This. To me, the poor thing seems insane.Cool--similar to one I posted before--
Either way--which would frighten you more--this or a shark?
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Amazing Photos
- Thread starter Richland123
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A building is seen destroyed following a reported 6.0 earthquake on Aug. 24, 2014, in Napa, Calif.
As someone that has been in the water with sharks around, believe me, I'd take the tiger
- Oct 7, 2000
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I keep getting twisted stories on sharks. Most people who've swam with them say they're relatively harmless. I was watching the video a while back of my brother's first scuba experience. A shark passed by in the background and he didn't make any mention of it. I said, "Wooooooaaahhh.... rewind that!" I pointed out the shark, and he said, "Yeah, they're around. They don't bother you though."
I dunno. Wish people would make up their minds about these things so I know whether to be scared or not should I ever run into one
.One thing for absolute certain, if I ran into that tiger (or whatever it is), I would be scared! Would probably be the last time I was ever scared, too.
^ Yep, that tiger looks like a rabid dog, you can see the insanity in the eyes! You can also see some sort of reflection which makes me think this tiger is behind a glass wall or something? Zoo maybe? I guarantee that photographer would be tiger lunch if it weren't for that piece of glass.
Depends on what kind of shark it is. Tiger shark vs Tiger kitty in the water. I will take the kitty type.
I've seen some pretty amazing things over the past few years working as a professional tower climber for telecomm systems. When I remembered, I snagged a few cell phone shots along the way. Enjoy!
An associate of mine making his way to a sector face in Anza, California.
A shot of Anza from that same tower top.
One more of Anza
Another associate of mine, in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
view out from that same tower.
It's a loooooong way down...
A beautiful day in central Washington
This was a site right by the bay in Olympia, WA. I really liked this city; very bohemian culture with some amazing spots for craft beer and food. The Fish Brewery was amazing!
Hanging out in Everett, WA
This one was in Tacoma, on an exceptionally warm day.
windy as hell up here!
Oh no! A hawk's nest! As a federally protected species, when you come across these, you document it, and then get the hell down or risk tens of thousands in fines and prison time.
This was one of the craziest jobs we did. 400 foot lattice tower about 100 miles southeast of Tacoma. There was nothing, and I mean nothing for dozens of miles all around us. There was some kind of communications glitch between the radio heads (at the top) and the routers (at the bottom) that the techs couldn't figure out, so, being a high priority site, we got an emergency call to go fix it at about 4:00 in the afternoon. 2 guys out in the middle of nowhere in pitch darkness with faulty radios in 20 degree whether had to swap out a radio unit (about 100 pounds), which could only be reached by strapping yourself to the outside of the tower structure and one-arming it into place. Notice the screw-driver through our block: the cotter pin holding it in had sheared and the thing went wizzing into the darkness, leaving the entire system dangling by a hinge. Luckily, the screwdriver held, though it was bent to hell by the end of it.
After successfully installing the new radio and troubleshooting it for hours, the glitch wasn't resolved, and we went home. We came back the next day with another tech, and he couldn't figure it out, after assuring us that he triple checked everything on the ground. My crew member walked over to one of the fiber junction bridges, unplugged a fiber, wiped it, popped it back in, and the whole site worked perfectly. NEVER TRUST THE TECHS
a shot out from that same tower. The only (tiny) lights you could see were the beacons on other towers, dozens of miles away.
Hangin' out in Lacey
Standing out in Lacey
This was one of the most gorgeous sites I ever did. It was a clear late winter day about halfway to Aberdeen, on a tower on top of a mountain ridge only accessible by 10 miles of logging-road switchbacks. Those of you from Washington know that logging roads aren't really roads, more like washed out lines of mud puddles and ditches that'll swallow your truck whole if you're not careful.
The tower on the ridge.
New guy learning the ropes
An associate of mine making his way to a sector face in Anza, California.
A shot of Anza from that same tower top.
One more of Anza
Another associate of mine, in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
view out from that same tower.
It's a loooooong way down...
A beautiful day in central Washington
This was a site right by the bay in Olympia, WA. I really liked this city; very bohemian culture with some amazing spots for craft beer and food. The Fish Brewery was amazing!
Hanging out in Everett, WA
This one was in Tacoma, on an exceptionally warm day.
windy as hell up here!
Oh no! A hawk's nest! As a federally protected species, when you come across these, you document it, and then get the hell down or risk tens of thousands in fines and prison time.
This was one of the craziest jobs we did. 400 foot lattice tower about 100 miles southeast of Tacoma. There was nothing, and I mean nothing for dozens of miles all around us. There was some kind of communications glitch between the radio heads (at the top) and the routers (at the bottom) that the techs couldn't figure out, so, being a high priority site, we got an emergency call to go fix it at about 4:00 in the afternoon. 2 guys out in the middle of nowhere in pitch darkness with faulty radios in 20 degree whether had to swap out a radio unit (about 100 pounds), which could only be reached by strapping yourself to the outside of the tower structure and one-arming it into place. Notice the screw-driver through our block: the cotter pin holding it in had sheared and the thing went wizzing into the darkness, leaving the entire system dangling by a hinge. Luckily, the screwdriver held, though it was bent to hell by the end of it.
After successfully installing the new radio and troubleshooting it for hours, the glitch wasn't resolved, and we went home. We came back the next day with another tech, and he couldn't figure it out, after assuring us that he triple checked everything on the ground. My crew member walked over to one of the fiber junction bridges, unplugged a fiber, wiped it, popped it back in, and the whole site worked perfectly. NEVER TRUST THE TECHS
a shot out from that same tower. The only (tiny) lights you could see were the beacons on other towers, dozens of miles away.
Hangin' out in Lacey
Standing out in Lacey
This was one of the most gorgeous sites I ever did. It was a clear late winter day about halfway to Aberdeen, on a tower on top of a mountain ridge only accessible by 10 miles of logging-road switchbacks. Those of you from Washington know that logging roads aren't really roads, more like washed out lines of mud puddles and ditches that'll swallow your truck whole if you're not careful.
The tower on the ridge.
New guy learning the ropes
Completely depends on the kind of shark and the situation. Bronze Whalers are the most common ones this way, with the occasional Blue and Mako. They usually just swim by, have a quick look and disappear.I keep getting twisted stories on sharks. Most people who've swam with them say they're relatively harmless. I was watching the video a while back of my brother's first scuba experience. A shark passed by in the background and he didn't make any mention of it. I said, "Wooooooaaahhh.... rewind that!" I pointed out the shark, and he said, "Yeah, they're around. They don't bother you though."
I dunno. Wish people would make up their minds about these things so I know whether to be scared or not should I ever run into one
One thing for absolute certain, if I ran into that tiger (or whatever it is), I would be scared! Would probably be the last time I was ever scared, too.
The "problem" is when there are struggling fish at the end of the spear, they can get a bit agitated, but they usually just are after a free meal. Fair enough. We call them "the taxman". When that happens, we get out of the water and move spots.
