I was on a concrete grain bin 120 foot up once. A storm showed up. The other guy was chucking toolbags and breaking gear. I laid flat on the concrete top. I got wet. He went down the ladder like a bat out of hell, how he didnt slip, i dont know. I just kne2 if lightning struck, it was more likely to hit that 120 foot long metal cage than my wet ass. Ive always looked at lightning to people hits as a predestined outcome. You already pissed that god off, it didnt matter where you were, but why draw attentiin to yourself
On Jul 10, 2017 7:18 PM, "Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote: > I was working on a 60' tower and some afternoon clouds rolled over the > mountain. Wife and kids were my ground crew on this day. First strike of > the day was a cloud-to-cloud strike DIRECTLY above the tower. Scared the > crap out of me. I yelled for them to go to the car, and you've never seen > anybody climb down a tower so fast. Still wouldn't ever consider riding a > guy wire down. That's just crazy. The odds of that specific tower taking > the strike are still less than the odds of something going wrong with any > other crazy method for getting down. > > On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 5:56 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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!" >>> >>> >> >
