DIY Window Cleaner in "View To Die For"

View to die for: This Darwin bloke is either brave or stupid - probably both. He was photographed cleaning his windows at the high-rise Marrakai apartments in Smith St recently. Onlookers were shocked as the man casually went about his business - even having a can by his side as he worked 12 storeys up. Northern Territory News reader Dalton Pereira had his camera on hand after finishing work on a Friday when he spotted the man taking his life in his hands to improve his view. "There's a number of things you can say about the character ... but it surprised me," he said. "I don't know why the hell he decided to clean his windows from out there. "Obviously he's got little in terms of fear - or whatever he's drinking at the time has given him the courage to get out there."
Mr Pereira, a store manager, had returned from work to his city apartment when he went out to his balcony and saw the man risking his life on a nearby apartment building. "I didn't see how he got there," he said. "The building's 14 storeys, (he's) 12 storeys up. "I'd say you're taking a fairly decent risk." At one stage he leaned back inside to wet the squeegee, and climbed over a barrier to get to the other part of the window. Mr Pereira, 50, said he had seen a thing or two in his time but he's never seen someone risking life and limb to get the windows clean 12 storeys up. "He obviously likes his view from the top and he likes his windows clean," he said. "You do get to see some interesting things from the balcony up here, particularly on a Friday and Saturday night in Darwin."