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join:2002-03-13
Roach, MO | Go Cliffhanger! At least he survived  | |
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baineschile
2600
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Sterling Heights, MI | Ahem Comcast just towers above the rest
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join:2002-03-13
Roach, MO | Re: Ahem lol.... bet he had some dirty pants after that. | |
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join:2002-01-19
Tigerton, WI
| Re: Ahem said by T4K  :lol.... bet he had some dirty pants after that. First you say it, then you do it....LoL | |
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flashcore
join:2007-01-23
Lutherville Timonium, MD | Equipment? I just want to know what Concast is doing installing gear on a water tower. Last I checked they were not in the wireless business so I don't see why he was up there to begin with. | |
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join:2000-10-05
Collegeville, PA | Land Mobile, maybe. | |
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Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-19
Palmdale, CA
| Re: Equipment? said by russotto :Land Mobile, maybe. You'd be surprised the amount of microwave video backhaul is done by the cable cos. It's how they get a station from 120 miles onto their networks in many cases. | |
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join:2000-12-18
Littleton, CO
| Re: Equipment? We still have one of the huge simulsat dishes. Anyone want to buy it..:) | |
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Gone playing Dragon Age Origins
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
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| said by flashcore :I just want to know what Concast is doing installing gear on a water tower. Last I checked they were not in the wireless business so I don't see why he was up there to begin with. They can extend the cable plant wirelessly. We had a wireless cable plant extension in Downtown Greensboro installed in our building since Time Warner hasn't laid cable under the historical parts of town. | |
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join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| Re: Equipment? said by Matt :They can extend the cable plant wirelessly. We had a wireless cable plant extension in Downtown Greensboro installed in our building since Time Warner hasn't laid cable under the historical parts of town. Where the hell do they get almost 1 ghz of spectrum from to do that? | |
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NOZIREV
join:2008-07-10
New Bedford, MA | They definitely have wireless gear that they could put up there, cablecos use wireless devices to provide internet to places they cant get cable. | |
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ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA
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| hmm "Comcast had an employee on site during the rescue who kept the Comcast management team informed of rescue efforts. "
Nice of them to remain seated in their warm offices...
If the guy would have drank Red Bull, he could have saved himself. It gives you wings... | |
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join:2001-09-01
Layton, UT
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| Re: hmm said by ninjatutle :"Comcast had an employee on site during the rescue who kept the Comcast management team informed of rescue efforts. " Nice of them to remain seated in their warm offices... And that is where they should stay, out of the way of people who have work to do and who do not need incompetent 'have to be in charge' types screwing up things.
said by ninjatutle :If the guy would have drank Red Bull, he could have saved himself. It gives you wings... You have been watching too many ads.
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News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | Re: It could have been worse I saw that. Wanted to add that as a "could be worse" story addendum, but the exposed err, unit probably would have drawn cries of impropriety from the peanut gallery... | |
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Premium,MVM
join:2007-11-01
Boynton Beach, FL | Re: It could have been worse I think it was a good choice not to add the "exposed unit" - not so much for propriety, but the poor guy's picture has been all over the national news at this point. | |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
·Qwest.net
| Re: It could have been worse there is a full set of Photo's over at "Smoking Gun"
As you can see there was no exposed unit to be see. The cold must have shrunk thing down to a bare
( sorry) minimum.
»www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/ye···il1.html
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major marco
Res Firma Mitescere Nescit
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join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA
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| said by AVonGauss :I think it was a good choice not to add the "exposed unit" - not so much for propriety, but the poor guy's picture has been all over the national news at this point. Poor guy??? Whatta dumbass. I'd like to know how exactly one's drawers drop while sitting on a ski lift. I mean, notwithstanding that the asshat nearly fell OUT of the lift, wasn't he wearing pants with an elastic waistband?? WTF.
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birdfeedr
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-11
Warwick, RI
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| Re: hmm said by ninjatutle :"Comcast had an employee on site during the rescue who kept the Comcast management team informed of rescue efforts. " Nice of them to remain seated in their warm offices... Faylor was a worker for Preferred Tank & Tower, Inc. of Evansville, Indiana, obviously subcontracting for Comcast. Safe to say he was an experienced climber. There were other Comcast people on site, and yes, it's normal procedure to keep management people informed of rescue efforts.
