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So the wife asks her husband "What did you do today, hon?"

"I changed a light bulb."

"What? I washed the dishes, did the laundry, grocery shopped, made the beds, and volunteered at the local food bank today. And all you did was CHANGE A LIGHT BULB???"

"Yep, and I photographed it, too.."

1500' TV Tower - YouTube

:eek: John
 
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Nice view. I just came off a job as an inspector during an oil refinery shutdown. I whined about climbing a 250' column. Heights don't bother me at all. Climbing at 67 and 300# does. I can make it, just not fast. But, being able to at my age gives me a warm fuzzy.
 
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steelslaver said:
Nice view. I just came off a ob as an inspector during an oil refinery shutdown. I whined about climbing a 250' column. Heights don't bother me at all. Climbing at 67 and 300# does. I can make it, just not fast. But, being able to at my age gives me a warm fuzzy.
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Working both maintenance and new construction in chemical plants and refinery's I climbed a few cracking towers. When I first started it was just a ladder none of those sissy hoop systems to make the climb easier.:rolleyes:

Then we built and installed the hoops, the nice thing about those was you got tired you could lean back and rest up a bit. (we used a crane and a basket for that job) No hoops and you had to go all the way to the next landing.

Job not for the faint of heart. The view was great and you could see the birds flying at a much lower elevation than the one you were on.:eek:
 
Whew! Made me catch my breath just looking at the photo.

Have a blessed day,

Leon
 
I don't do well with heights. Many times I have taken scissor and articulated lifts (and driving them while up there) to their limits to hang massive speaker cabinets in arenas, concert halls and large churches. I prayed the entire times I was up there.

No way could I do that.

(Insert Kipling quote here)
 
I have been up 150 feet to hang an antenna for a university.
A real broadcast tower - IIRC it had an six foot face on each side.
I was twenty years younger and MANY pounds lighter.

Appreciated watching the climber and the way he was using TWO safety lines - He was never totally unhooked. A REAL PRO!

When I worked for a broadcast TV station the company paid pros for tower work. Training and Liability Insurance ...

Bekeart
 
That's up a depth. What would he do if the antenna maker marked them "No Step".;)
 
Heights and snakes are my 2 phobias. You could put a bzillion $$s in Miss America's hand up there and I'd pass, out. It takes all kinds to keep our beloved republic rolling. Well done video.
 
Get up in a 135' lift with someone who is nervous, flex your knees then take a short hop up. LOL. Whats cool is you can see the arch in the boom. Get them pretty straight up and drive them around.

Man baskets hanging on a big crane are another great way to see the sights.

Heights don't bother me. The only reason the idea of falling scares me is because of the landing part.

Here you go. A lift and a picture after the piece is in place. Crane had 390 tons of counter weight and is one of the largest in the countrry.
 

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We did not get the "Glory"...........

we just built them.

Union Ironworkers of America.

Yes , it is for the younger clan, that's why the forman's on a job are usually older
and tell the young kids to get up there and get it done......
be it erectors or bulb changers!! :D

On a few the iron frame is so small, you have to climb outside it
and go up the outside.
Now that will get your attention.

Only a few are lucky (?) enough to get these camera shots while working.............
I have some pictures on other jobs that I can never post.........
since what we were doing was against OSHA safety standards and the
Company wound be fined....... BIG time.
Just that time is money and we Ironworkers are a crazy lot and like a little excitement and a "I did it" now and then.

Walking "High Iron" at 33 floors w/o a safety line is a thrill if you are a skilled erector.

Just got to fit into the flow...........
 
In my opinion, Kevin is worth every penny they pay him. If they had to hire me... there isn’t enough money! That light bulb would stay OTS. :D
 
I couldn't do it. Just watching it made me feel that woozy feeling that I get when I am up high. A tree stand is about as high as I go anymore.
 
It only took one guy to change the bulb. It takes 3 IE's at Georgia Tech to change one. :-)

Have a blessed day,

Leon
 
A 20’ tree stand is high enough for me.
I did have to climb some 120’ grain silos when I was 40 years younger.
 
In my long ago firefighting days I could do ladder work and never froze on one, but it scared the polyester fiberfill out of me. Never had to work off one over forty feet high, but it was turntable mounted on a quint and swayed in the wind. I hated that one.

Now wearing two pairs of socks makes me a little antsy.
 
Used to go up on the yard arms of the ships I was stationed aboard, highest was an aircraft carrier, but I wouldn't dare to do it now!
 
In my youth, I could climb anywhere - NO PROBLEMO - Just don't ask me to do anything when I get there. It takes both hands to hang on!
 
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