[BC] Tower climbing Zingers

[Cowboy]

On Monday 09 March 2009 04:29 pm, Xmitters at aol.com wrote:

>  Cowboy:
>  
>  I guess if you weigh in less than the Gieko gekko, a 50 bound clothes line 
>  WOULD be a good enough backup, including your A** as well as the rest of your 
>  body parts.

 But I don't, so it's not.
 It's amazing how much safety factor we like under different conditions.

>  Consider the cost of that 5000 LB test rope versus the 50 LB test 
>  clothesline. That's the money you would save by changing to Geiko. 
>  
>  Sorry, this is the best I could do on such short notice. 

 But, it's an apropos comment.
 Some managers DO opt to save money, over being on the air,
 but few realize that's exactly what they are doing.
 I've actually seen "climbers" using Home Depot polypropylene
 rope, but not this kid.

-- 
Cowboy