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F*#! having to do this job

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  1. tamayo85 tamayo85 is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 4:53pm)

    im terrified of heights, and this shit is ridiculous to me, saw this under the related to the atom bomb time lapse video

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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 4:56pm) in reply to tamayo85

    yeah..this was posted a loooooong time ago.....def crazy. No thanks.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 4:58pm) in reply to Sandman_Good



    fuck that vid.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 4:59pm) in reply to TheWacoKidd

    no way are these guys paid enough
  5. tamayo85 tamayo85 is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:00pm) in reply to Geoff Moore

    damn if its a repost, my bad, i never saw it, but still...FUCCCCCCCCCKKKKK!
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  6. TiltinShoes TiltinShoes is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:05pm) in reply to tamayo85

    They are grossly underpaid. Something like $12 an hour. Lol.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:06pm) in reply to tamayo85

    Believe it or not I just watched that while sitting on top of a 160ft water tower while I'm waiting for a guy on another tower a few miles away to do his part. That vid makes this climb look like a 10ft ladder. Don't know that I could handle free climbing on that awkward tower at that height.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:06pm) in reply to tamayo85

    I've never seen it, I feel vertigo just watching it at my desk, my palms are sweaty, knees are weak and arms are heavy.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:08pm) in reply to acp

    Actually acp - you might be having a heart attack.
     
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:09pm) in reply to SpankyHamm

    my boy does that, not sure how high he goes up but i'd imagine it's pretty fuckin high.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:19pm) in reply to AMARTIN1181

    Russians gonna russian



    Edited By: dazedace Oct 8th, 2012 at 05:20 PM
     
  12. acp acp is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:25pm) in reply to dazedace

    }%}^}^~€~€{ those Russians win
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:28pm) in reply to acp

    looks like a BASE jumpers dream job.
     
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:42pm) in reply to ntanygd760

    That Russian video made my palms sweat so bad.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:42pm) in reply to UncleLeo

    like fucking hell id do that job.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:43pm) in reply to kmc28

    I had a friend who did that, he said he was paid about $12/hr.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:46pm) in reply to Admiral

    Life is worthless is Russia
     
  18. Shaaarrrp Shaaarrrp is offline

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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:49pm) in reply to 36crazyfists

    It seems hard to believe these guys only make $12 an hour. Don't you need some sort of electronics/telecommunications/mechanical education to adjust the stuff on the towers?
     
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 5:51pm) in reply to Shaaarrrp

     
    Originally Posted by Shaaarrrp View Post

    It seems hard to believe these guys only make $12 an hour. Don't you need some sort of electronics/telecommunications/mechanical education to adjust the stuff on the towers?

    He was just changing light bulbs. It was like 6 years ago, it may have been a little more but it was his job after waiting tables and he was making less hourly climbing up towers then he was serving pizza.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 6:22pm) in reply to Shaaarrrp

     
    Originally Posted by Shaaarrrp View Post

    It seems hard to believe these guys only make $12 an hour. Don't you need some sort of electronics/telecommunications/mechanical education to adjust the stuff on the towers?

    My boss is scared of heights so we get double pay for all time spent on towers. All we do is install broadcasters for wireless Internet, not real complicated, all on the job training
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 6:22pm) in reply to kasey_gcp

    this video has been posted a million times but belongs in this hand sweating thread

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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 6:35pm) in reply to kasey_gcp

     
    Originally Posted by kasey_gcp View Post

    Believe it or not I just watched that while sitting on top of a 160ft water tower while I'm waiting for a guy on another tower a few miles away to do his part.

    That's pretty badass
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 7:06pm) in reply to acp

    No fear of heights, but I do know that I would not climb one of those without the harness.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 7:12pm) in reply to Milo

    I have less fear of heights than a lot of people and i still cant watch those videos. Id probably have a panic attack.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 7:20pm) in reply to Jaybone2315

    that things gotta sway so much must be crazy
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 7:43pm) in reply to SpankyHamm

     
    Originally Posted by SpankyHamm View Post

    Actually acp - you might be having a heart attack.

    The crazy part is I've had these chest discomfort slight pains in the right side of my chest all morning and it's bothering the fuck out of me.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 7:50pm) in reply to acp

    In mother Russia, ladder climb you
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 8:07pm) in reply to mackieinva

     
    Originally Posted by mackieinva View Post

    this video has been posted a million times but belongs in this hand sweating thread

    just...wow
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 8:11pm) in reply to kellykip

    My cousin worked for a company that serviced towers like that, they traveled to a different city every week. He worked there for about 2 years up until this spring. He fell 15-20 feet transitioning from their ladder to the tower ladder, cracked his femur, broke a half-dozen ribs, clavicle, both legs, and a few otrhers. Didn't get out of bed for a couple months.

    He got paid more than $12/hr but yeah he beat the odds I'm sure. I went thru the hiring process myself and made it to the 2nd interview when they realized I've had a dui and told me to fuck off.
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    Oct 8th, 2012 (10/8/2012 8:21pm) in reply to Hank H1LL

    Pullups win #1

    Star tower russian climb #2

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