Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA | Its not the fall thats fatal...
Its not the fall that fatal, it's the sudden stop at the end :P |
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Mike
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join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
clubs:   | Well
I certainly don't want to do it. |
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Pizz
Hi
join:2000-10-27
Astoria, NY | Good luck!
And i mean that, to all the techs up in the sky  |
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gatorkram
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join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
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Re: Its not the fall thats fatal...
said by Jerm  :Its not the fall that fatal, it's the sudden stop at the end :P Do you really think, in a news item, that talks about five people dieing, that there is room for jokes? I for one think it is in very poor taste.
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: | deadliest catch?
ahem. i thought deadliest profession was alaskan crab fisherman? |
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Lee GWB
Yaco
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join:2001-10-13
Allendale, NJ | Pilots ???? is high ??? |
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Joe12345678
join:2003-07-22
Des Plaines, IL
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said by morbo :ahem. i thought deadliest profession was alaskan crab fisherman? there is a lot more tower climbers then alaskan crab fisherman. |
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royhandy
Panem et circenses
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join:2000-05-23
Yesterday
clubs: | The job those guys in the photo are doing?
Do. Not. Want. |
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bradb007
join:2002-06-17
Frisco, TX | pic
Yikes that picture is scary enough... |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
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Re: Its not the fall thats fatal...
said by gatorkram :said by Jerm :Its not the fall that fatal, it's the sudden stop at the end :P Do you really think, in a news item, that talks about five people dieing, that there is room for jokes? I for one think it is in very poor taste. I thought it was funny. ::shrug:: |
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Mr Matt
join:2008-01-29
Eustis, FL |  Great job for a Base Jumper.
Wear a parachute on the job and connect your rip cord to the tower. Do not land in front of a moving vehicle. Problem solved. |
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DrModem
Premium
join:2006-10-19
USA | reply to bradb007
Re: pic
Terrifying indeed. I have a hard enough time climbing 36 foot ladders on the sides of a house (terrified of heights XD)
I tip my hat to these climbers. |
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espaeth
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join:2001-04-21
Minneapolis, MN
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| reply to Lee GWB
Re: deadliest catch?
said by Lee GWB :Pilots ???? is high ??? Only for the bad pilots..  |
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ke4pym
join:2004-07-24
Charlotte, NC | reply to gatorkram
Re: Its not the fall thats fatal...
People die all the time. And they'll continue to die.
The joke was funny.
Stupid sudden stops. |
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Doug135
join:2008-01-12
Laredo, TX
clubs: | reply to royhandy
Re: The job those guys in the photo are doing?
Me either. Those guys in the pic and climb towers in general have my respect. I know I wouldn't do it, you have to be crazy or nuts or maybe both to climb up that far up and depend on your safety gear to hold you. No thanks. |
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Toadman
How do you like these Apples
join:2001-11-28
Medina, OH | reply to bradb007
Re: pic
Yeah, a couple of years ago I posted this picture and there was a huge debate as to the authenticity of it or not. I wonder if that will start again. (by the way it is authentic!) |
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DownTheShore
Maddie Knows Poopie
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join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
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Re: deadliest catch?
said by morbo :ahem. i thought deadliest profession was alaskan crab fisherman? Who's going to tell Cap'n Sig that he's now in second place? 
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RayW
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join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
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| Yesterday and today, and stupidity and greed
I remember how we use to climb back in the 70's. A simple body harness with a single clip that we would wrap around something and clip back onto the lanyard or maybe onto something small enough for the clip ONCE we got up to the work spot. Today even amateurs have a much better body harness, two lanyards that are used as you climb, shock absorbers so you lessen the chance of breaking something, and other devices to help keep you safe. And on well built sites, anti-fall mechanisms on the ladder or access point.
Yet even with all the new toys for safety, built in safety points on towers, and training, you still have techs/engineers who want that extra two inches and defeat the safety to do it instead of correctly resetting everything. Yes it took seconds to do the job that way and minutes to do it correctly, but on a tall tower you could have a long time to regret it if you slip (and it probably would seem to take hours before you hit hit).
And on the greed side, without a strong oversight group, worn equipment is not replaced like it should, and while it is cheaper than paying death benefits (assuming the climbers get that) and doing the paperwork, many companies do not update the gear like they should because of the bottom line. And the private guy may be even worse since he uses it day in and day out and can not see the wear until it gets real bad.
And that goes for working in trees too, I heard that we lost a good friend of mine in Texas, fell out of a tree last week.
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | -- Shivers --- Scary!
This picture alone.... scares me!
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
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join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | That's at least 200 or more feet from the top of the tower...scary stuff..no amount of money would make me do that. |
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