Tower Maintenance

[Jolly]

Had a buddy who did that kind of work when he was young. It pays very well.

For me, they don't make enough money.

[Doctor Phibes]

What the video didn't show was that he got all the way to the top and then realised he'd brought an imperial wrench, and the fitting was metric, so he had to decide whether to climb back down for the correct tool, or just try and bodge it.

[Mik]

The tedium....step, hook, unhook. Step, hook, unhook. They deserve whatever they make plus what I make.

[89th]

So many thoughts... what if he forgot to turn off the power before switching the bulb? What if he dropped the replacement bulb by accident? LOL

Also, you'd think he could just have a base jump parachute on at that point. If he falls, then just pull the cord!

BTW... reddit has a nice sub called /sweatypalms if you want to watch these types of videos. I do, but they absolutely give me weak knees.

[Doctor Phibes]

Now, there's a good idea for VR Goggles....

[Larry]

@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:

We've seen these videos before...

Link to video

But here's what I don't get. For 1950 feet it's a regular ladder, and then, it's the little stubby foot/arm holds. And the little stubby foot/arm holds have just a little button to keep the carabiner from slipping off.

Just watching it is sphincter-tightening (and no, I didn't watch the whole thing).

At least you can still tighten it.....

[George K]

@larry said in Tower Maintenance:

At least you can still tighten it.....

This would tighten even yours:

Link to video

[Larry]

@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:

@larry said in Tower Maintenance:

At least you can still tighten it.....

This would tighten even yours:

Link to video

It wouldn't much matter because I'd have already shit myself just looking at it..

[Mik]

@larry said in Tower Maintenance:

@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:

We've seen these videos before...

Link to video

But here's what I don't get. For 1950 feet it's a regular ladder, and then, it's the little stubby foot/arm holds. And the little stubby foot/arm holds have just a little button to keep the carabiner from slipping off.

Just watching it is sphincter-tightening (and no, I didn't watch the whole thing).

At least you can still tighten it.....

@larry said in Tower Maintenance:

@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:

We've seen these videos before...

Link to video

But here's what I don't get. For 1950 feet it's a regular ladder, and then, it's the little stubby foot/arm holds. And the little stubby foot/arm holds have just a little button to keep the carabiner from slipping off.

Just watching it is sphincter-tightening (and no, I didn't watch the whole thing).

At least you can still tighten it.....

[George K]

@mik said in Tower Maintenance:

At least you can still tighten it.....

Yah, that was the POTD.

[taiwan_girl]

(Believe I have mentioned this before, but anyway... LOL)

On a similar subject, if you have not seen it, I recommend the movie "Free Solo" about a guy who climbs El Capitan rock face ("3200 feet of sheer granite") with no safety gear.

Link to video

[bachophile]

@doctor-phibes said in Tower Maintenance:

What the video didn't show was that he got all the way to the top and then realised he'd brought an imperial wrench, and the fitting was metric, so he had to decide whether to climb back down for the correct tool, or just try and bodge it.

I guess that’s why at 15:23 you hear him say, “oh shit”

[Catseye3]

@taiwan_girl said in Tower Maintenance:

I recommend the movie "Free Solo" about a guy who climbs El Capitan rock face ("3200 feet of sheer granite") with no safety gear.

And this very day I redd about a man who jumped the Great Wall of China on a skateboard.

[bachophile]

This is also pretty fucked up. I had trouble watching this movie without feeling nauseous

Link to video

[Copper]

@bachophile said in Tower Maintenance:

This is also pretty fucked up. I had trouble watching this movie without feeling nauseous

Back in the day, you used to be able to walk outside on the top of the World Trade Center. I saw where he wrote his autograph on the side of the tower after the Walk. This is no longer visible.

Standing there imagining would make a anyone nauseous.

[George K]

Time to nip this in the bud...

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/nauseated-vs-nauseous/

I've met @bachophile a couple of times, and I never found him nauseous, even though he said something made him that way.

[Copper]

@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/nauseated-vs-nauseous/

Casually, it is probably OK to use both words to mean feeling ill. However, in more formal situations, use each word correctly.

OK, it's after 6, therefore a formal situation, where is my tie?

[89th]

@bachophile said in Tower Maintenance:

This is also pretty fucked up. I had trouble watching this movie without feeling nauseous

Link to video

Man on Wire is a fantastic documentary about this, btw. Real footage (photographs).