Changing a light bulb

[jerrybob]

This is very impressive.......

15' TV Tower - YouTube

 

[k0ua]

This is very impressive.......

15' TV Tower - YouTube

I done a little of that tower bulb changing in my younger days... But much shorter sticks than that one. I am sure that transmitter was turned off and locked out, but climbing those batwings would sure have been a really hot time if they werent.:shocked:

 

[jerrybob]

I done a little of that tower bulb changing in my younger days... But much shorter sticks than that one. I am sure that transmitter was turned off and locked out, but climbing those batwings would sure have been a really hot time if they werent.:shocked:

One hecka of a view but not for me. I can't imagine being up there!

 

[MossRoad]

I had absolutely no fear of heights until about age 24. Then all of a sudden, for no reason I can think of, I just started getting queasy around open heights. Gives me the heeby jeebies to go near the edge of anything over about 25'. One story house. No problem. Two story house, starting to have a problem. Three story.... nope. It takes me some time to build up courage to go near windows in buildings over about 6 stories. Sears Tower it was hard to get off the elevator on the observation floor, but I did it. Weird thing is I work on a 6 story machine, indoors, though. That one doesn't bother me, but I don't lean over the railings and look down.

However, get me in a small plane or helicopter and I quite enjoy flying fast and low, or high or anything in between. But I can't imagine you'd ever get me into a hot air balloon. :wave:

 

[k0ua]

I had absolutely no fear of heights until about age 24. Then all of a sudden, for no reason I can think of, I just started getting queasy around open heights. Gives me the heeby jeebies to go near the edge of anything over about 25'. One story house. No problem. Two story house, starting to have a problem. Three story.... nope. It takes me some time to build up courage to go near windows in buildings over about 6 stories. Sears Tower it was hard to get off the elevator on the observation floor, but I did it. Weird thing is I work on a 6 story machine, indoors, though. That one doesn't bother me, but I don't lean over the railings and look down.

However, get me in a small plane or helicopter and I quite enjoy flying fast and low, or high or anything in between. But I can't imagine you'd ever get me into a hot air balloon. :wave:

You should try the balloon. It was the most pleasant flight in anything I can think of. I have been in many planes of all types and one helicopter, but the balloon beat them all. It was so wonderfully quiet (except during the burns) and you can hear stuff on the ground, sooo well. It seem you can hear for miles.. It was great.. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Not scary at all. i am serious, if you get the chance, don't turn it down..:thumbsup:

 

[jerrybob]

I don't mind most heights but that tower.......no thanks! Been in many planes and helicopters overs the years.....I liked those. Got to ride in the Goodyear Blimp for a few hours over LA several years ago.....now that was fun.....very smooth and pretty quiet except the low hum of the motor. The highlight of that trip was over the Pacific Ocean......we followed a couple of grey whales for awhile.....quite a sight.

 

[Jim Shooz]

This one scares the crap outa me Particularly the use/non-use of the safety clips.
Tower Climbers working - YouTube

 

[MossRoad]

You should try the balloon. It was the most pleasant flight in anything I can think of. I have been in many planes of all types and one helicopter, but the balloon beat them all. It was so wonderfully quiet (except during the burns) and you can hear stuff on the ground, sooo well. It seem you can hear for miles.. It was great.. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Not scary at all. i am serious, if you get the chance, don't turn it down..:thumbsup:

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[MossRoad]

... Got to ride in the Goodyear Blimp for a few hours over LA several years ago.........

You're killing me! :laughing: When I was a very little kid, probably around 1965 or so, my dad took me to a local airport to see the blimp moored to the ground. It was nighttime, and they were servicing the helium. Neat truck, lights, guys in uniforms and coveralls.... still remember it to this day. Dad struck up a conversation with someone and the next thing I knew I was sitting in the pilot seat. But that was only 3' off the ground!

 

[stuckmotor]

MossRoad,
I got queasy just reading your post. The puke green emotoicon seems appropriate and the one with big eyes looks like he's queasy-

 

[k0ua]

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Hmmm. I am guessing you are not going to ride in a balloon. Too bad, because it really is a great ride.

 

[MossRoad]

Hmmm. I am guessing you are not going to ride in a balloon. Too bad, because it really is a great ride.

I believe you.... my sister took a hot air balloon ride in Luxor, Egypt over the pyramids. She said it was fantastic. This happened a few weeks later.... at least with a plane, you can hope for a glide in....

 

[nybirdman]

Reminds me of a job I was on when I was young and foolish.We put a steel roof on an open water tank.It was only 145 feet high but had an open steel ladder that at the top went out to get around the base of the tank,maybe 10 degrees.Of course back in those days there was absolutely no safety equipment.The day we set the top with a crane it was raining,so here you are going up a steel wet ladder.I was probably making $5.00/hr.

 

[k0ua]

Reminds me of a job I was on when I was young and foolish.We put a steel roof on an open water tank.It was only 145 feet high but had an open steel ladder that at the top went out to get around the base of the tank,maybe 10 degrees.Of course back in those days there was absolutely no safety equipment.The day we set the top with a crane it was raining,so here you are going up a steel wet ladder.I was probably making $5.00/hr.

I climbed some of those. And I remember that wonderful ladder with the reverse angle. After you got on top, provided you did not slip off and fall to your death you could get on the roll around ladder that was mounted with a single pivot point to the top of the water tank. I was up there to service and put up 2 way radio antenna's. It was really fun. But that reverse angle ladder is something you don't ever forget. :shocked:

Oh, I was making $6.00 per hour when I was doing that.

 

[jerrybob]

This one scares the crap outa me Particularly the use/non-use of the safety clips.
Tower Climbers working - YouTube

Yikes! I love it when the narrator says....."there is no fast way down".......actually there is......it is called falling! I don't know how those guys can do that.....amazing.

 

[k0ua]

Yikes! I love it when the narrator says....."there is no fast way down".......actually there is......it is called falling! I don't know how those guys can do that.....amazing.

I will have to admit, watching that one made me a bit queasy. Climbing around on that upper structure looked to me like there there were several avenues to "mess up".

Nothing like a balloon ride though.. the balloon ride felt very safe. Moss, go on that balloon ride.. you will LOVE it!