[TowerTalk] Anti-climb measures

[Tower (K8RI)]

Plant "Barberry" (I think that's the way it's spelled).  Let the bushes get
to about 6 foot tall.  You will not have to worry about any one except the
most dedicated, or motivated, trying to climb the tower.

When we lived in town there was a sidewalk that cut through the block.  The
one neighbor had a brarberry hedge along the side walk.  One day a teen ager
was in a hurry and cut the corner a little short.  Took three people to help
him out of the hedge.  "carefully".  The suprise was he wasn't dug up near
as much as expected.

Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com

> Hmmm ... perhaps three small trampolines at the base? ... ;-)
>
> Given that a tower is rarely climbed perhaps one might
> densely plant high-bush blueberry plants around the base
> and string the anti-bird netting from the tower -- gets
> one the blessing of blueberries and provides a double
> layer of cushioned landing zone ... not to mention a
> snack once one has safely landed.
>
> The only catch is that to benefit from the blueberry snack
> one must climb, and fall, in May!
>
> doc
>
> > Not all falls are fatal; some are survivable.  I wouldn't put up
anything at
> > the base (fall zone) of my tower that might reduce my chances of
surviving a
> > fall or cause additional injury.
> >
> > 73,
> > dale, kg5u
>
>
> -- 
> Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
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