Wow

[cjsmith]

Now THIS would be a COOL JOB. Look, Ma, no feet!

glumbert.com - High Power Job

Might suck in bad weather though.

Comments

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

WOW! You wouldn't catch me crawling around up there like that, though! My acrophobia has never been triggered simply by height, but only by fear of falling -- close to edges or on high things that appear flimsy. I can stand on the 86th floor observatory of the Empire State Building, with its very secure fencing, with no fear, and I can fly with no fear. I used to be afraid to go out on our 4th floor fire escape, though, and crossing a narrow bridge with no railings -- even a low one -- was out of the question. I couldn't even climb to the top of a 3-foot kitchen stepladder!

I've conquered the acrophobia for the most part, by self-programmed exposure therapy (I climbed up a 3-foot stepladder until I got comfortable with it, then moved to a 6-foot stepladder, and eventually an extension ladder.) I've helped install a large 2-meter antenna on a peaked roof of a two-story house. I walked on this bridge (http://www.petitmonde.com/cd_images/doc_29322_canyon.jpg) without fear. But there's no way I would crawl around on high-tension lines, or even sit on the outside of a helicopter, regardless of how easy that guy makes it look!

It's an amazing video, though!

On another subject, how did you embed the video? I tried to embed some glumbert.com videos a week or two ago, and failed completely.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Bzzzzzz... :-) I've seen a documentary about those guys than maintain high-tension lines. Apparently, it's pretty decent pay, but they earn every cent of it.

[airporter.livejournal.com]

All I could think was what if I need to PEE?!!

Then I thought about catheterization; definitely not a job for me. :)

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

Dude. We were just talking about that in my electric power systems class. I totally have to email that to my instructor. Maybe he can show it in class!