They use those 300' man lifts around here all the time to do wind turbine work. They scare the crap out of me. I never been up on one. I would rather climb a tower.
On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:58 AM Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > oh... yeah, probably 50 years from now when they're tearing it down... > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:51 AM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: > >> No, I mean like down the middle. >> >> On 10/28/2019 11:46 AM, Mathew Howard wrote: >> >> Depends where he landed, I suppose... if he landed on top of a building >> or something, it could've been awhile, but it says he was heard screaming >> early in the morning, so there are probably plenty of people around. >> >> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:35 AM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: >> >>> If he would have fallen in the smokestack instead of off of it, I wonder >>> how long until they would have found him. >>> >>> On 10/28/2019 11:32 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: >>> >>> That looks terrifying. Why did they ever invent a 300' boom lift? I was >>> picturing a traditional crane with a man basket. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>> >>> >>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: *"Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> <af...@kwisp.com> >>> *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> >>> <af@af.afmug.com> <af@af.afmug.com> >>> *Sent: *Monday, October 28, 2019 11:24:26 AM >>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] man stuck on top of 290 ft smokestack >>> >>> Says ladder is damaged, not clear if that happened due to him climbing >>> on it. Also not good when they report that it is “being treated as a >>> rescue”, i.e. probably recovery but we’re not giving up hope. >>> >>> >>> >>> Pic of crane onsite: >>> >>> >>> https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/28/fire-chiefs-request-help-rescue-man-dangling-from-carlisle-chimney#img-1 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com><af-boun...@af.afmug.com> >>> <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Mathew Howard >>> *Sent:* Monday, October 28, 2019 11:16 AM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >>> <af@af.afmug.com> <af@af.afmug.com> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] man stuck on top of 290 ft smokestack >>> >>> >>> >>> Shirtless in 35 degrees definitely sounds like a selfie moment gone >>> bad... >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:14 AM Ken Hohhof < <af...@kwisp.com> >>> af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >>> >>> Guy appears to be shirtless and hanging upside down, I think article >>> said temp is 35 degrees, also call came in at 2am. Seriously? >>> >>> >>> >>> Between being suspended by his pants and upside down, plus the >>> temperature, it’s hard to believe the guy is even still alive. It seems >>> they have given up on the helicopter and are bringing in a crane. More on >>> the smokestack, which is not exactly new: >>> >>> >>> >>> Dixon’s Chimney was built for the adjoining Shaddon Mill in 1836 by >>> Peter Dixon and architect Richard Tattersall. >>> >>> The Grade II*-listed landmark was originally more than 320 feet tall – >>> making it the largest chimney in the country at the time it was >>> built, according to Historic England. >>> >>> However about 30 feet had to be taken off the top for safety >>> reasons after it was damaged by lightning in 1931. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* AF < <af-boun...@af.afmug.com>af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On >>> Behalf Of *Steve Jones >>> *Sent:* Monday, October 28, 2019 11:04 AM >>> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] man stuck on top of 290 ft smokestack >>> >>> >>> >>> i would not want to be under him cause i assume he is raining poop on >>> people. Anybody know if this is that old guy that they have all the videos >>> of working these smokestacks? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:03 AM Ken Hohhof < <af...@kwisp.com> >>> af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >>> >>> Appears to be hanging by his pants snagged on the ladder. 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