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Title: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: jesterapparel on January 30, 2012, 02:49:55 PM
Wait for the cartoon beginning to be over with and then you will see what I mean.



http://www.liveleak.com/e/07b_1284580365 (http://www.liveleak.com/e/07b_1284580365)

Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: mk162 on January 30, 2012, 02:52:50 PM
Yeah, and I imagine those things sway quite a bit in the wind.
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: Socalfmf on January 30, 2012, 02:54:33 PM
that job is more than likely safer than you driving to work everyday...just sayin...
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: mk162 on January 30, 2012, 02:59:49 PM
so you have to drive to work, then climb up that thing.  So there are 2 unsafe activities.
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: blue moon on January 30, 2012, 03:25:04 PM
so you have to drive to work, then climb up that thing.  So there are 2 unsafe activities.

I guess if  I could take a parachute it might actually be kinda cool! Finish the job and do a BASE jump!

pierre
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: Ripcord on January 30, 2012, 03:44:51 PM
Here's something I did with a parachute when I was young and crazy. (No climbing...This was from a hot air balloon...LOL)
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(http://www.endangerous.com/balloon.jpg)
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: Screened Gear on January 30, 2012, 03:51:57 PM
Just watching the video makes me want to hang on to my desk so I don't fall. No thank you.
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: Shawn (EIP) on January 30, 2012, 04:23:16 PM
Oh hell no!
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: inkman996 on January 30, 2012, 04:41:29 PM
I have climbed a few towers In my youth, I had the perfect build for it. Tho I never climbed any where near that height ugh! Mostly self supported towers and shorter guided towers. I can promise you it is swaying up there, also they at least got a partial ride up in the internal elevator not all guided towers have elevators.

All that to change a light bulb!
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: Parker 1 on January 30, 2012, 04:51:40 PM
Makes me nauseous just watching it! 
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: alan802 on January 30, 2012, 04:52:33 PM
I've climbed up some comm towers near where I grew up but they were only 500 ft. or so.  I would be just fine until that last 60 feet, then I might start puckering up a little bit.  I'd much rather parachute off that thing rather than climb down it, getting down is the hard part.
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: GraphicDisorder on January 30, 2012, 05:12:54 PM
freak THAT.
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: jason-23 on January 30, 2012, 05:37:31 PM
A friends son does this crap, he also is a linemen and is doing the helicopter thing with high lines.http://youtu.be/5Ix0Gz0ABaI (http://youtu.be/5Ix0Gz0ABaI) Bump that itsh!
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: sweetts on January 30, 2012, 09:35:58 PM
I worked at an MMDS video provider in the 90's, I put up a ton of 1-2 hundred foot towers all over northeast ohio the highest I climbed was 1250 feet in Parma Ohio. Its not all that bad unless its cold, then it really sucks. I came off once, I was only 15 feet up lost my footing while free climbing, ruptured 4 discs cracked 1 vertebra and blew out my knee I was just high enough to get hurt. When I first started I was on a small 11 inch face tower @ 75 feet when our guy wires fell into power, I woke up hanging from my belt arms killing me my mouth tasted like I ate a bunch of pennies and I had a couple burns on my hands and foot where the power blew through my boot. Those were the only two issues I ever had in 8 years of doing it. Most the stuff I did were the small 11-14 inch face towers 1-2 hundred feet, they were bad because you free climbed till you got to the equipment most the bigger stuff had the fall lines and cages. I dont think my knees or hands could handle it now I was pretty buff then lol.
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: stitches4815 on January 30, 2012, 09:46:39 PM
That is crazy stuff.  When that guy got to the top he was screwing around with his carabiner and wasn't hanging on to anything.  WTF????  No way in hell could I do that.
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: sweetts on January 30, 2012, 11:12:35 PM
You really do get very comfortable after a while on nice days there is nothing like it.
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: mk162 on January 31, 2012, 08:21:02 AM
did your mouth taste like pennies because Homer kicked you in the nuts? ;)
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: sweetts on January 31, 2012, 09:08:57 AM
Yes!!!

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Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: inkman996 on January 31, 2012, 10:07:22 AM
I remember working on a 300ft self supporter we were erecting up in Worcester it was right next to high voltage power lines, as we were pulled up on the cable when level with the wires you could feel the charge in the air, taste it and the cable would become magnetized or something and actually lean towards the tower structure slightly, bizarre as hell.

Anyone that watches the video should note he is an expert climber, he looks down as he places every foot on ascent to confirm he has the right foot hold befoer moving up one rung. Climbing like that with out looking at where your feet are every single time is a recipe for disaster! As Alan said going down is even trickier you really need to pace your self.
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: Command-Z on January 31, 2012, 11:47:57 AM
Yeah, that's pinch-butt inducing just watching it. Yikes, I'm afraid of falling off my roof when I go up there. Plus, the storm clouds full of lightning... yikes.

I do fieldwork for archaeological projects... photography, etc... mostly rock art sites, sometimes on cliffs. I've had to work on ropes over sheer 200 ft drops before. Exhilarating and terrifying at the same time, even with the help of mountaineering guides. Whether its a cliff or transmission tower, you need to remember the basics... always know where your hands and feet are going, don't cross your feet and don't forget your damn tools.



Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: 3Deep on January 31, 2012, 12:27:47 PM
I,ve never been that high since my college smoking days LOL,  thats way to high for me.

Darryl
Title: Re: One job I would never do no matter how much you paid me
Post by: Im-Magic on February 03, 2012, 12:18:09 AM
I get vertigo on a stool