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<DIV>Well Y’all in the good old Coast Guard we had 1,365 foot Loran-C
towers... open lattice, guyed tower with a cage in the middle containing a
ratchet pole to attach your safety belt... There was NO elevator ride and you
had to step up all 1363 round rungs on the way up. YES you did carry your
tools with safety lines on them... they got really heavy after about 30 minutes
into the climb. I’m pretty sure the sailors, me included, didn’t get paid
anything like the guys in this video.</DIV>
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<DIV>Another tower story.. in Alaska (a territory then) the junior man had to
climb a 200 foot range tower.. no cage no ratchet... just open rungs on the
welded ladder... climb up two steps... take your belt loose... flip it over the
next two rungs, snap it inn place... climb two more rungs... then do it again
until you get to the top... tie yourself on... open the lamp cage & change
the bulbs... Yea verily... some fun. The first time I made the climb.. I climbed
through an undercast & was on top of it on the top of the tower... really
weird... but this was long before the EPA and other work safety dudes got
involved... Not many of died then either...!!</DIV>
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<DIV>73s – N3TJ – Carl J</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=gwmann@verizon.net
href="mailto:gwmann@verizon.net">George Mann</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:48 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=LakelandARC@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:LakelandARC@yahoogroups.com">LakelandARC@yahoogroups.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [LakelandARC] Climb a real tower</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Light bulb
changer</SPAN><O></O></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">He totally
doesn't get paid enough! I broke out in a sweat watching this!</SPAN><O></O></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Hang on to
your lunch while watching this.... I wonder what they pay this guy per
hour.</SPAN><O></O></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> <SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">1768 feet
straight up ... wait until you see this!</SPAN><O></O></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">It is incredible
what people do for a living!!!!!!!!!!<O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Just wait for the
cartoon intro to finish, then hold on to your seat.<O></O></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">click on the
link:<O></O></SPAN></P>
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