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Miscellaneous Topics => General Discussions => Topic started by: Wildcat on September 24, 2010, 05:08:44 AM

Title: Job With A View
Post by: Wildcat on September 24, 2010, 05:08:44 AM
http://www.break.com/index/climbing-a-1786-tall-tower
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: SouthernSmoked on September 24, 2010, 05:29:40 AM
I'm very adventurous but the heck with that.

I got the elevator covered, maybe the caged tower...who the heck I'm kidding - I got the elevator covered.
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: classicrockgriller on September 24, 2010, 07:31:13 AM
I turn into a worm just climbing on the roof of my house.

I couldn't even finish watching the video.

Now I am ruint for the day. ;D
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: icerat4 on September 24, 2010, 07:56:29 AM
No problem thats not high enough for me..And the guy uses his both hands ..What a whimp ;D
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: 3rensho on September 24, 2010, 08:18:16 AM
Changed my shorts after watching the video.  That ain't for this child.  I won't even go on the roof.
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: SnellySmokesEm on September 24, 2010, 08:30:24 AM
Holy Crap, my anxiety went through the roof watching that.  Now how does he get down....
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: DTAggie on September 24, 2010, 02:13:27 PM
Holy s.....As kids we would climb up a 15 to 20 foot windmill at the farm.  That was enough to drive me crazy.
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: Up In Smoke on September 24, 2010, 03:03:26 PM
Sheesh!
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: Sailor on September 24, 2010, 04:36:03 PM
First time I ever broke out in a cold sweat watching a video.......YIKES.  I can't take heights anymore at all. 
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: punchlock on September 24, 2010, 04:49:42 PM
No Way! Never! I need a beer....



Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: StickyDan on September 24, 2010, 04:49:57 PM
I'm not afraid of heights. I'm not even afraid of falling.  It's the whole "landing" part that's got me worried.  
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: Up In Smoke on September 24, 2010, 06:51:10 PM
If they really are climbing up there i can see why one would wear boxers :D :D :D
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: BuyLowSellHigh on September 24, 2010, 07:25:18 PM
There was a time many years ago when I would have done that without a second thought.  Those days are long gone.  Watching that made my skin crawl.  Time for some liquid tranquility.

A couple of years ago there was a TV segment called Tower Dogs that followed several different tower climbing crews for several months.  Over the course of filming something like 7 climbers died from work falls. Just did a quick check of OSHA stats -- based upon death rate, since 2004 Tower Climber / erector has been the most hazardous occupation.  The last year I could find hard data for was 2006, with a death rate of 183.6 per 100,000 workers (there are about 10,000 of these guys around).  In 2008 five died in one week.  I grew up in the construction industry and I always though roofers were insane - their death rate in 2006 was 34.9, less than 1/5th that of the tower climbers.

Nope, not for me!
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: GusRobin on September 24, 2010, 07:38:21 PM
so they don't use a safety hook when climbing, but wear aa helmet. like that is going to help them. of course as they say, the fall won't kill them, its the sudden deceleration at the bottom.
Title: Re: Job With A View
Post by: Tiny Tim on September 24, 2010, 08:03:55 PM
I presume the hard hat is so they don't give themselves a concussion that causes them to fall, rather than being there for protection in a fall.

Fortunately, I'm big enough that I'm not strong enough to pull myself up with my arms, making that a job I'm not eligible for. ;)
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