Think YOUR job sucks?

[AZhitman]

http://video.yahoo.com/network/10114963 ... &l=5144241

I had a hard time watching the whole thing. These guys make $30K - $60K a year.

[Dittoz7]

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[AppleBonker]

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[Encryptshun]

In the words of a great man "Gee thanks -- now I can't find my balls."

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I don't even wanna think what the AD&D life insurance premiums are on these guys.

[AppleBonker]

Over 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dusred]

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[Dattebayo]

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[Kompresshun]

Holy crap! I have a friend that works on towers, but I didn't realize that some of them were that high! No thank you, i'll continue my web design career and stay close to the ground.

[PoorManQ45]

That seriously got my heart pumping just watching that!

I wonder why they don't have constant safety lines like when mountain climbing.

The attachment would have a brake in it to slow or stop movement on the safety line.

[Chaotic_Warlord]

Wow Greg just got R E P O S T'd never seen that happen before.

[ADDirishboy]

That seriously got my heart pumping just watching that!

I wonder why they don't have constant safety lines like when mountain climbing.

The attachment would have a brake in it to slow or stop movement on the safety line.

He said it in the video. It's easier and faster, and safety lines slow progress and are more tiring.

[PoorManQ45]

He said it in the video. It's easier and faster, and safety lines slow progress and are more tiring.

They're using a different kind of safety line.

The one I'm talking about is basically four wheels that roll on the cable. In one direction they roll freely, in the other there is resistance and maybe even a brake.

[flohtingPoint]

When I was climbing through Saddam's palaces running networks after Shock and Awe, making less than school teachers, I thought my job kinda sucked. Two years later, making only 5K more a year, when we helped out with a relief mission in Africa, I thought my job was pretty damned good.

[AZhitman]

I wonder why they don't have constant safety lines like when mountain climbing.

Because it's completely vertical. Imagine what 2k feet of portable safety-grade line would weigh.

Don't want a portable safety line? OK, who's going to inspect / replace 2k feet of line that would be exposed to the elements 24/7 that's only used occasionally?

[Dittoz7]

Parachutes might work only if you find a way to push off enough to completely clear the wider base of the tower. But that would also add even more weight to the climbers. What about a something like a circular scaffolding for the higher portions of the tower?

[AZhitman]

I'm sure the engineers thought of that. Again, at 1800 feet tall, weight is critical.

What's wrong with just paying some dude with huge brass balls to do the job? It's been going on for centuries. Like someone else said, 300 feet or 1800 feet, you're still splat.

[Razi]

Imagine falling down.
You'd have enough time to phone the wife and kids.

[Dittoz7]

No cause you failed to fix the tower. lol

[PoorManQ45]

No cause you failed to fix the tower. lol

[PoorManQ45]

Because it's completely vertical. Imagine what 2k feet of portable safety-grade line would weigh.

Don't want a portable safety line? OK, who's going to inspect / replace 2k feet of line that would be exposed to the elements 24/7 that's only used occasionally?

Good point. The braking system I was thinking of would be similar to those on an elevator. When moving below a certain speed they slide smoothly. Above that speed and the brakes engage and slow down the movement.

I wonder what kind of safety wire they have lower down? He mentioned that the lower portion has a safety wire.

[Razi]

No cause you failed to fix the tower. lol

[Watermelonwarrior]

No cause you failed to fix the tower. lol

haha damn you! sitting here quietly at work reading and I busted out laughing.

Seriously tho I get a weird feeling climbing up 20 feet. I could never climb 1500 or 2k.

[AZhitman]

Seriously tho I get a weird feeling climbing up 20 feet

Yeah. Where I'm from, thay call that "scared s***".

[Chaotic_Warlord]

Imagine falling down.
You'd have enough time to phone the wife and kids.

No, because you'd have a heart attack about 5 seconds after you fell. The amount of adrenalin that would be flowing through your system to brace for the impact would be to much for your body to handle and your heart would essentially pop, kinda like what happens when you inject to much nitrous into your mostly stock engine.

[tm1218]

I would climb it. I feel comfortable at heights without safety equipment, as long as I am in control with no interferences. The wind may be nerve-racking though.

[Chaotic_Warlord]

I would climb it. I feel comfortable at heights without safety equipment, as long as I am in control with no interferences. The wind may be nerve-racking though.

You're not getting paid to just climb it, you have to actually do work, and you're climbing it while having a tool bag the same weight and size of a medium sized dog (like a fat beagle). 30-40 lbs of tool bag is not only fairly hefty, but also pretty awkward to carry let alone drag behind you. I'm fairly comfortable with heights myself but even that is a wee bit much for me, you're in small aircraft flight heights @ 2K ft.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Good lord, he actually fully lets go at a few points.
He puts a lot of faith in every nut and bolt on that thing.
Imagine being the guy to discover that someone made a s*** weld, or something got rusty on one of those supports that is just cantilevered out from the post?