And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
My wife and I, sitting here in north central Alabama, were wondering what the real story is. The media around here is totally captured, so it’s probably Trump’ s fault
I used to skydive in college for fun. One of the guys at the drop zone was the most efficient radio tower light bulb changer there was. He would climb up, change the bulb and jump off. At least he was until they fired him for "safety violations."
Back around 1980 I was installing NWS weather radio transmitters. I installed the radios and assembled the antenna, but we had antenna riggers to put it up. I climbed up a couple hundred feet at one site - those masts really sway around in the wind.
The highest I've ever gone on a broadcast tower is 300 feet on a 900 foot tower. I was inspecting for lightning damage on the feedline after a lightning strike damaged several bays of the FM broadcast antenna. I turned around when I saw there was just enough daylight left to make it to the ground. I'm not crazy enough to be on a tower in the dark by myself.
Is that Luke Skywalker's younger, stupid brother?
ReplyDeleteBreezy
ReplyDeleteHeck, a piece of cake - as long as I keep one foot on the ground!
ReplyDeleteI sure hope the radio is off.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what those guys get paid, but I wouldn't do it for 10x that amount.
ReplyDeleteA cousin of mine fixes those things for a living. He says don’t look down
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I, sitting here in north central Alabama, were wondering what the real story is. The media around here is totally captured, so it’s probably Trump’ s fault
ReplyDeleteDoesn't look dressed for the part. Base jumper?
ReplyDeleteI used to skydive in college for fun. One of the guys at the drop zone was the most efficient radio tower light bulb changer there was. He would climb up, change the bulb and jump off. At least he was until they fired him for "safety violations."
ReplyDeleteThat gif even turned my stomach a little, nopity nope.
ReplyDeleteBack around 1980 I was installing NWS weather radio transmitters. I installed the radios and assembled the antenna, but we had antenna riggers to put it up. I climbed up a couple hundred feet at one site - those masts really sway around in the wind.
ReplyDeleteA 2000 footer?
ReplyDeleteIt's a too many footer for sure.
ReplyDeleteNice batwing TV antenna he is standing on.
ReplyDeleteThe highest I've ever gone on a broadcast tower is 300 feet on a 900 foot tower. I was inspecting for lightning damage on the feedline after a lightning strike damaged several bays of the FM broadcast antenna. I turned around when I saw there was just enough daylight left to make it to the ground. I'm not crazy enough to be on a tower in the dark by myself.
After the first 60 feet, further mentation is redundant.
ReplyDeleteNothing to worry about.
ReplyDeleteEither you fall off, or you don't.
If you don't. nothing to worry about.
If you do, nothing to worry about.