1948epiphone
Active Member
I did that climb once.
I used to do afternoons at an AM daytimer in Eugene, Oregon. Frequency was 1360. Tower bulbs burned out and the cheapskate owner asked if anyone was will to climb the thing and swap out the bulbs. Me big stupid. Former high school gymnast, no fear. Me volunteer. What an experience. This was a tower you climbed on the outside, no safety harness or caribiner. Up, up, up. Only problem; when you look up, it seems totaly benign, you want to let go and float. I fought off that urge, changed the bulbs, climbed down, and threw up. Should have got combat pay.
I used to do afternoons at an AM daytimer in Eugene, Oregon. Frequency was 1360. Tower bulbs burned out and the cheapskate owner asked if anyone was will to climb the thing and swap out the bulbs. Me big stupid. Former high school gymnast, no fear. Me volunteer. What an experience. This was a tower you climbed on the outside, no safety harness or caribiner. Up, up, up. Only problem; when you look up, it seems totaly benign, you want to let go and float. I fought off that urge, changed the bulbs, climbed down, and threw up. Should have got combat pay.