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Talking And mast climbing makes you nervous?

ck this out! YIKES!
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wish I could afford one of those!

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Chalk that up as one job I will NEVER have.

Wow.
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Chalk that up as one job I will NEVER have.

Wow.
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Check this climb, 1768ft...

Climbing A 1,768 Foot Transmission Tower
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Climbing A 1,768 Foot Transmission Tower
I thought about that one, too, when I saw this post.

The tower one is so bad I can't even refer to it without getting butterflies in my stomach.
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Most workplace documentary videos are as boring as CSPAN, but these were cool.
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Speaking of workplace documentaries... What's worse? Being higher up on a fixed object or balancing on electrified wires?
YouTube - High power line workers

Around the 4 minute mark, where the helicopter drops off a ladder for you to hook up horizontally to high voltage wires and stand on its rungs...
YouTube - Dangerous Jobs - would YOU do this?

YouTube - Chopper picks up high voltage power line workers (re-upload)
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I *did* have that job, years ago. Don't forget the turbines are located in windy locations and the RAF thinks they are for strafing practice. I guess that's why climbing the mast doesn't faze me.
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