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Gort
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Holy crap!! I hope this guy gets paid well! 
High Power Job
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:31 am |
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 1:51 pm |
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| pretty cool! |
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 4:27 pm |
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| He's a Big Electric Cat! |
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:47 pm |
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| I hope the heli pilot gets paid well too...seems even more dangerous than the guy on the cable... |
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 8:16 pm |
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yeah, no kidding synnical. I always thought the point was for aircraft to stay away from power lines. It must take steady nerves to hover like that for so long.
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| Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:36 pm |
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| Whats that thing he has to zap the chopper and the line what is its purpose? Looks like a fun job... When I was working the rigs I got sent to the top of the dereck in -50 weather haha just imagine. |
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 5:32 am |
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Hell - I am not even sure what the guy is doing on the wire anyway; does anyone have any insight to this task? What exactly are they doing??
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 6:03 am |
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| He mentioned something about repair. So I think he was inspecting the lines for damage and those bits at the towers. |
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| Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 7:09 am |
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Yeah - heard that but I guess I'm wanting more details. Just seeing this makes me want to see the whole thing.
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There is no amount of money that would make me want to do that job!
And yeah, that's some damn impressive flying! |
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seth1
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:42 am |
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| kewl job with the dudes on the power lines..... however seth...what u just posted makes me want to be racist. children are special not to be thrown on a mat with a cobra. that was fucking ridiculous and pathetic.... fucking turbin cab drivers...... |
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 4:38 pm |
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| This thread is about powerlines. Just a reminder. |
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 5:38 pm |
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i think its time that all of us here in Random Musings took a collective CHILL PILL, kind of like these guys:
i'll be the dude on the left.
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 1:20 am |
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dharma initiative on the LOST island?
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