Thereās no point explaining this spec topic cos you canāt shalaye yourself out of it. If anyone asks if your partner is your spec simply say yes and keep it moving.
I believe this 100%. It's inconsiderate to desire to only speak big and deep things with strangers. Small talk is meant to build rapport, test the waters, to see what the vibe is. Doing too much too fast can make the other person uncomfortable. It's not fair to ask a stranger how
I donāt think your partner wants you to tell the world that they are not your spec. Some statements are just unnecessary, even if they arenāt malicious.
The climbing is the least impressive part of what this couple does.
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus reached the top of the Empire State Building yesterday, dropped a peace banner at 1,454 feet, got engaged on the spire, and climbed down into NYPD custody. Netflix profiled them in the 2024 documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story. She's a former gymnast and the daughter of circus performers. Together they've scaled towers on four continents, including Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, the world's second tallest building at 2,227 feet.
The documentary shows how they actually get up there. They pick locks. They ride staff elevators after learning those often lack cameras. On construction sites they dress as construction workers. In residential towers they dress like the residents. Before a climb they watch staff movements until they know the building's rhythm.
Yesterday's entry point, per the NYPD: a locked maintenance hatch on the 102nd floor observation deck. Investigators believe they studied employee patterns first.
Consider what they exposed. The Empire State Building runs metal detectors, bag checks, and cameras across one of the most watched square miles on the planet. Every layer of that system assumes an intruder wants to get inside and take something. Two people who only wanted to go up beat all of it with patience and a hatch.
Skyscraper security points down. Lobbies, offices, tenants, valuables. The vertical axis of nearly every tall building on earth is guarded by a padlock and an assumption.
The aftermath reveals the business model. They photographed the proposal and the ring themselves and posted before officers reached them. The building's own statement pivoted to advertising its observation deck as a proposal venue. Its social account joked about stealing the spotlight from Madison Square Garden's big wedding week. Eight charges, including burglary and reckless endangerment, and every party involved walked away with content.
They built a career on one insight: buildings defend everything except the way up.
I DO NOT think people understand that global warming doesnāt mean āno cold weather ever.ā It means a warming planet destabilizes weather patterns, causing more extreme weather. This has been explained for decades and people still donāt get it.