tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4820663761063254906..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Job OpeningRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-18054498435066924222012-04-17T01:33:16.510-04:002012-04-17T01:33:16.510-04:00Well, I'm a broadcast engineer in Maine, and I...Well, I'm a broadcast engineer in Maine, and I get to do some tower climbing, including some winter climbing on the top of some mountains. The worst part is when your hands lose feeling from the cold (subzero and windy) before you even start going up the tower. Lots of dropped parts that way. With the recent thaw, I've found lots of nuts, bolts, and pieces of trash at the base of our towers that I thought I'd never see again.<br /><br />At least we have great seafood and skiing here in Maine. Not that I care for either. :/KCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-52043702145518480222012-04-15T08:52:51.240-04:002012-04-15T08:52:51.240-04:00My line of work (US merchant marines) is always ba...My line of work (US merchant marines) is always badly understaffed, as well. I hate the fact that it's impossible to find hard working young kids who want to make 50k out of the box with 26 weeks of vacation a year. <br /><br /> I occasionally climb a 100-foot mast to change out an anchor light on my ship- no one else will go. Scares the crap out of me because of the rolling motion. There are some youtube videos of tower climbers that give me the vapors.Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4323280957259489482012-04-15T03:13:51.690-04:002012-04-15T03:13:51.690-04:00That would be a big change for certain -- Maine is...That would be a big change for certain -- Maine is pretty much a whole country in one state!<br /><br /> While I brag on the wide array of food available here, I don't think anywhere in the U.S. can beat Maine for seafood.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-12398591908171693092012-04-14T19:15:21.702-04:002012-04-14T19:15:21.702-04:00I have a friend who lives in Maine who loves his j...I have a friend who lives in Maine who loves his job as a tower climber. He just wishes there were more work for him to do. I don't know if he'd be willing to move to Ind for it though. He loves Maine too much.Mark/GreyLockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801317480220161225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-70847135129775754482012-04-13T18:03:32.906-04:002012-04-13T18:03:32.906-04:00Hmmm, I always wanted to know what the prerequisit...Hmmm, I always wanted to know what the prerequisites were. <br /><br />All the ads for tree pruners around here have "experienced" prefixed in front of them. I would think that maybe rock climbing would look good on the resume, as well as a ham ticket. <br /><br />I've always been totally OK with heights as long as I had safety gear <br /><br />-SMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-37538392933027682642012-04-13T13:28:55.504-04:002012-04-13T13:28:55.504-04:00Not my thing {I don't like climbing on a kitch...Not my thing {I don't like climbing on a kitchen stool) but I note - <br />"valid drivers license without impediments" <br />and ask if the "must wear glasses" note on mme would disqualify me even if the job requires eye protection?John Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801684602403824157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-27880925876739870892012-04-13T09:31:53.173-04:002012-04-13T09:31:53.173-04:00ZerCool: I'm sure they -don't- want someon...ZerCool: I'm sure they -don't- want someone with a death wish. People like that make it unsafe for everyone else too. Plus the paperwork is horrendous.<br /><br />If I was 20 years younger and 40% lighter I might aim for something like that. But that ship has sailed, sunk, and the survivors rowed back to shore.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-38377290882977255852012-04-13T09:27:35.982-04:002012-04-13T09:27:35.982-04:00I suppose that might be one way to get over my fea...I suppose that might be one way to get over my fear of heights...perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67491994248846546962012-04-13T08:48:04.228-04:002012-04-13T08:48:04.228-04:00While paying my way though school I was a bag carr...While paying my way though school I was a bag carrying ET in land mobile (early 70s). Occasionally that meant climbing a tower. My limit before I would start to get clingy was about 30ft. I stopped when one time doing a telephone pole (wood) tower job I had one of the screw in pegs fall out. I immediatly spiked in and yelled to the guy above me who check the next grab to find it was also easily pulled out. We were on the ground in record time and the serious climbers in the group would not go back up. They stopped making fun of this girl for being fraidy cat about climbing after that. That was one of many old and questionable towers that are out there.<br /><br />It's serious business. I was at a tower when someone slipped and got hurt thankfully it was only a a broken leg and the safety gear was properly used. Still getting him down was a major project and it was only 80 feet.<br /><br />My 30 foot ham tower is a tilt over, it comes down to me not the other way!<br /><br />Eck!Eck!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13890237094647111653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-81717393732709717802012-04-13T08:26:32.978-04:002012-04-13T08:26:32.978-04:00Why does this remind me Shackleton's call for ...Why does this remind me Shackleton's call for men?Wayne Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595005905880642013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-471878002376380392012-04-13T08:11:29.661-04:002012-04-13T08:11:29.661-04:00Before I married I was a JOAT - jack of all trades...Before I married I was a JOAT - jack of all trades, in the industry. It's kind of nerve wracking to climb a 160 foot 12 inch face broadcast tower that has one set of guys at the top. <br /><br />After I married I kept myself indoors. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://extranosalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54511175182790689182012-04-13T07:40:24.354-04:002012-04-13T07:40:24.354-04:00Funny, they don't list "have a death wish...Funny, they don't list "have a death wish" or "enjoy high open areas" under "Must:".<br /><br />/me is NOT a fan of heights. Ever.ZerCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347518441827166007noreply@blogger.com