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Hurry up and wait. (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I had to do this once. Once. I don't give a damn that the harness is good and totally will support my weight; I can still dangle around and smack into the damn tower I am tethered to. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Shit's crazy that it can be totally windless at the base, but once you're up halfway or so, it gets real windy. The only fun thing about the job that day was the tower we were installing equipment to was part of an old radio station, and inside the radio station building had all this super old ass radio equipment and we were fucking around with it pretending to be on the air.

[โ€“] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

I love heights. I'd be all over this.

[โ€“] blarghly@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Big pigeon energy.

[โ€“] kieron115@startrek.website 31 points 7 hours ago

That's one hell of a spot to put the shitter.

[โ€“] Sxan@piefed.zip 35 points 7 hours ago

Noice.

[โ€“] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

That is some clean zip tie work

[โ€“] P1k1e@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

You poopin?

[โ€“] Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

As a tree climber this looks nice. I'd love to scale a tower.

[โ€“] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Could not handle tower climbing. My hands are getting sweaty just looking at this picture.

[โ€“] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 5 points 5 hours ago

Didn't even realize mine were too until you said something.

[โ€“] Rhaedas@fedia.io 13 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

I watched a video yesterday of someone climbing down a high rise on a tether to work on an A/C unit. Even seeing all the steps in protection and redundant safety measures. Nope. Not me.

Then there was one long ago I saw of a guy doing maintenance on a radio tower. Climbed up the interior ladder most of the way, then got on the outside to get to the part he was checking. At one point he had to disconnect and reconnect his safety line because of stuff in the way. NOPE.

[โ€“] eleijeep@piefed.social 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Watch this video of Britain's most famous steeplejack, Fred Dibnah, erecting a scaffold on a 200ft chimney without any kind of safety line, in 1982:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ma9iYx4rg

[โ€“] Jerb322@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

And they tell me I'm nuts.

[โ€“] zout@fedia.io 9 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

At one point he had to disconnect and reconnect his safety line because of stuff in the way.

This is why you need to wear two lines.

[โ€“] hateisreality@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Individual_Orchid@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Parachute might from that height..

I've always said I'm not afraid of heights, but a climb like that might challenge my stance on that I think.

Edit: spelling

[โ€“] hateisreality@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

That was a TV tower on the Midwest plains and truly horrifying... The bit about the weather..

I believe This is the video you saw.

[โ€“] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe. Thank you. Nightmares now unlocked again.

[โ€“] hateisreality@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

They're our nightmares now

[โ€“] PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 1 points 4 hours ago

I thought this would be about the 2022 movie "Fall." Quite haunting, that one...

[โ€“] chargen@lemmy.ca 14 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

All of a sudden there is a strong need to pee

[โ€“] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 11 points 6 hours ago

That's not a problem for you.

For those on the ground however....

[โ€“] Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Gosh, I'll bet the breeze up there after climbing feels heavenly. Utter bliss

[โ€“] Krusty@quokk.au 2 points 3 hours ago

I love the breeze on muh balls after climbing 1000 meters.

[โ€“] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

I love tower climbing. I do it as a hobby, not for work. But I considered a career in climbing when I was younger.

[โ€“] IWW4@lemmy.zip 6 points 8 hours ago

Oh hell no..

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

[โ€“] Lexam@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Did you forget your PIM blanket!? I told you we had PIM!

[โ€“] Jerb322@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

I fucking hate PIM!