I may be mentally ill and called crazy from time to time but you tower workers are fucking insane. Thanks for keeping the t.v., internet, radio, and phones working. Stay safe up there!
They don't pay well at all. I make more hanging gutter than these guys do. The highest I go is 5-6 stories. These guys need to be paid more. The greedy guys in the corporate office feel they deserve the money
Heading out training on a tower in an hour. It's only 30meters, but my form (I'm a big towerclimber) has been failing lately, so I got to adress that. =) ... and 10 minuts going down 200 meters is not as easy as it sounds. I think the decending part is just as technical as the going up part.
I got shocked on a 600 ft tower from a high intensity strobe once. I was touching some insulated pieces that connect the tube to the leads. I learned that day that just because something looks insulated, it can still bite you. Thank god it was in night mode and didn't have nearly as much power when it popped. Had it have been in day mode... idk, may not be here today.
Glad we have rugged guys like you to do this kind of work and keep us connected. I do hate the term"scare strap" for the safety strap. How can a strap scare you? lol.
Used to do this. Going all the way to the top to change a big flashlamp or a few (usually replace them all at once). Yup to chance a glorified lightbulb similar to the one in a pro camera flash. Thankfully they have upgraded most of them with LED lights that rarely burn out. 🤓😁😎
Yeah, those high power microwave frequencies can be nasty, they'll cook you like an egg. But I'd imagine that you can avoid the antennas beam with some spacial awareness.
Yup they have enough power from the scatter to light up a cfl quite brightly. As for the FM antennas they can cook you outright. Make sure whatever isnt mission critical is turned off when going up and stay well away from the live ones 😲
It's cool how these towers are built for access like this...I wonder if the relay boxes could be on a swivel mechanism to allow the repair guy to bring it inside the cage while he works on it instead of having to step out and basically hang in the air but I suppose the maintenance is rare.
@@WilliamKing-hf8lc I've heard some people have fallen to their death, because the pain was to much so they cut the harness. It took the rescuers to long to get to them so they cut the harness. This is just what I heard in a training class I took for a construction position.
@@megatron1877 I've over 30 yes in the field and have never heard of anyone cutting their FPH because it hurt. If you in an area requiring fall protection, there are other people around you. I have had three falls at 30, 50, and 110 ft. The fifty I purposely jump to avoid getting crushed by a 2.5 yd concrete bucket. I knew it would be fine as I trusted my rigging and my redundant tie off points. You do get some bouncing but with the break away design in the main lanyard help take most of the first shock out of the action. The actual harnesses are designed well and aren't to uncomfortable We bitch about them sometimes but just deal with it.
If you put the harness on and adjust it correctly it should support you and not be painful. too many people wear them sagging all over the place and that is where you get hurt when falling.
The best part is the view ? I would say that this is the worst part, because we're not birds and we are not supposed to see a view like this. Our brain is not wired for this and interprets it as a danger. So if sending your brain into panic mode and forcing it to release constantly adrenaline in your body (which is not good) is the best part of your job. Imagine what the worst part is. Especially when you know that the people who own you make billions out of your job while you risk your life for them. This and the people who transport money along with bodyguards are among the most stupid jobs in the world. And slaughterhouse workers but these guys are just psychopaths or sociopaths
