It's all the same after you leave the ground. He warns that the best way to climb is by looking straight ahead and not up or down. If you look up and there are clouds passing by, you'll be convinced that you're falling, Virgil cautioned. Actually, a well-guyed tower will only move an inch or so, Butch said. I've been on a tower when it was lightning like hell.
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With the increase in cellular phones and paging systems, the Stricklands are putting up 10 times more towers today than in the past. The Sweetwater area will get another paging tower next week. It will only take two days to erect, Butch said. The funniest story Virgil told the magazine writer was about a rush repair job he had to do several years ago. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved.