hmm in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21710221 en Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:55:11 EDT Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:55:11 EDT Re: It could have been worse http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21712774 major marco :
said by AVonGauss See Profile :

I think it was a good choice not to add the "exposed unit" - not so much for propriety, but the poor guy's picture has been all over the national news at this point.
Poor guy??? Whatta dumbass. I'd like to know how exactly one's drawers drop while sitting on a ski lift. I mean, notwithstanding that the asshat nearly fell OUT of the lift, wasn't he wearing pants with an elastic waistband?? WTF.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21712774 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:52:24 EDT Re: It could have been worse http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710949 Transmaster : there is a full set of Photo's over at "Smoking Gun"
As you can see there was no exposed unit to be see. The cold must have shrunk thing down to a bare
( :D sorry) minimum.

»www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/ye···il1.html
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said by ninjatutle See Profile :

"Comcast had an employee on site during the rescue who kept the Comcast management team informed of rescue efforts. "

Nice of them to remain seated in their warm offices...
Faylor was a worker for Preferred Tank & Tower, Inc. of Evansville, Indiana, obviously subcontracting for Comcast. Safe to say he was an experienced climber. There were other Comcast people on site, and yes, it's normal procedure to keep management people informed of rescue efforts.

I'd have an issue with them if the crew foreman called back in at the end of the day, and said "We're running a little behind getting the hookup finished. We had a guy fall and almost die but he got rescued, and he's ok, but he should probably have a couple of days off before he goes back up the tower." So, Ninja, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

If you've ever investigated a serious accident like this, you'll understand that there are far more dynamics involved than simply suits in a warm office. If you've never seen one of these up close, you'll have to take it on faith that it's being investigated.

FWIW, the Wireless Estimator article has a couple of more details about the accident, while the Crescent-News article has more info about the rescue effort.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710925 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:44:42 EDT Re: It could have been worse http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710543 ninjatutle : Where's snowzilla when you need him :(
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710543 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:41:16 EDT Re: It could have been worse http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710372 AVonGauss : I think it was a good choice not to add the "exposed unit" - not so much for propriety, but the poor guy's picture has been all over the national news at this point.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710372 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:14:10 EDT Re: It could have been worse http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710332 Karl Bode : I saw that. Wanted to add that as a "could be worse" story addendum, but the exposed err, unit probably would have drawn cries of impropriety from the peanut gallery...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710332 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:07:20 EDT It could have been worse http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710313 Transmaster : The other person in the chair lift is the "ski Bum's" daughter who will no doubt have to seek counselling for terminal embarrassment. :D
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A whole new meaning to the term ski bum
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710313 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:03:38 EDT Re: hmm http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710309 RayW :
said by ninjatutle See Profile :

"Comcast had an employee on site during the rescue who kept the Comcast management team informed of rescue efforts. "

Nice of them to remain seated in their warm offices...
And that is where they should stay, out of the way of people who have work to do and who do not need incompetent 'have to be in charge' types screwing up things.

said by ninjatutle See Profile :

If the guy would have drank Red Bull, he could have saved himself. It gives you wings...
You have been watching too many ads. :D
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Nice of them to remain seated in their warm offices...

If the guy would have drank Red Bull, he could have saved himself. It gives you wings...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710221 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:49:18 EDT