tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post3588214107914486081..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Video of the DayGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-34943416676770354682015-01-07T08:52:36.978-05:002015-01-07T08:52:36.978-05:00No idea...years ago, before I had to good sense to...No idea...years ago, before I had to good sense to join the military, I worked in broadcasting. The tallest tower at the stations where I worked was under 500', as I recall.<br /><br />A couple of interesting points: watch the video at about the 1:32 mark, as the drone camera looks down on the climber; you'll see the tower swaying slightly. As with other tall structures, broadcasting towers are built to sway with the breeze. Looks like a fairly calm day when Schmidt climbed the tower in South Dakota; now, imagine that same climb on a windy day, or in the middle of winter. <br /><br />Tower climbers also perform other tasks, such as installing new antennas and painting the tower. I've watched the painting crews in action. For obvious reasons, they don't use a paint brush. They have the paint bucket tethered to their body and dip a paint mitt into the can, then "rub" it onto the metal. <br /><br />Not a job for the faint-of-heart (or the acrophobic). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712369389411084085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-21136765886178670642015-01-06T21:37:59.293-05:002015-01-06T21:37:59.293-05:00My hat is off to Mr. Schmidt!
Any idea how long it...My hat is off to Mr. Schmidt!<br />Any idea how long it took him to climb such a vertical height?<br /><br />Jitters!Vigilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051789616490005367noreply@blogger.com