Tower Maintenance
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wrote on 3 Nov 2021, 11:27 last edited by
We've seen these videos before...
Link to videoBut 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).
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wrote on 3 Nov 2021, 11:29 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 3 Nov 2021, 12:13 last edited by Doctor Phibes 11 Mar 2021, 12:13
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.
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wrote on 3 Nov 2021, 12:18 last edited by
The tedium....step, hook, unhook. Step, hook, unhook. They deserve whatever they make plus what I make.
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wrote on 3 Nov 2021, 18:18 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 3 Nov 2021, 18:20 last edited by
Now, there's a good idea for VR Goggles....
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We've seen these videos before...
Link to videoBut 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).
wrote on 3 Nov 2021, 19:30 last edited by@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:
We've seen these videos before...
Link to videoBut 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.....
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@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:
We've seen these videos before...
Link to videoBut 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.....
wrote on 3 Nov 2021, 20:56 last edited by@larry said in Tower Maintenance:
At least you can still tighten it.....
This would tighten even yours:
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@larry said in Tower Maintenance:
At least you can still tighten it.....
This would tighten even yours:
Link to videowrote on 3 Nov 2021, 23:28 last edited by@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 videoIt wouldn't much matter because I'd have already shit myself just looking at it..
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@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:
We've seen these videos before...
Link to videoBut 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.....
wrote on 3 Nov 2021, 23:36 last edited by@larry said in Tower Maintenance:
@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:
We've seen these videos before...
Link to videoBut 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 videoBut 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.....
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@larry said in Tower Maintenance:
@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:
We've seen these videos before...
Link to videoBut 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 videoBut 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.....
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wrote on 4 Nov 2021, 00:53 last edited by
(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.
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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.
wrote on 4 Nov 2021, 21:45 last edited by@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”
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(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 videowrote on 4 Nov 2021, 21:47 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 4 Nov 2021, 21:52 last edited by
This is also pretty fucked up. I had trouble watching this movie without feeling nauseous
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This is also pretty fucked up. I had trouble watching this movie without feeling nauseous
Link to videowrote on 4 Nov 2021, 22:31 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 4 Nov 2021, 22:36 last edited by
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.
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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.
wrote on 4 Nov 2021, 23:02 last edited by@george-k said in Tower Maintenance:
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?
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This is also pretty fucked up. I had trouble watching this movie without feeling nauseous
Link to videowrote on 5 Nov 2021, 11:46 last edited by@bachophile said in Tower Maintenance:
This is also pretty fucked up. I had trouble watching this movie without feeling nauseous
Link to videoMan on Wire is a fantastic documentary about this, btw. Real footage (photographs).
