LOL...no kidding. No one mentioned the lightning storm that was inbound.
Going up in dicey weather is the biggest no-no for tower riggers.
A friend of mine was in charge of engineering for several TV stations. Several years ago, he hired a crew to do some major work on a tall tower; namely, installing a new antenna on the top.
The climbers went up on a windy day despite requests not to. The antenna was just about to be put in place at the top of the tower when it became unstable at a moment when it was loose from its hoisting rig, due probably to the wind. Weighing many tons, it was far too massive for the riggers on top to control its oscillations by brute human force. It broke loose. As it fell, it took the guy wires and then the entire tower with it. Within five seconds, about as many men died that day.
In the inevitable civil suits from the workers’ families, my friend and his company proved complete due diligence on their own part, and posited a plausible theory of negligence on the part of tower crew. The result was no finding for the plaintiffs. His company had absolutely top notch legal representation—and they needed it.
To this day, my friend is prevented by his own company’s legal department from hiring that rigging company or its successors for tower work. (He understands why, and he concurs. But that day, so long ago, still gives him heartburn to think about.)