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The owner of the axe, as he released his hold on it, said that it was the apple of his eye; but I returned it sharper than I received it. It was a pleasant hillside where I worked, covered with pine woods, through which I looked out on the pond, and a small open field in the woods where pines and hickories were springing up.
–Thoreau’s Walden
–Thoreau’s Walden
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I now some guys that do that stuff. It's pretty lucrative buisness but... you see the risks. Top notch folks, very steady sticks with a very good work/rest schedule. I also knew the Tech Rep for the the engine maker in those -500s (and newer) that would go to the accident investigations. his comment: Always a fatality. In what at the time of it's release was known as the most crashworthy helicopter.
Wow!
Those guys are very skilled.
The climber has nerves of steel.
Let me assure you it is very difficult to hold a heli that steady with a load shift like that.
"I never met a man who didn't owe somebody something."
HOLY SH_T!! I've been a pilot for thirty-odd years and have watched helicopter pilots doing low level line inspections but I'm shaking my head over that act. What the heck are those guys doing on those high tension lines, anyway? Wow!
Fortunately when they have to wiz they can't maintain a stream all the way to the ground. But pitty the bird below who crosses the stream....bird zapper!
Very cool. Those guys have the steadiest nerves.
"Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously." G.K. Chesterton
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The part that amazes me the most, is those guys crawling along the lines---- my knees be killing me just thinking about it. Couldn't they borrow one of those little bicycles from the circus?
Nice post, rez.
It's clips like that that make you realize there's some pretty interesting stuff going on out there.
I wonder what happens when you wet your pants?
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
Modern Marvels (History Channel) did an episode on those guys.
jt8
"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency." -- Arnold H. Glasgow
Wow...hey, I recently helped a friend do a loose interpretation of Henry's cabin as a garden shed for his wife...couldn't imagine doing it with an axe, no matter how sharp<G>
The weather was hot, a-nearly 90 degrees.
The man standin' next to me, his head was exploding,
Well, I was prayin' the pieces wouldn't fall on me.
I'm surprised they don't get shocked more often when their brass testicles come in contact with the wires. Holy crap that's some kinda job.
I'm sure they are retractable.
"Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously." G.K. Chesterton
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Good point.View Image
I know mine would. I wouldn't even need a crank or anything. They would do figure it out on their own.
"Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously." G.K. Chesterton
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Gettin 'em back out again would be the problem. Like a turtle in traffic. And then there's the de-puckering time too.View Image
Easy problem to solve. Walk over to a sign buried in the ground and try to pull it out.
"Without education, we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously." G.K. Chesterton
http://thewoodwhisperer.com/
Cool. I worked in the generation end of the line for many years, and the only time a major 345kv line went out of service was because of a storm, or breaker fault. Never seen one of those guys on the line, though, but had heard of them.
Near the shore, during a windy storm, when the lines and insulators start getting salt buildup, the arcing is similar to a static electricty ball; stuff shoots all over. Time to clean, or serious bad news is not far behind.
"I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul." Invictus, by Henley.