I'd have an issue with them if the crew foreman called back in at the end of the day, and said "We're running a little behind getting the hookup finished. We had a guy fall and almost die but he got rescued, and he's ok, but he should probably have a couple of days off before he goes back up the tower." So, Ninja, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.
If you've ever investigated a serious accident like this, you'll understand that there are far more dynamics involved than simply suits in a warm office. If you've never seen one of these up close, you'll have to take it on faith that it's being investigated.
FWIW, the Wireless Estimator article has a couple of more details about the accident, while the Crescent-News article has more info about the rescue effort. | |
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join:2005-10-17
Carteret, NJ
1 edit | OxyMoron Wait Comcast Employee following Safety Procedures isn't that an OxyMoron lol. | |
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My views are my own.
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join:2005-05-20
| Re: OxyMoron said by rob316 :Wait Comcast Employee following Safety Procedures isn't that an OxyMoron lol. No.. and that's a really stupid thing to say.
The biggest failure to comply that I know of MANY techs is the hard hat. However, its hard to find many that won't put their own safety first.
I find your comment ignorant, stupid, and am offended by it. | |
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join:2005-10-17
Carteret, NJ | Re: OxyMoron Whatever | |
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My views are my own.
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MadMANN
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join:2005-08-19
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| Re: OxyMoron said by fiberguy :said by rob316 :Whatever Another genius comment. Be proud. He is. There is always one who thinks they are coming off funnier and/or more intelligent than they ever could in real life. Welcome to the world where the cyber-cool hang. | |
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major marco
Res Firma Mitescere Nescit
Premium
join:2003-02-13
Stepford, CA
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| said by fiberguy :said by rob316 :Wait Comcast Employee following Safety Procedures isn't that an OxyMoron lol. No.. and that's a really stupid thing to say. Settle down. Don't get yer panties in a wad, sweetie.
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gggo
@verizon.net | It was a contractor, so their record is safe!! | |
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join:2001-02-26
antarctica
| said by rob316 :Wait Comcast Employee following Safety Procedures isn't that an OxyMoron lol. No, I think it's what we call a paradox... or is it irony? Maybe it's a protagonist? Rising action? Climax? | |
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ComcastTrainer
@optonline.net
| That is a stupid comment. Comcast does go through an intense safety program with all technicians. In fact techs have to pass the safety part first before they learn cable.
While they are learning cable, the safety is reinforced through out the training.
I commend the techs for following safety processes. | |
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Chaldo
join:2008-03-18
West Bloomfield, MI | At least he saved his life At least he is still alive after that. You can't complain about the safety procedures if they work, especially after this outcome. | |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | Re: At least he saved his life I hope he wasn't facing straight down like "the Ski Bum" he probably let loose in his pants. Hanging face down would not have been cool.  | |
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martissimo
join:2001-12-01
Las Vegas, NV
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| Re: At least he saved his life the safety harness and lanyard systems most commonly used leave you in a seated sort of position, the biggest hazard at that point is cutting off the blood to your legs, which leaves you with a need to emulate walking basically, that or using a little drop down loop that you can put a foot in and alternate standing on your legs | |
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join:2005-09-22
San Jose, CA
·Comcast
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| Re: At least he saved his life said by martissimo :the safety harness and lanyard systems most commonly used leave you in a seated sort of position, the biggest hazard at that point is cutting off the blood to your legs, which leaves you with a need to emulate walking basically, that or using a little drop down loop that you can put a foot in and alternate standing on your legs That's what they teach us in safety class. The safety teacher mentioned many different rescue scenereos. He said to make sure you have not only a emergency fall arrest system, but also to have a rescue plan. The foot thing to keep blood flowing was one. Another is a way to get to a ledge that you can stand on or even climb to safety. While swinging to the ledge was one method mentioned, they did say there ought to be other safer methods, like tying a second rope to it that you can pull on to pull yourself over to someplace where you can maneuver in some way (in a tower situation, an obvious place to maneuver to is the tower someplace where you have climbing control). A third option in some cases is to have a drop-down rope ladder you can use to (carefully) climb down. Of course, you have to make sure you don't fall while rescuing yourself. | |
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FicmanS
Premium
join:2005-01-11
Brownsburg, IN
clubs: | Good Lord... You couldn't pay me enough to do that kind of work, safety procedure don't fail me now... | |
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ | Re: Good Lord... eh its not really that bad. I climb towers all the time, sometimes over 300ft.
