Depends where he landed, I suppose... if he landed on top of a building or something, it could've been awhile, but it says he was heard screaming early in the morning, so there are probably plenty of people around.
On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:35 AM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: > If he would have fallen in the smokestack instead of off of it, I wonder > how long until they would have found him. > > On 10/28/2019 11:32 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: > > That looks terrifying. Why did they ever invent a 300' boom lift? I was > picturing a traditional crane with a man basket. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com> <af...@kwisp.com> > *To: *"AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" <af@af.afmug.com> > <af@af.afmug.com> > *Sent: *Monday, October 28, 2019 11:24:26 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] man stuck on top of 290 ft smokestack > > Says ladder is damaged, not clear if that happened due to him climbing on > it. Also not good when they report that it is “being treated as a rescue”, > i.e. probably recovery but we’re not giving up hope. > > > > Pic of crane onsite: > > > https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/28/fire-chiefs-request-help-rescue-man-dangling-from-carlisle-chimney#img-1 > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf > Of *Mathew Howard > *Sent:* Monday, October 28, 2019 11:16 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] man stuck on top of 290 ft smokestack > > > > Shirtless in 35 degrees definitely sounds like a selfie moment gone bad... > > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:14 AM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > Guy appears to be shirtless and hanging upside down, I think article said > temp is 35 degrees, also call came in at 2am. Seriously? > > > > Between being suspended by his pants and upside down, plus the > temperature, it’s hard to believe the guy is even still alive. It seems > they have given up on the helicopter and are bringing in a crane. More on > the smokestack, which is not exactly new: > > > > Dixon’s Chimney was built for the adjoining Shaddon Mill in 1836 by Peter > Dixon and architect Richard Tattersall. > > The Grade II*-listed landmark was originally more than 320 feet tall – > making it the largest chimney in the country at the time it was > built, according to Historic England. > > However about 30 feet had to be taken off the top for safety > reasons after it was damaged by lightning in 1931. > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:* Monday, October 28, 2019 11:04 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group < <af@af.afmug.com>af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] man stuck on top of 290 ft smokestack > > > > i would not want to be under him cause i assume he is raining poop on > people. Anybody know if this is that old guy that they have all the videos > of working these smokestacks? > > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 11:03 AM Ken Hohhof < <af...@kwisp.com> > af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > > Appears to be hanging by his pants snagged on the ladder. How does this > stuff happen? > > > > > <https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rescue-operation-underway-to-free-man-stuck-on-top-of-290-foot-tall-smokestack/ar-AAJsnOF> > https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rescue-operation-underway-to-free-man-stuck-on-top-of-290-foot-tall-smokestack/ar-AAJsnOF > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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