I attempted to watch this show but since there were some thunderstorms
in the area the local NBC station cut out about fifteen minutes to play
alarmist weatherman and show off their newest radar and computer toys.
Since I have been involved with broadcast engineering for over forty
years and worked on and with many tower crews I was especially interested in
this program.
What a piece of PC crap! I would not have allowed any of the people
shown on any of our properties, let alone the towers.
Of course this was slanted towards cell sites which is very competitive
and considered the bottom of the barrel as far as tower work is concerned.
I have never met a female crew chief and only one female climber.
I have never heard climbers referred to as "Tower Dogs". I don't know
any making $14 an hour. (Well maybe in 1968.) In the 1970's I got $1.00 a
foot to change light bulbs. A 400 foot stick meant $400 regardless of the
time spent on the tower.
Most climbers are great, conscience guys who I might even let date my
daughter. (Well, not really.)
It would have been more interesting to me if it had shown what these
guys were actually doing on the towers.
Yes, this was a fluff piece bu maybe it will make some appreciate their
cell phone a little more.
Cheers,
Al, K9SI