Accidents happen but that's why you have your fall arrest gear. | |
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tim_k
Buttons, Bows, Beamer, Shadow, Kasey
Premium
join:2002-02-02
Stewartstown, PA
·Millenicom
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| said by FicmanS :You couldn't pay me enough to do that kind of work, safety procedure don't fail me now... Ah, but whenever a union telecom worker gets a raise, you hear the complaints here.
I hated pole climbing, mid spans could be really scary. Glad I don't do it anymore.
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memememeeeeeee
@comcast.net
| Per 100,000? Considering 100,000 techs nation wide that's like once per year.
equipment failure is inevitable. But the chance that it's going to specifically happen to you on a specific day while you are working and even then you are up on a pole is like finding a 5 leaf clover in a mt. meadow. They're out there but you never find one.
Then there's the idiot who trys to hang a mid-span on with his ladder on the wrong side of the spank and hasn't cut the drop from the house. HELLLOO!!! load span dummy. "CUT", "TWANG" yeah he's in a wheelchair now. Or the dummy who climbs the pole just to connect the fitting to the tap so he plops his 28 footer up against the pole and just climbs up... Yeah he has a steel plate in his head now.
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join:2001-01-03
Port Charlotte, FL
| Re: Per 100,000? Well look at the bright side, he can't fall asleep on someone's couch, get caught masterbating, or blow up their house from up there...
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ebubman
join:2002-01-17
Enola, PA | brave folks! i have to say that anything over three feet off terra firma scares the royal sh!t out of me. hats off to the brave folks who are able to climb those towers!!! bub | |
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xdeadhead
220, 221, Whatever It Takes.
Premium
join:2000-11-08
Mechanicsburg, PA
·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
1 edit | you can never be too safe when you're that far off the ground. established safety protocol is exactly that for a reason. it works. why is it i see so many comcast contractors up poles on ladders NOT following them? Hardhats and safety vests and belted in are givens when working aloft. I cant tell you the ladders i see not secured properly. actually i know why this happens; pressure from above on unrealistic jobs per day, repeated reports and matrices the average union tech or contractor couldn't care less about. they don't care coz they have to pretend to care about stuff while they're at your house. at least comcast union techs fake it well, the contractors REALLY don't care. the state of things in repair is as bad as it is. wow that turned into a mini rant. lol sorry. | |
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SolarPup
IT Geek-Dawg
Premium
join:2002-03-07
The Pound
clubs: | Contractor, not employee This is a contractor.. not an employee... the comcast tech was on the ground letting management know of the guy being rescued.
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@comcast.net
| Their first mistake... Was sending the Fire Department. Don't get me wrong, the FD would do all that they could to get this guy down, but they should have called another tower climber or tower company. We are trained to perform a quick and safe rescue. This would not have been so bad if he had another climber onsite. That is, if they were properly equipped to perform the rescue. Good thing he survived.
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join:2005-09-22
San Jose, CA
·Comcast
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| Re: Their first mistake... said by WiFiGuyinAZ :
Was sending the Fire Department. Don't get me wrong, the FD would do all that they could to get this guy down, but they should have called another tower climber or tower company. We are trained to perform a quick and safe rescue. This would not have been so bad if he had another climber onsite. That is, if they were properly equipped to perform the rescue. Good thing he survived.
WiFi-Guy They should call someone who can contact height/fall rescue professionals trained to deal with these types of emergencies (I forget the terminology -- it's a neat term, something like vertical rescue or gravity-danger rescue or something pretty obvious, but I forgot it). Just as long as the system is in place for that contact to be properly made (swiftly and to the right people effectively), it doesn't matter what happens to be the name of the telephone (even if it is Fire Dept Co as intermediary, or as employer of that particular rescue professional/team, etc.). OTOH, if the communication to the appropriate professional is NOT made (e.g., the fire dept. isn't trained, doesn't know who to call, etc., or even worse yet, that no one is able to be local that is trained and ready to respond to such emergencies -- a responsibility not only of the civilian forces but also of the companies that have height-related work), then that is really inappropriate. | |
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