[BC] Re: WFIN Findlay OH loses tower

[Mike McCarthy]

It appears only 3/14 (just below 1/5) of the tower is left standing.  Look 
at the paint bands.  No wonder I didn't see any lighitng...DUH.

If there are (as the picture shows) two sets of guy anchors, it appears 
there will be at least three guy levels which came down.  Probably more.  I 
have a client which has a 320 Ft. tower of similar design and that tower 
has 5 guy levels.  That tower is SCARY to climb.  Several riggers have 
refused to up it already.

In any event, the way the tower is leaning and bent, I can't imagine the 
failure not being related to wind and/or ice.

MM

At 12:54 PM 2/14/2007 -0500, Douglas B. Pritchett wrote
>They'll find it in the Spring, when the snow thaws......
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>Douglas B. Pritchett
>Fort Wayne, IN (really, don't laugh)
>wbzq1300 at verizon.net
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>r j carpenter wrote:
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>>In fact, there seem to be two levels of guys lying on
>>the ground in
>>http://www.wfin.com/Photos/Tower6.jpg
>>Note that this guy anchor is much farther from the tower
>>than the other one - also marked with a black top pole.
>>There must be more tower lying on the ground somewhere.
>>
>>bob c.
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