Electricity, heights and women

[Tom Dunlap]

You'll understand the thread title at the end of the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tzga6qAaBA

 

[Lazarus2]

Awesome Tom!

I love the comment about rehearsing (risk assessment process) and Hot Dogging.

Tree work has too many 'Hot Dog' attitudes IMHO.

 

[SirTreeRat]

Great video Tom, that guy just sounds like someone you would like to meet and talk to for hours.

 

[treebing]

that is just straight up insane. wow

 

[jerseygirl]

now that be a job - one that i never knew was done

 

[BUK]

Image being the first person to try it!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

The article that I read about this company a number of years ago went into their testing procedures. The first tests were not done with a fella in a Faraday suit sitting on the ledge of a chopper. They did the tests in a lab with models and meters. But...the first day in the air must have been freaky for everyone involved. All of the employees are married and have children. The owner does NOT want anyone who would take any sort of risk.

 

[Toparboring]

That was pretty cool to see and hear about. Just imagine the folks driving down a country raod over looking a view and see some guy crawling down the wires. It would be nice to meet these guys and talk.