never been on a tower with lightning closer than a mile or so, but, realistically, given the slim chance that your tower that you happen to be on and the massive chance of serious risk or injury from riding a guy (or wire) down a tower, Id think just climbing down is your safest bet.
On that note, if you were on a well grounded tower that was struck, aside from the lightning hitting you direct, would it hurt you, like those helicopter guys who bond to transmission lines On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > Or "hold my beer"... > > Rory > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 1:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tech’s condition is stable after he allegedly rode > guy wire down > > Mine will probably be "knock yourself out". > > -----Original Message----- > From: Layne Sisk > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tech’s condition is stable after he allegedly rode > guy wire down > > I have lived in fear that my last words will be, "Hey guys, watch this!" > > Layne Sisk > ServerPlus > 801.426.8283, ext 102 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Weekley > Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2017 8:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AFMUG] Tech’s condition is stable after he allegedly rode guy > wire down > > Tech’s condition is stable after he allegedly rode guy wire down from an > ATC Texas tower > > "A tower tech is reported to be in stable condition and is expected to be > released from a hospital tomorrow after reportedly using a guy wire to > descend from his work station on an American Tower Corp. 300-foot guyed > tower off of Highway 183 in Cuero, Tex." > > http://wirelessestimator.com/articles/2017/techs-condition-i > s-stable-after-he-fell-from-atc-tower-in-texas/ > > > I assume this is a case of "hey y'all....watch this!" > >
