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re: Ever glance at a tall Radio/TV tower and wonder who changes the light up top?
Posted on 2/24/17 at 5:55 pm to Paedin
Posted on 2/24/17 at 5:55 pm to Paedin
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Would absolutely be down to do that job. I have 0 fear of heights.
Then you are irrational. Lol.
I dont have a debilitating fear of heights. But any sane person is biologically opposed to them.
Id go as far as to say that if you have 0 fear of heights you SHOULDNT do this job. Fear keeps you safe.
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Posted on 2/24/17 at 6:06 pm to Eurocat
I've been up about 400 feet, so not that tall. The double safety hooks are exhausting. It's the worst part of it, but obviously necessary.
Even being up as high as I have been, the sway of the tower can be several feet in either direction.
Even being up as high as I have been, the sway of the tower can be several feet in either direction.
Posted on 2/24/17 at 6:54 pm to kywildcatfanone
I used to climb the 500' foot towers....Cameron and Venice. We had NO SAFETY HARNESS. We only buckled in while taking a break or working.
Notice how he had no hands while working? That's how we would do it. Use the safety belt you had on and weave the strap through the tower. Then lean back and use your hands. Yeah BIG BALLS.
One time I ran into a wasp nest about 200' up and got stung once. Thought about retreating, but would have to go up again if I did. The tower was 500'.
They paid you by the foot, but only on the way up. If you wanted to come down, it was entirely up to you. After about 75', it didn't really matter how high you were. You were going to die if you fell.
So climbing with no safety device, how many hands were you holding on with?
Answer: One
Literally having you life in the palm of one hand.
Notice how he had no hands while working? That's how we would do it. Use the safety belt you had on and weave the strap through the tower. Then lean back and use your hands. Yeah BIG BALLS.
One time I ran into a wasp nest about 200' up and got stung once. Thought about retreating, but would have to go up again if I did. The tower was 500'.
They paid you by the foot, but only on the way up. If you wanted to come down, it was entirely up to you. After about 75', it didn't really matter how high you were. You were going to die if you fell.
So climbing with no safety device, how many hands were you holding on with?
Answer: One
Literally having you life in the palm of one hand.
This post was edited on 2/24/17 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 2/24/17 at 6:58 pm to Eurocat
On December 7, 1982...seven people were killed in Houston (KTXH TV ) while climbing an 1800 foot tall antenna. There was someone filming the engineers climb when the antenna fell over and the men free-falled. Other stations actually showed this during their news. Horrible.
Posted on 2/24/17 at 7:01 pm to JoePepitone
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e was a small, middle-aged introverted guy but he had done it for years and evidently enjoyed it.
Damn it, this sounds like me.
I was on a tower crew briefly after leaving school. You can make a decent living if you aren't scared of heights. When i was in ladder training with another job the guy told us "it's not the fall that hurts, it's the landing."
Posted on 2/24/17 at 7:44 pm to MottLaneKid
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On December 7, 1982...seven people were killed in Houston (KTXH TV ) while climbing an 1800 foot tall antenna. There was someone filming the engineers climb when the antenna fell over and the men free-falled. Other stations actually showed this during their news. Horrible.
They were not climbing when this happened, most of them were riding up on the antenna that was being lifted to the top of the tower, which is usually something that is prohibited exactly because of what happened in this incident. I think two were already at the top of the tower waiting. The lifting cable was attached to the antenna with a shackle which was positioned incorrectly resulting it failing during the lift. When the shackle failed the antenna fell striking the guy cables supporting the tower causing the entire tower to collapse.
Posted on 2/24/17 at 7:49 pm to ItzMe1972
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I used to climb the 500' foot towers....Cameron and Venice. We had NO SAFETY HARNESS. We only buckled in while taking a break or working.
check out the video I posted in a previous post, those guys also only tied off when resting. I did antenna work along the gulf coast during a summer off from college in the 1970s. No gorilla hooks, or body harness, just a leather belt and single strap through the tower. It took me a while to let go and lean back to work.
Posted on 2/24/17 at 7:49 pm to LZ83
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He has a hard hat on. like that's gonna cushion his fall.
Posted on 2/24/17 at 8:40 pm to Eurocat
Holy shite...I got vertigo just from watching that. I don't care how much the job pays...someone else can have it.
Posted on 2/24/17 at 8:46 pm to Eurocat
The worst part about it is having to climb all the way back down after.
Posted on 2/24/17 at 9:15 pm to LucasP
I'll upvote that.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 12:54 am to Eurocat
I've climbed 3 and 4 hundred foot towers many times.
I'm too old for that shite these days.
I'm too old for that shite these days.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 2:10 am to TheGooner
I mean, I'm not saying I'd climb that high, or that that video didn't make me sweat, but once you've climbed high enough that a fall would kill you, does it really matter how much higher you go?
Posted on 2/25/17 at 2:25 am to Eurocat
I'd wear a parachute and jump off instead of climbing down.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 3:17 am to EA6B
That's FAR worse than the OP IMO.
In the Op, safety harnesses soften the ohshit factor.
In the Op, safety harnesses soften the ohshit factor.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:26 am to Eurocat
No. Because various threads answering my question have been posted.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:56 am to Pectus
Used to climb up 600' smoke stack were I worked at just for the hell of it. Was a trip the first time stepping out on the cat walk. Sure as hell was scary.
Sure as hell was scary. 
Posted on 2/25/17 at 6:09 am to Eurocat
I had to retrieve a radio from a 500 foot tower once. I stayed on the ground monitoring the equipment while this other guy climbed to disconnect it. He told me "if I fall, just call 911."
I'm thinking, if you fall I'm gonna go sit in my car until the ambulance shows up.
I'm thinking, if you fall I'm gonna go sit in my car until the ambulance shows up.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 6:12 am to dbeck
Do they shut the power off / what's the risk of getting shocked?
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