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And another little snippet. What happens when you are at the top and you've had a few pints!

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This guy has a set of brass ones, doing what he does. Amusing yes, but so sad to see those icons of British industry toppled.
Back in New England, USA, there are cities of old brick and dating to the Industrial Revolution of the 1830's, and many fine
old chimney stacks, all empty as pockets. After the American Civil War, a lot of industry went to the South, in search of cheap labor,
and then with the North American Free Trade Agreement, took another exodus to south of the Rio Grande river. And the pattern
continues. I remember the historic visit of Henry Kissinger, and then President Nixon, greeting Mao Tse Tung with broad grins back in
the early '70's, and factory stacks have been toppling in Western nations ever since.

It is forgotten, but fifty years ago, when we were young, industrious young men, the most common form of transport in China was the
ox cart, and steam ruled supreme upon rails largely laid by Britain.

I did a tour on recruiting whilst in RAF and we would send would-be aerial erectors on a suitability course to RAF Digby where they had a 450 ft tower to play on.
The test was climb half way outside the legs, just like a ladder. Walk along the transverse beam and have a cuppa from a flask at mid point, then if considered fit, climb inside the leg to the top, traverse to the outside, climb up and change the red light bulb on the top.
Needless to say I watched from ground level, although I have sat on the top of a VC10 tailplane in the hangar. High enough for me.

RAF96 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:17 pm .........................................although I have sat on the top of a VC10 tailplane in the hangar. High enough for me.

Standing top side of a vulcan was high enough for me lol.