 6 on 6/7/2006 9:10 PM >
| | | | I was thinking this today, rooftops of active buildings are my favorite thing to do, and I mean tall buildings not malls.
We must also go out and meet the enemy before he reaches our shores. We must defeat him before he attacks us, before our cities are laid to waste.
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada from 1921-1926, 1926-1930 and 1935-1948 |
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Logan
location:
Ra-Cha-Cha, NY
Gender: Male
We miss you Jerry
| | | | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 7 on 6/7/2006 9:17 PM >
| | | | lately the only active areas I have been doing are rooftops and construction sites...I love construction sites. Its cool going in throughout the construction and then going in when its done. You get to really know the buildings.
Cogito Ergo Sum |
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Brier Rabbit
location:
Northern Virginia
Gender: Female
Fence Proof Rabbit
| | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 8 on 6/7/2006 9:25 PM >
| | | | Pools and private parties are a lot of fun, but I enjoy taking pictures so really it dosen't hold much thrill for me. If you come to DC though there are plenty o' happy hours to crash on Friday!!
Breath in, Breath out. Sign Says Keep out. |
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Krawnik
 
location:
Kingston/Toronto
Gender: Male
Raiders of the Lost Architecture
| | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 9 on 6/7/2006 9:35 PM >
| | | | Yeah, personally my favourite sites to do are active, preferably tall downtown office towers and hotels. I find abandoned sites require more physical endurance, which is great for a workout (hell, just got back from the Brickworks), but I much prefer the mental agility required to traverse a live site. Dealing with the locals, being able to quickly map areas in your head, always being on the lookout for people using doors and elevators to see where keys or cards are neccesary, that sort of thing. I'm also fairly into drama and acting, so I love having to think on my feet and come up with realistic reasons for being in basements or being the only dood on the floor. Plus, when you're downtown (at least in Toronto), getting on a rooftop of a tower is exhilirating. Plus, in live sites you don't have to wear masks, carry bulky flashlights (I only ever bring a pocket sized guy with me in live sites), or bulky equipment (I never bring more than I can fit in my pockets, personally, but a briefcase might not hurt in the future), or worry about falling through rotten floorboards four floors to your death.
So yeah, I love live sites too. Let's be friends!?
friggin' racists messing up my generalizations, also stealing my jobs, women.
RIP, Ninj. |
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sphinx
location:
Bellevue, WA
Gender: Male
| | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 10 on 6/9/2006 2:32 AM >
| | | | I also like the rush of live sites, especially rooftops with good views. Just exploring large active buildings is fun, and if they were abandoned, it would be much harder to get around them, little light. Exploring active buildings after hours is pretty fun too.
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blackhawk
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location:
Mission Control
UER newbie
| | | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 11 on 6/10/2006 2:14 AM >
| | | | You might think it's a rush to be a "person of interest", but that's not on my things to do list. This isn't the 90's, and once you run into some the new technology out there you will be amazed. Bumbling around live sites causes unwanted attentions that can prove to be expensive, time-consuming, and very unpleasurable.
-nothing personal MFer, but better you than me-
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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natxtron
location:
memphis
urbanesquelation
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<Reply # 12 on 6/10/2006 2:54 AM >
| | | | often times, i like searching live sites in the hopes of finding hidden nooks and crannies that have been forgotten and abandoned within the site. this is very true of older buildings and hotels.
on the other hand, it is extremely more important not to get caught doing something illegal. generally, trespassing isn't the issue in a live building since you may expect to find people anywhere. it's more a matter of explaining your purpose for being in the wrong place. "whoops, where is the bathroom again?"
one rule of thumb i tend to adhere to in a live building is to always look like i have a purpose and know exactly what i am doing/ where i am going. this requires much more research than an abandonment. most hourly employees could care less, if they even notice you at all. even security guards in large hotels are so used to unrecognizable people that they tend to not bother you, as long as you don't look overwhelmingly suspicious. that means no gear, no camera and tripod, no exploring clothes, no automatic weapons, etc.
the best is when a random person stops you to ask for directions and you can tell them exactly where to go, just before you duck into a service hallway headed towards the roof.
Are you now, or have you ever been? |
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imprezawrxsti
location:
Portland, OR
Gender: Male
nothing is true; everything is permitted
| | | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 13 on 6/10/2006 8:03 AM >
| | | | i love roofs. but in my experience, 90% of them are locked or alarmed.
and it pisses me off.
do you know how to waltz? |
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natxtron
location:
memphis
urbanesquelation
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<Reply # 14 on 6/10/2006 8:21 AM >
| | | | damn straight. all that hard work... and no reward?
hell, i've actually worked at a location just to gain access. perseverance!
Are you now, or have you ever been? |
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Mongo
location:
Matamoras, PA
Gender: Male
| | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 15 on 6/10/2006 12:44 PM >
| | | | Posted by blackhawk
This isn't the 90's, ...
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Damn, now I REALLY feel my age.
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Mark
Very Noble Donor
location:
South Carolina
Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 16 on 6/11/2006 2:31 AM >
| | | | I got bored with abandoned buildings a while back and nearly did every active site i could get my hands on. I enjoyed the challenge of finding weakness in high rise building security/ industrial plants etc. The big key is not to go head long in but take your time and learn and plan. I would say think like a cat burglar, without the burgel part. Although I must admit after my last couple I have lost interest as I have reached my boundaries of infiltration. Now I have a few sites around the US that truely interest me, but I will have to see if I can get on them.
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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White Kap
Gender: Male
| | | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 17 on 6/11/2006 8:28 PM >
| | | | 90% of the stuff i do is an active site. Part of the fun in a way. Quite surprising sometimes as to how accessible some rooftops are. e.g. One of the Banks in our town centre is immensely easy to get onto, would of thought there would of been more security. It surprises you even more when your mates little sisters primary school has spiked fences and nightvision security cameras Covering the every access to the rooftop.
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'Dukes
Noble Donor
Gender: Male
At least someone llikes me
| | | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 18 on 6/11/2006 8:42 PM >
| | | | For those of you that can see the Full LDB, this is a hell of a great set of pics from a construction site, with emphasis on the crane.
http://www.uer.ca/...ow.asp?locid=22747
Credit my buddy INA for this one. The pics pretty much make it, and no I have no clue where he liberated the safety harness/fall arrestor from.
I got your tour winner right here pussies, at least he'd crash out trying. |
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blackhawk
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location:
Mission Control
UER newbie
| | | Re: 'Live' Areas
<Reply # 19 on 6/11/2006 11:46 PM >
| | | | Posted by 'Dukes
For those of you that can see the Full LDB, this is a hell of a great set of pics from a construction site, with emphasis on the crane.
http://www.uer.ca/...ow.asp?locid=22747
Credit my buddy INA for this one. The pics pretty much make it, and no I have no clue where he liberated the safety harness/fall arrestor from.
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Now that's construction site pics!!! Hell that looks fun! 
Sorta like the bastard doing a wheelie up on 295 today for at least 1/10 of a mile @ 80 MPH. Yeh-ha! Saddle up a buzz-buzz!
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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