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Posted by blackhawk
Just remember it's not just floors and stairs that can collapse.
Anything anchored to the walls or ceiling.
Just about had a couple hundred pounds of steel pipe come down on my legs and/or feet.
They were being stored on thick 2" angle iron brackets attached to a concrete or brick wall about 2 feet off the floor.
I was using one of the braces to balance myself as I squated down.
Maybe 10 pounds of my weight on it max.
*twang*
The brace pulls straight away from the wall throwing me backwards and off balance.
And the pipes start falling... just cleared them in time, barely, fuck.
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Damn! Might have to think twice before going to the upstairs part of any broken down building. I've been to a site where the roof was leaking some strange brownish liquid and water. I wanted to check out the upstairs. But the mold seemed to have made the roof easier to cave in.
Would you advise against using climbing ropes? Since that thought came up, it seems pretty unsafe since whatever I would attach the rope to could easily break apart. Grappling hooks don't even seem like an option considering it could be seen by police as breaking or entering
[last edit 2/3/2020 7:09 AM by MysteriousExpedition - edited 1 times]
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^Whether to use rope is up to you.
A lot more stuff to lug around so it better be worth it.
Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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You don't need rope to get down that staircase in the boiler room. Myself and three other people were able to use it just fine as long as we went one person at a time- though I did feel a little give in the stairs when we had two people on them.
I'd definitely recommend a respirator though- the black mold down there was nasty and will only get worse as the weather warms up.
[last edit 2/3/2020 8:26 PM by Aran - edited 1 times]
"Sorry, I didn't know I'm not supposed to be here," he said, knowing full well he wasn't supposed to be there.
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Posted by Aran
You don't need rope to get down that staircase in the boiler room. Myself and three other people were able to use it just fine as long as we went one person at a time- though I did feel a little give in the stairs when we had two people on them.
I'd definitely recommend a respirator though- the black mold down there was nasty and will only get worse as the weather warms up.
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Ah got it. I think I'm being my overly cautious self again lol. I bought a good dust mask which I'm hoping would can be good for the job.
[last edit 2/4/2020 6:09 AM by MysteriousExpedition - edited 1 times]
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