[Blue Jays]

"...would stop 99.8% of illegals..."

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Your whole post is excellent, chuckles.
Exactly....would love to see all these naysayers climb a ladder to the third-story of a flat-roof building while hauling a backpack.

[chuckles]

I remember having to climb on hooks to the top of a 60ft pole in a refinery. I was a fair climber as I climbed for about 20 years of my 30 year career. I stopped at about 40 ft to rest, then again, about 50 ft, had to adjust my belt a couple of times because the pole was getting slimmer as I went up, and then when I go to the top, I DID NOT want to stay there very long.

On a short pole, I would just use my hands to climb and belt off at the top, but this pole was so large at the butt, I couldn't get my hands halfway around the pole so I used my belt to climb up, Then when you get to the higher spots, I had to tighten my belt a couple of feet. There was a high pucker factor most of the way up.

I remember climbing my first few poles and I can tell you when a newbie gets just a few feet up, they start to re evaluate if they really want to be a phone man. A normal cable is about 25-30 ft up or so on whatever size pole it's on. The electric company usually gets the top of the poles.

Many use bucket trucks today, but even being 40 ft up in a bucket truck with some wind is a fun afternoon.