Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage

[BoilermakerFan]

So you thought you were kidding.........

Man, how big is that tower that they made the room and had the budget to pay for an elevator?


Glad to hear the surgery went well Sloth!

 

[Strouty]

Thanks guys, the elevator is actually really small, tower is about 9’ wide and over 1500 feet of elevator. Usually when they get to 1200 or more an elevator is fairly common. This particular tower used to be the worlds tallest structure, it was built in the 50s.

 

[86turbodsl]

Can you tell it's swaying when you get that far up?

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[Strouty]

That tower could move a few feet off center, but it is not very perceptible, smaller towers tend to move a lot more and it is noticeable. When building towers, things get really wiggly.

 

[86turbodsl]

I would lose my lunch

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[rmalkow2]

Glad to hear your surgery went well. But 1500 feet up on a tower!!!!

My nads are tingling just thinking about it. I get nervous at any height so your profession is one of those things I'm glad there are people like you that can do it. If left to me that light bulb would never get changed.

Sorry to hear about your dad and hope he can find the way to slow down a bit and let you take the lead.

 

[Strouty]

I will have to say, I am less than optimistic about the surgery results, my smaller eyebrow is pointing upwards and my eyelid is sliced down the middle.



Yucky. [emoji20]

 

[PelicanPines]

You're right... Baby Ruth.

After that scar sets... when you blink... your ears will wiggle.

 

[Strouty]

Hey you guys! Sloth love chunk!

Pain pill time, amazingly, just regular Tylenol.

 

[Craptain]

The light bulb stuff reminds me about Pensacola Lighthouse. It's right alongside the Pensacola Naval Air Station, home of the Blue Angels. Used to be that the Angels would buzz the lighthouse before landing. Creating a shockwave that blew the light bulb. After a while the CG tired of changing the bulb started billing the Navy for the cost, which is significant, around $2500 each time. This only works most of the time. Still when they return to home base after a tour, in spite of warnings by hierarchy, there goes another couple of grand.

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[1/2 Cup]

Strouty good to read the surgery was a success.

 

[PelicanPines]

Tylenol was my go-to after they cracked my chest open, pulled my heart out and replumbed it... and tearing both shoulders.

My choice of opioids... I chose Tylenol because it actually worked.

 

[Strouty]

Thanks 1/2 cup, they said it had some deep roots and would have gone into my eye most likely. Glad I got it done.

I think I’m going to have to come up with a better story than “I had some cancer removed” when people ask me what happened. Maybe something like “polar bears look cute until you get too close”.

 

[PelicanPines]

Soooo... now you have a big L on your forehead … uhm... won't say what that means.

Glad you got it early. I have a friend with a glass eye... and it is never aimed correctly.

We used Lobotomy Surgery with my wife. She held her tongue out a bit and I commented on the only issue since … has been the drooling at night... during the day it mostly dries before it drips. Hers was more on the temple...

Hey... just realized... it will raise that eyebrow... so you will look confused at times...

I know I'm making fun of you but hey... I am trying to harden you to what is to come from the people nearest you.

 

[OccupantRJ]

You saved a woman from a knife attack. That would be my story.

 

[Strouty]

At least it doesn't hurt to laugh.

 

[madison069]

Fell off a 1,500' tower and only got this scar.

 

[PelicanPines]

If it were me... I'd just blame a stray cat... everyone who knows me would just nod.

 

[Bob Heine]

I'd just say "You should see the bear!" Seriously though, my wife has had two melanomas removed and one left a 6-inch scar on her chest. She claims it's a botched **** lift.

 

[legenddc]

Ouch. That should heal up pretty good. Just tell people you're Harry Potter.

Get some vitamin E or whatever other scar softener stuff they sell for it to help it go away.

 

[Strouty]

I am using bag balm, it helped a lot with my arms.

 

[jakemac]

Just tell people "The CIA won’t let me talk about it".

 

[PelicanPines]

I am using bag balm, it helped a lot with my arms.

I've used my old bag's balm... it's made for horses... works well on my neck. She uses it on her knees... like it's intended for horses.

 

[fowldarr]

There was a woman with a stroller going down the sidewalk, out of nowhere comes this (Mountain Lion, Bear, Pack of Wolves...)

 

[taumac]

I don’t climb as much as I used to, but I have had to change the light bulbs on a 1600 foot tower in the dark several times. Very awesome experience when you are up that high to watch the sunrise.

