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UER Forum > UE Main > Things that keep you away from a place (Viewed 33258 times)
Aran 


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< Reply # 60 on 5/20/2015 9:17 PM >
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A while ago, I posted some photos from a local paper mill in my area. Despite being in disrepair, the electricity in some parts is still functional, I soon discovered.

I first passed through a set of doors labeled "Warning: High Voltage," but saw no indications that the electricity was on. However, as I crept deeper into the main building, I heard a low, buzzing hum. It wasn't too loud, but it was noticeable.

I then tried to enter the highest floor of the mill, higher than even the catwalks. The only access was a narrow flight of metal stairs. As I climbed higher, the buzzing grew louder, until I was staring up the last set of stairs into the 'attic,' so to speak. At this point, I would've had to raise my voice to talk to anyone, had I not gone alone. I swiftly concluded that, seeing as this electrical equipment had been potentially exposed to water damage, and had not been maintained in over four years, that it was too dangerous to continue on- especially on a metal staircase.

Descending the stairs, I got turned around in the dark, narrow corridors of the plant. I finally saw daylight, in the form of the door. The buzzing was still audible in the background, though the equipment was five stories above me. Looking out the door, I saw where it lead, and promptly turned around- it lead directly to the fenced- in area under the electrical transformers.

I continued looking for an exit, and eventually found it, through one of the pulping rooms. The problem? Though I had left the hum of electricity behind, this room buzzed too, and wires hung down from the ceiling. I was forced to limbo my way to the exit, unable to tell whether or not the wires were actually live.

While I plan to go back to the paper mill, I don't intend to go anywhere near these areas. The mill is extensive enough that I can find plenty of safer areas to explore. As it stands, though, electricity is only one of the many hazards this mill contains, and I'm not going to mess around with it.

Because honestly? I'm not gonna fry for a photo.



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< Reply # 61 on 5/22/2015 6:46 PM >
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abandoned hospitals that still have patients in them.




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abandoned hospitals that still have patients in them.


If a hospital is still open but God has long since left it, that's kind of abandoned, right?




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< Reply # 64 on 6/9/2015 11:22 AM >
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I won't explore anything that's patrolled by the Capitol Police because they're serious about securing their buildings




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< Reply # 65 on 6/9/2015 1:25 PM >
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Did I mention fucking bees/wasp? Because bees/wasp. Fuck them. In the ass. With a wasp dildo.




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I'm not worried with bees. Live and let live. But, wasps...those things are bastards. Hahaha. I am usually game for most anything, except 24 hour security or what has to be done at night. Eff long exposures...HAAAAATE them with a passion.




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I'm cool with bees and wasps. They're usually just doing their thing.

Asbestos and alarms are what keep me away.

I just scouted a location last week, only to find it sporting a brand new alarm system box. Go figure, you won't tear down a derelict century old building but you'll string it up with sensors to keep bums out. City government...




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< Reply # 68 on 6/9/2015 11:14 PM >
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Being in Texas a no trespassing sign will always make me evaluate the situation for a few days. Since by law they can shoot you as long as they have that sign up in a clear area. If a location has many of them posted I'm sure whoever posted them knows this as well. If its just one then you could have always missed it. So far that's been the only thing to make me hesitate.


I lived in Texas for 20 years, and the last thing thing that made me hesitate explores were no trespassing signs. I get what you're saying, but I've never read a single urbex story that ended with anyone getting shot by the property owner.

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- I used to say buildings near busy areas were on my stay away from list, but as I discovered, if there's a will, there's a way.

- Audible alarms are annoying, but fuck everything about motion detectors. While it's still terrifying to set off a high-pithced alarm, nothing makes me more nervous than trying to get out after setting off a motion detector.

- Buildings that are abandoned but are too kept up on the outside make me incredibly nervous. I'm not worried about running into people which is a relief, but if someone is keeping the appearance to look active, you know there's more than meets the eye.

- Depending on the area, locations that are well off into the country or down a long stretch of road. I'm always paranoid someone will drive up the road or still be using the building/area for whatever reasons.



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I lived in Texas for 20 years, and the last thing thing that made me hesitate explores were no trespassing signs. I get what you're saying, but I've never read a single urbex story that ended with anyone getting shot by the property owner.


Agreed. -_- ...also Texan here, and I've yet to be bothered with No Trespassing signs. Don't be shady, don't get shot. Simple as that.




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Usually signs of asbestos and chemicals. I tend to wear a mask but I feel even then it's probably not a great idea.
Also barbed wire fences or barbed windows. One time went to go under a small opening in a chain linked fence and there was rusted barbed wire laid out on the ground below which blended in the dirt pretty well. Didn't see it but boy did I feel it...




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Palisade fencing.

You Americans don't know how lucky you are to not have to deal with the aptly nicknamed 'bollock-shredder' fence often used in the UK to protect sites. I have only ever climbed it twice, and it's really not something to make a habit of if you can avoid doing so at all costs. You just gotta hope someone has removed a bolt from one of the slats so it moves sideways, or bent two bars apart, or yanked a section out the ground or dug a hole underneath it. I've seen it variously topped with barbed wire, with reams of razor wire running along the top and bottom, with the whole base of the fence including all the bars sunk into concrete, with a secondary fence attached right behind it, with the whole lot welded solidly together and areas of Palisade fencing about 8 metres high.

It's the bane of mine, and many other UK explorers, existence.









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I will not touch anything that looks like it might be active military. Abandoned, dilapidated bunkers from the 60s are one thing, but isolated sheds that still have signage and power? Nope.jpg. Even stuff that's disused but still actively managed by a nearby base (namely, old training grounds) is just too hot, from a risk standpoint. Plus, I'm well aware that military security employs tools that we explorers literally aren't equipped to deal with.




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Nothing to see here.

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I'm not worried with bees. Live and let live. But, wasps...those things are bastards.


Fuck. Wasps. I'm still bitter from that boat exploration. I really think I might have PTSD from it because I flinch at wasps now. >.<




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Fuck. Wasps. I'm still bitter from that boat exploration. I really think I might have PTSD from it because I flinch at wasps now. >.<


HA! ...yes, you do display the typical characteristics of one suffering from PTSD.




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Things that keep you away from a place

Urban explorers with tripods.




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Palisade fencing.

You Americans don't know how lucky you are to not have to deal with the aptly nicknamed 'bollock-shredder' fence often used in the UK to protect sites. I have only ever climbed it twice, and it's really not something to make a habit of if you can avoid doing so at all costs. You just gotta hope someone has removed a bolt from one of the slats so it moves sideways, or bent two bars apart, or yanked a section out the ground or dug a hole underneath it. I've seen it variously topped with barbed wire, with reams of razor wire running along the top and bottom, with the whole base of the fence including all the bars sunk into concrete, with a secondary fence attached right behind it, with the whole lot welded solidly together and areas of Palisade fencing about 8 metres high.

It's the bane of mine, and many other UK explorers, existence.

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Yeah, barbed wire is one thing but fuck that!




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I'm actually starting to see a lot more of that palisade fencing around the states. At first it was just at a few military installations I live near, but there's a new Comcast datacenter going up and the security on that place is bonkers - up to and including "Fence of Pants Destroying +4."




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Roll Out

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Did I mention fucking bees/wasp? Because bees/wasp. Fuck them. In the ass. With a wasp dildo.


This comes to mind, but in all seriousness fuck wasps.




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Nothing to see here.

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This comes to mind, but in all seriousness fuck wasps.

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That fucking movie. Very lackluster end for me.




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