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Irish_Dem

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2. I recently watched some techs do maintenance or repairs on a tower.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 06:50 AM

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They had one rope line climbing up the tower.

Their odd, erratic behavior showed an obvious lack of training, and incompetence.
It looked like amateur hour.

I was out walking and stopped and watched it for a while because I seriously
thought I was going to have to call 911.

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