quade 4 #1 September 25, 2002 QuoteHEMINGFORD, Neb. -- Two workers were killed and at least one other was injured Tuesday as they made repairs to a 2,000-foot tall television tower in Box Butte County. Full story HERE.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #2 September 25, 2002 I guess they need to send tower workers to a base course and give them a base rig for emergencies . That was a sweet base site . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #3 September 25, 2002 I wonder if the workers were fixing some of the transmitters or whatever in the tower, or the tower structures? If they weren't messing with the tower itself, there might be an additional hazard for the BASE-jumpers out there... *climbing up tower at the middle of the night* -"psst. Bob. What's that creaking sound?" -"Dunno Bill, keep going, we're almost at the exit point" -"Ok... SHIT ..did you feel that?" -"Yeah.... keep gooOOOOHHHH SHIIIIT" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #4 September 25, 2002 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1712725 Quote two of the workers were repairing the roof to a transmission building at the base of the tower. The others were strengthening the tower so it could be equipped with high-definition television transmission equipment. The new google news-service seems pretty handy... http://news.google.com Erno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #5 September 25, 2002 2000 feet.. DAMN!!! You could jump that with a regular rig... Sucks that the 2 men were on it when it collapsed :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #6 September 25, 2002 No names? I have a friend in Texas that works on towers all over the country. Yes, he does christen the new towers with a jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
