Thread: 1768 feet straight up !!!
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 06:11 PM
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Default Re: 1768 feet straight up !!!
When I was in my late teens, I had a "friend" that changed tower lights as a side job. He got paid $50/bulb. He didn't have much for brains.

And then in my mid '30's I worked for MCI where I once climbed the inside of a gided microwave tower to about 500 ft. I was surprised that the experience wasn't too scary as I felt secure inside the triangular cage of the tower. Whenever I wanted to rest, I could lean back on the tower. However, there is no way I would climb on the outside of the tower change. That is typically how they build the towers.

I know of one incident where a father & son company built communication towers. The son was up on the tower, pushed off thinking his safety belt was attached (it wasn't) and he fell to his death. All while his father watched.
 
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