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perswig
climber
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Feb 18, 2009 - 07:01pm PT
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"sorry i couldn't find a way to pass this along in fewer words"
Don't, please.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 18, 2009 - 07:05pm PT
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hey there hanster... say, as to this:
"hey put them in the middle of NOWHERE. Did I mention that where they put windfarms it's so friggin windy you might go mad? Get used to eating at truckstops and dry counties.............."
*(scroll down for stuff on the food note)
and to crazy horse and pip the dog, too...
i too, had read an article about the folks that settled on the prairies... not sure which state they zeroed in-on, but the folks there, went mad from the wind...
they had documented stories in this one book.... mostly the woman, it was mentioned, too, (?as they were they for long periods of time, when the men went into towns for work,?)...
or perhaps as pip the dog said, due to them being left behind as widows... all they saw was fields and fields of prarie grass, the winds, and no one else....
well, those of you that do these jobs, i will be wishing the best for you and keep you in my prayers....
say-----bad food sure makes a job worse... too bad you can't take or keep your own little "mess kit" but then, too----one needs to re-stock in supplies then, perhaps it is not even worth it, after a hard days work... but then, you never...
sure hope you all get a better eating systems... say, not joking, but if it gets dreary... get a small note book and write a journal, or something:
you can always use it to write a book someday... may just be the icing on the cake, later...
good luck all and best wishes and prayers... we all here, in "regular" jobs forget what kind of stuff other folks go through... (out on the oil rigs, too... and the deep sea fisherman, etc)....
this was very intersting, i never knew about all this "rope stuff tech."---sure sound like you need to get someone to listen to your harness issues, though, if you all feel uncomfortable about the them in any way...
thanks for the neat share...
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noshoesnoshirt
climber
dangling off a wind turbine in a town near you
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Feb 18, 2009 - 08:20pm PT
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Work in the technical rope access/rescue industry concentrating on wind turbines. Fun stuff.
Previously worked on telecommunications towers. Also fun.
Both industries are hard work, but you can't beat the view from the office.
Bloody hell! Damn photobucket just won't get the size right.
my apologies.
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squiral
Trad climber
seattle WA
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Iv been interested in this line of work now for a bit, and actually wish I had known about it awhile ago, cause i lived in truckee for awhile doing tree work for bushwhackers, and if your from truckee, you probably have seen them... anyways, I plan on going to the ropeworks school in nevada soon, so i can learn to climb the wind turbines... Iv been interested in this mostly because my tree climbing experiance is about topped out where id like it to be... they say 20 years in the tree biz with all your fingers and toes and you should retire, as your counting your last days otherwise... id like to see myself working from ropes for years to come, I just dont feel like I need to cut huge tree's down anymore to prove myself. so if anyone who knows any advice on a good way to get my foot in the door for any kind of rope access work, Id be more than thankfull... plus I love a good day out on the rocks near tahoe anyday of the week, thanks for your time and I look foreward to see what you have to say... plus... does the training offer or reccommend any other trades to learn prior to the schooling? such as welding or anything of that sort? I want to be prepared for the worst with the economy
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