Window Washer discountable-photo "London's recent four days of

"London's recent four days of stifling fog

a daring photographer appears to almost float in midair

The image is a wonderful representation of this description by New York Times reporter Andy Newman

January 22

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Window Washer discountable-photo "London's recent four days ofLike an artist working with a wide brush, a window cleaner creates a soapy pattern before rubbing and scrubbing to make a storefront sparkle on Broome Street in Manhattan, January 26, 2006. While street level windows are easy to reach, New York's many skyscrapers present dangers and require tapered ladders, cherry pickers, special belts or scaffolding platforms. Glass buildings must be washed about twice a year, and windows on towering buildings more