[TowerTalk] Hink and Kinks

[Bill Coleman]

On 12/17/01 1:28 PM, Tom Rauch at w8ji@akorn.net wrote:

>Re: Add Safety and Comfort Jan QST page 67
>
>This seems like a death wish! 

Indeed!

>I can't imagine standing on a rubber hose that was slit and installed 
>over a tower rung....even if it is RTVed in place!! All it needs to do 
>is spin, and woops...there go your feet out from under you

And if you are the typical climber with just a positioning lanyard, 
imagine having your feet pass through the tower as you fall backwards -- 
what do you do after you break your legs and are stuck semi-inverted 50 
feet up the tower?

>Does this concept bother anyone else, or am I paranoid about 
>having a solid foothold? 

Sheesh!

Go down to WalMart. Spend $25 on a pair of work shoes with steel shanks. 
Wear them when climbing the tower.

See? Comfort AND Safety. 

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901



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