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Not Night Train ... just makes me admire people who do this!
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Not Night Train ... just makes me admire people who do this!
Last edited by SassyLady; 10-26-2022 at 01:20 PM.
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
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Originally Posted by SassyLady
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
Looking for a hero
That's not NT ... just wanted him to see it.
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
Check Your Six
Looks like Kodiak icing, but the microwave dish is too small... maybe northern Europe?
I have a bunch of pics like that from around AK, but Kodiak gets top honors.
It's a cool pic, but that guy is really rolling the dice there... if he causes the tower to suddenly shed that ice load, he'd be wrapped up in many tons of ice.
In my world, I'd be the guy taking the pic! I don't like climbing.
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Maybe he's not a worker .. just a thrill seeker?
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
Super Minion
I knew that! LOL!
"The government is a child that has found their parents credit card, and spends knowing that they never have to reconcile the bill with their own money"-Shannon Churchill
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Pretty sure he's up there chipping away the ice with a handpick.. you can see where it's cleared away around him. That dish was probably covered and microwave won't work when it's encased like that.
I wouldn't do it!
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Just Me
Interesting. I loved climbing. I was all over everything. I was getting paid to have fun
I don't know that I would be willing to chance the situation in that pic though. I suck working in the cold to begin with
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
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Hey NT .... any comment? I'm thinking he should have a parachute!
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Last edited by SassyLady; 10-27-2022 at 07:39 PM.
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
Check Your Six
I doubt he's getting paid that much. Pretty sure he's getting paid union scale, or a little less... maybe $55 / $58 per hour like any tower guy.
He's not in any real danger, if you look at his harness he's strapped in and he's never not strapped to the ladder. There's a cable that runs between the rails of the ladder all the way down, and his harness clips to that. If he slips, his harness clips cinch and stop him from falling more than a few feet. Scary as hell, sure, but he's pretty safe.
Most tower guys love climbing the big ones. They get a kick out of it, and there's no shortage of guys wanting to climb that to change out the light.
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Damn, and I thought it sucks when I have to climb my ladder with a broom to get the snow off my DirecTV dish which stops working when covered!
If me, and I saw that much ice - I would just send an email to everyone that they are fu**ed until summer!
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
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They are all nuts! Same as the guys that hang off the side of the Burj Kalifa by rope to clean windows!
They should stick some huge ass LED bulbs in there. Couldn't pay me any amount to climb something like that.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
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Adrenaline junkies!
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box - Author unknown
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Just had to spoil it with facts
For $20k per climb? Where do I sign up? Hell, I can still climb
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Check Your Six
Yeah, some embellishments there on that pic. The lights last more than 6 months, but when they do burn out, the FAA will hammer the tower owners hard with fines. I don't remember exactly, but I think the fines start after 48 hours because of the threat to aviation.Just had to spoil it with facts
For $20k per climb? Where do I sign up? Hell, I can still climb
Airplanes and unlit towers with some clouds makes for an unpleasant flight, roger!
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