When I climb, I am clipped into three different areas while working away. Freestyle, phew, glad I missed that part of it. I have been climbing for about 4 years I couldn't imagine using some of the stuff people used to use.
-Cameron -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:30 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident I used to free climb towers. Some of them had so much crap on them it was the only way to do it (unless you had two belts... perish the thought). ----- Original Message ----- From: "3-dB Networks" <wi...@3-db.net> To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:58 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident > And 15 years ago most people climbed towers freestyle... all this safety > gear is still relatively new isn't it > > Daniel White > 3-dB Networks > http://www.3dbnetworks.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Chuck McCown > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:50 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident > > Back in the day, we climbed wooden poles with nothing other than our hooks > and hands. Once you got up, then you would throw the one single belt > around > > the pole. Most of the time the drop was between 20 and 30 feet. Enough > to > hurt you pretty bad but probably not kill you. I "burned" one pole one > time. Torn shirt, splinters in my arms. Funny how quick you can hug a > pole > > when you hook hits a knot in the pole. (The reason it happened was I was > talking to and showing off for a former girlfriend). In any event, it was > the preferred way of climbing. Much quicker and easier, and actually, if > the pole was nice and soft, was very safe. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Rogato" <wi...@oregonfast.net> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:12 AM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident > > >> When you climb, do you only use one lanyard to tie off with? >> Does this mean every time you unclip your lanyard to move it that you >> are then not tied off at all? >> >> >> 3-dB Networks wrote: >>> Well I don't tie off in two places when I'm climbing... but when I am in >>> a >>> position I am going to be working at I tie off in two different places >>> just >>> in case... because you never know what might happen. >>> >>> Daniel White >>> 3-dB Networks >>> http://www.3dbnetworks.com >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>> Behalf Of Josh Luthman >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:52 AM >>> To: dmburg...@linktechs.net; WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Tower accident >>> >>> When climbing how many think "let's tie off in two places because this >>> first piece of angle iron is going to fall off"? >>> >>> On 1/6/09, Dennis Burgess - Linktechs.net <dmburg...@linktechs.net> >>> wrote: >>>> Not to say thats not right. The whole point of the Darwin awards was >>>> that the people who died have died in the most stupidest way, that they >>>> did the entire human population a favor by eliminating themselves from >>>> the gene pool. There is a movie even on it. Like the guy who >>>> strapped a Jato Rocket to his Chevy, the guy who was so cheap, he got >>>> his hand stuck in the soda machine and while trying to free it, it feel >>>> over on him. ETC. Its on netflix instant streaming. >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> * Dennis Burgess, CCNA, A+, Mikrotik Certified Trainer >>>> WISPA Board Member - wispa.org <http://www.wispa.org/> >>>> Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services* >>>> *Office*: 314-735-0270 *Website*: http://www.linktechs.net >>>> <http://www.linktechs.net/> >>>> >>>> */ Link Technologies, Inc is offering LIVE Mikrotik On-Line Training >>>> <http://www.linktechs.net/onlinetraining.asp>/* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> George Rogato wrote: >>>>> Very sad indeed. >>>>> I don't think they should be giving awards away for incidents when >>>>> people die at work. Even if the person made a mistake like that. >>>>> It was not funny to me at all. >>>>> >>>>> But some have a weird sense of humor. >>>>> Me, I see no humor in a death or falling off a tower >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Blair Davis wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Tower accident... >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2008-20.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- >>> ---- >>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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