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Aug 27, 2013 13:04 |  #1

These guys have nerves of steel. Lowered onto high power transmission towers, ladders moved via helicopter, wow. I know these suck quality wise, but the content was too good to pass up.

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Aug 27, 2013 18:42 |  #2

Yikes. Not me. I can't even clean my own gutters. :oops:


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Aug 27, 2013 20:18 |  #3

http://youtu.be/LIjC7D​joVe8 (external link)

Here is YouTube video of linemen in action. Scary job for sure.


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Aug 27, 2013 20:51 |  #4

These same guys, Linemen, are the ones that strung up the tight rope across the Grand canyon for Nik Wallenda.




  
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