Another job I do not want! Some men were working on a cell tower today. I could not pass up on the photo opportunity. My camera was a Sony RX-10 M3 on a cloudy day with some sprinkles and mist.
My knees would turn to jello.
You and the camera did a nice job.
Thinking OSHA might have an issue with the footwork in that last picture.
I had a friend who was a window washer on very very high buildings in NYC . He told me the trick is to look straight ahead at the work you are doing and to not look downward.
Great series of shots. Not a job for everyone for sure!
You should see images of Chines workers cleaning by hand high voltage wires hundreds of feet in the air secured by a simple harness. When I saw the images, my stomach made several somersaults.
John N
Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK
I always thought the assembly work was done at ground level, the mast positioned afterwards. Equipment connections made afterwards in the associated nearby cabin / cabinet.
That’s a young persons job! I like your subject. Thanks for sharing 😊
Bill29707 wrote:
Another job I do not want! Some men were working on a cell tower today. I could not pass up on the photo opportunity. My camera was a Sony RX-10 M3 on a cloudy day with some sprinkles and mist.
Great. set of images!! Bill
Nice shots. I use to be pretty comfortable with working at heights. I don't think I would be any more. I don't like high voltage electricity either. I don't know if the cell towers use it but, The cables hanging there make me think of it.
Stash
Loc: South Central Massachusetts
The old saying is "Somebody has to do it" Thankfully it's not me.
Nice captures, Bill. One would have to be of strong body and mind for that job.
davidrb
Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel
Bill29707 wrote:
Another job I do not want! Some men were working on a cell tower today. I could not pass up on the photo opportunity. My camera was a Sony RX-10 M3 on a cloudy day with some sprinkles and mist.
When I was a child I remember when a "lineman" would strap his spikes to his calves and up the (wooden) pole he would go I thought those spikes were the keys to a whole new world. They were just that, BUT you were still anchored to a pole. Then, a few years later, the voice said "cleared for take off" and there was NO pole to anchor me. The higher you go, the higher you get!
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