Electricity, heights, and women... every lineman's worst fears :lol:
When I was in the IBEW, every once in a while you'd meet some yahoo who claimed to have done that helicopter work. All of them were lying. Those guys have specific jobs and that's all they do. That is linework to the nth degree!
I've walked wire, but not nearly that high and always "dead and grounded". I think I posted pics here before...
Yeah but if you think about it, driving an automobile is far more dangerous. If you lived your life without ever seeing an automobile, then someone took you for a ride on the Baltimore beltway at 70 mph in rush hour you'd crap your pants :lol:you have to be at peace with yourself to do that job and never take anything for granted
Bump that.
That rig they were fastening to the line looked like it would stop you from falling so long as the lines were intact. If the lines happened to break, they were s.o.l. unless they were real quick at knot tying.
What exactly were they checking for anyway? The line is there, it's getting power at the other end...what's to check? If they were checking for stressed areas, then I'll be darn if I would be hanging from it.
I hope those boys get PAID!