Look at these guys. Crazy. But cool. For the last few weeks i’ve been watching them fly through the air at the end of a tether, going from one high power tower to another. It looks like a blast. Zipping through the sky, swinging free and clear. What a view! What an experience! I would dig it. I’ve flown in gliders, been pulled behind a boat in a parasail, traversed ziplines through treetops, flown loops and hammerhead stalls in a bi-plane, and skydived. Oh and wouldn’t i just love to add this experience to my little list of aerial feats – not that i’ve intentionally tried to create a check-list of craziness. It’s just that opportunities arise. And i take them.
Obviously, i have no fear of heights. Or control issues. I envy these guys as they zip along. Yet despite the casual regard, i have a great fear of what the gentlemen are actually doing – working with electricity. True enough. It’s some seriously high voltage electric we’re talking about. But the stuff really frightens me. I don’t even like walking underneath them. Buzzing and humming with zappy power. Gives me the willies.
I remember when i was a kid, the boys would dare each other to touch an outlet. I was completely amazed and baffled by their stupidity. Why on earth would you want to get zapped? Hell, static electricity scares me. I do all sorts of tricks to avoid it. It’s a wonder i will even turn on a light switch. There’s one in my bathroom that makes a little popping noise when i flick the switch. I have little heart palpitations every time.
Back to our flying electricians, they have a very cool job. They probably even get extra pay. Certainly it’s dangerous work they have with lots of room for a possible fatal error. But i can’t imagine that it’s ever a boring job. In fact, i think it would be one of those jobs you actually look forward to when you wake up in the morning. As for me, i would take the ride but not the job. I wonder if i could talk them into hiring me to photograph their work? That would be cool.
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