Yup. I gave up sub-contract work for third parties. In the long run it never paid for all the BS and hassle AND trying to get paid! They always wanted something in a hurry but when it came to money, they had all the time in the world.
-----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of RickG Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 11:31 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] I'm an idiot This reminds me of a 400' tower I climbed two winters ago. At that point, I thought I might climb for others and make a little extra cash. So, I took an offer and went to the site. We had to wait a long time for the radio station to power down which made for a very late start. When they were ready, I suited up and walked over to the tower. The dumb cell company ran the cables up all three of the OUTSIDE faces! I almost called it off then but I hate to quit so up I went. I felt like Jack and the beanstalk climbing that sucker. To make matters worse, about halfway up the sun went down, the temperature dropped to single digits, and a snowstorm hit. I made it to the top and swung out to a huge enclosure. The plan was to disconnect power one at a time (yes, they had the POE units up there) until the bad radio went offline. Once we found the bad radio, I was to trace its wire and swap it out. So, while dealing with the ground chief, I began pulling power. On the 2nd POE they said "thats it". So, I traced the wire and swapped out the radio, then headed down. Halfway down I heard the ground cheif say "uh oh! That wasnt it after all! You better go back and try again". I turned off my two-way and proceeded down. The ground cheif was actually on the ground crying like a baby, swearing, and saying I wasnt getting paid. I told him to keep the money along with his poor planning, and get another dog. At that point, I decided I was only climbing for myself. I like working for myself much better :) On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>wrote: > Then you should be thankful you're that much ahead :) > > I think it was two years ago when I came down and hands warmed up > (they were blue as usual) I was in so much pain I was tearing felt > like throwing up. Hated that. > > On 12/16/09, Robert West <robert.w...@just-micro.com> wrote: > > Mine seem to freeze at approximately....... oh.... 28 degrees while > holding > > onto a steel ladder in a 17mph wind, at least that's my best estimation. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > > Behalf Of Josh Luthman > > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 6:33 PM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] I'm an idiot > > > > Really glad you're OK! I have never been able to keep my fingers > > decent - they freeze at 50! > > > > On 12/16/09, Robert West <robert.w...@just-micro.com> wrote: > >> I'm an idiot. > >> > >> > >> > >> Had to climb to the top of a tower this afternoon. 300 foot tower. > Drive > >> to the tower, put on the harness and all the other crap, grab the hat, > all > >> good. No gloves. Figures. Where are the gloves? The NEW gloves? > Home. > >> All I had was a thin pair of leather work gloves. Did I go up? > > Certainly, > >> because I'm an idiot. > >> > >> > >> > >> I can now almost feel my fingers. > >> > >> > >> > >> Was a balmy 28 degrees out with winds to 17 mph. > >> > >> > >> > >> Just had to share my utter stupidity. Never again. > >> > >> > >> > >> Robert West > >> > >> Just Micro Digital Services Inc. > >> > >> 740-335-7020 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > >> WISPA Wants You! 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