Another job you wouldn't want to do; chimney inspection and maintenance.
Asa Briggs, The Power of Steam, University of Chicago Press, 1982
A steeplejack installs ladders on an industrial stack in England. Using wooden plugs and iron dogs he attaches sections brought up from the ground by rope and pulley.
For more on steeplejacks like this check out Fred Dibnah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTv1a_nACCs He was a 20th century guy stuck in the Victorian era. He could be a poster child for this blog!
Once saw a guy doing lights inspection on two 100m tall chimneys. Took him 8 hours.
ReplyDeleteFor more on steeplejacks like this check out Fred Dibnah
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTv1a_nACCs
He was a 20th century guy stuck in the Victorian era. He could be a poster child for this blog!
Guy's amazing! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHe had a tv series in England where he’d knock down chimneys in half hour programs by cutting out one side of the stack and lighting a fire under them
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