Tower climber

Poke78 · Apr 13, 2014

bigfug said:
They have enough in their call centers to bug us anytime one is getting close to renewal, multiple times a day, every day ending in Y

That's not the FCC, that's a for-profit business using the info from the FCC database to pump for renewal assistance business. Similar stuff goes on in the amateur radio area, too. I just ignore them, go to the FCC website and take care of business myself.

Jefpainthorse · Apr 18, 2014

LOL... I hope this contractor your hiring has comp.

wearing gaffs in and bucket and leaving a bucket to climb not to mention standing on the rim of a bucket are about the only black and white violatons they ever wrote in OSHA....LOL.

I'd call on the guys... your getting hosed.

Oklahomabassin · Apr 18, 2014

Jefpainthorse said:
LOL... I hope this contractor your hiring has comp.

wearing gaffs in and bucket and leaving a bucket to climb not to mention standing on the rim of a bucket are about the only black and white violatons they ever wrote in OSHA....LOL.

I'd call on the guys... your getting hosed.

Yeah, I thought it sounded like funny business as well. Hard to feel bad about schools whining about budget problems when they throw money around without doing a little research that could possibly save them a couple grand.
One representative of OG&E asked if they would like him to check into doing it, possibly for free.

JacobDaddy · Apr 18, 2014

Jefpainthorse said:
LOL... I hope this contractor your hiring has comp.

wearing gaffs in and bucket and leaving a bucket to climb not to mention standing on the rim of a bucket are about the only black and white violatons they ever wrote in OSHA....LOL.

I'd call on the guys... your getting hosed.

My understanding is that gaffs are for climbing wooden poles. This is a metal pole so I don't think gaffs would do you much good.

JacobDaddy · Apr 18, 2014

Oklahomabassin said:
Yeah, I thought it sounded like funny business as well. Hard to feel bad about schools whining about budget problems when they throw money around without doing a little research that could possibly save them a couple grand.
One representative of OG&E asked if they would like him to check into doing it, possibly for free.

I asked who to contact at OGE and did not get a response. I also believe that IT (the department I am in) should not be involved in this process at all. This should be 100% in the maintenance/security department.

Jefpainthorse · Apr 18, 2014

JacobDaddy said:
My understanding is that gaffs are for climbing wooden poles. This is a metal pole so I don't think gaffs would do you much good.

First you mentioned "metal" I usually ignore how everybody and their dog referes to every structure out there as a "light pole" good luck .....

you have to stand on the rim to leave the basket though.... don't ask me how I know this....

JacobDaddy · Apr 18, 2014

Jefpainthorse said:
First you mentioned "metal" I usually ignore how everybody and their dog referes to every structure out there as a "light pole" good luck .....

you have to stand on the rim to leave the basket though.... don't ask me how I know this....

No it really is a light pole, currently at the top of the pole are the lights for the baseball field.

Jefpainthorse · Apr 18, 2014

JacobDaddy said:
No it really is a light pole, currently at the top of the pole are the lights for the baseball field.

No problem.... 99% of the public think they are all telephone poles.

In the big picture $2k is chump change. Maybe you should make more.

rickm · Apr 18, 2014

well i found out at a very young age climbing wasnt for me. Dad had a set of his gaffs and harnesses at home one time and i thought he can do so can I so i put them on and went out to climb the utility pole we had the basketball goal on well i got up it but couldnt for the life of me figure out how to get down so after that i decided he was better than me but oh well he had more years and training on me but i never put them on again.

JacobDaddy · Apr 22, 2014

Well the tower company came and mounted the antenna for us. They also did a sweep of the coax and antenna. They definitely had all of the right equipment for the job and seemed to know what they were doing. I snapped a few pictures

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