Here we are at 1500 feet, the TV antenna (stick) is another 100 plus feet tall, the light is on top of that.




Here is a TV antenna from another tower.

OHHHH HELL NO.... my *** is puckering just looking at picture. I would have 2 or 3 harnesses on tied off in multiple places.

I’m glad surgery went ok. Are they gonna do and reconstructIon or just let it heal and see where it goes?

I had some cancer in corner on my eye and part of the bridge of my nose. I had to have a eye surgeon do surgery because it was near eye muscles and nerves. My right eye lid doesn’t open fully at times.
It’s been few years since surgery all is good and have no issues from the surgery except eye lid droops alittle.

 

[Strouty]

Once the swelling goes down. I think it will be a lot better. I am not afraid of scars.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

And it looks like you just hit your head on one of the hand holds on the radio tower.

 

[Strouty]

I need to get a lease signed tomorrow, so I have to leave the house, hopefully won’t scare anybody too badly. The only thing that really hurts is when I sneeze, it is so painful. We also have a crane coming Friday and Saturday, so I will have to be a bit active, may even need to climb on Saturday. The hard hat will be the hardest part, it will be on part of the wound.

 

[BoilermakerFan]

Lots of gauze... wrap your whole damn head where the headband of the hardhat suspension will be. And don't sneeze.

 

[Strouty]

The hard hat I have has a chin strap, so it can’t fall off, not sure, but I think that may end up being the worst part. I will be at the site for a bit today, so I will have a test fit.

 

[PelicanPines]

If you sweat a lot... get some diaper rash ointment... it will keep the sweat out of the healing wound.

It's like fluid film for your body.

 

[Strouty]

The bag balm should do that, I was told I either had to keep vaseline on it, bag balm was my choice and they said OK. Luckily, the temps should be pretty low compared to what we have had.

 

[Strouty]

Driving wasn’t too bad, once I got my sunglasses it helped make things better, apparently I was squinting a bit. Had to swap trucks, load up a few things, getting lunch with the GF, then headed to the tower site to see what has been accomplished in my absence. Then we have to sign a lease for another site and I will go home after that.

 

[Strouty]

I tried on my hard hat and it is not bad, so I should be good to go for tomorrow. I hope the swelling of my eyelid is down, it kind of *****.

 

[Wanna Ride]

Strouty, haven’t stopped by in a while. Good to hear the procedure came out ok, and ggod luck with your Dad’s health issues. Been there, done that. Always a difficult path to negotiate, good luck with that. I saw the pic of your new RC chassis, have you done anything with that yet?

And lastly... please don’t post any more tower height pics. I can’t scroll past them fast enough to keep from getting a little woozy. Just don’t.

 

[Strouty]

Haven’t touched the RC stuff yet, but will be in the shop a bit more in the next few months. This winter will be a fun one, at least inside the shop. No promises on the tower pics,

 

[PelicanPines]

I should share my one and only RC car pictures with you some day. Currently I have to charge the batteries with a hack as my fancy charger got a bit messed up somewhere along the way... but everything works well enough to function.

Be safe today Stro... stay near earth...

 

[xtremek]

I miss popping in for a couple of days and you go a get a zipper? Glad to hear everything turned out ok. But 1500' on a tower. I need to go home now and change my pants and underwear, because I just peed myself.

 

[cbacres]

Your picture of the tower elevator reminds me of back when I worked at company that installed fuel tanks for generators.

I was doing a site visit at a tower site for a new tank install. The tower operator told me they'd be up on the tower and to hang around.

I was pulling up to the tower, I could see the elevator coming dowm, perfect timing I was thinking.

I was walking up to meet the guy when 2 guys were in a full sprint towards me yelling something I couldn't understand, didn't matter I turned and ran back to truck until I could figuire out what was happening.

There was a huge wasp nest on the bottom of the elevator and although the wasp didn't really do much on the way and down, they took off once the platform was back on the ground. These guys were lucky to just barley be able to get away.

I still think about this every time I drive past and the what ifs if the wasp decided to attack way up where they were.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I was watching a guy paint the side of a water tower from a bucket truck, all at once he was spraying paint every where, he had found a bee's nest and disturbed it and they were attacking him, They just couldn't fly real good with the paint job. They were falling like a cloud of fog.