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vov35
 
location:
Maryland
Gender: Male
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< on 10/3/2010 5:45 PM >
|  | | | So, after much roofing fun, we got tired of hiding from people so actively and began acting like we belong. I've literally taken a ladder from an adjacent construction site and climbed onto a roof with it.
Recently I've been wanting to climb towers though, and I feel like the standards for appearing like I belong may be a little different. Would this approach even work with towers? I realize it's impossible to not be seen in many cases, but oftentimes the public will ignore you...
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aurelie
    
location:
pacific northwest
Gender: Female
high tech:: low life.
| |  | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 1 on 10/3/2010 5:48 PM >
| | | | If you're wearing a tower climbing harness (full body) and hardhat and carrying a "toolbag" you'll look like you belong on a tower.
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ghost6
location:
R'lyeh, North Carolina
Gender: Male
| | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 3 on 10/3/2010 6:36 PM >
| | | | Posted by vov35
So, after much roofing fun, we got tired of hiding from people so actively and began acting like we belong. I've literally taken a ladder from an adjacent construction site and climbed onto a roof with it.
Recently I've been wanting to climb towers though, and I feel like the standards for appearing like I belong may be a little different. Would this approach even work with towers? I realize it's impossible to not be seen in many cases, but oftentimes the public will ignore you...
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90% of people never look up, and I'me sure there is plenty of people out there that think their cellular signal comes from magic faeries.
Yeah this approach would work in most cases, but you need the gear like Aurelie said. It woulnt work when AT&T, Verizon or whoever else shows up to check their equipment, as the rules state you need 1 man on the ground at all times a man is on the steel. And yes those sites are visited often, so find one in BFE with no cellular on it would be your best luck.
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ghost6
location:
R'lyeh, North Carolina
Gender: Male
| | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 4 on 10/3/2010 6:39 PM >
| | | | or you could go camo. Find an old satellite dish and tie it to your back, then if someone comes out there you freeze and they think your just part of the tower.
The nightmare corpse-city of R'lyeh…was built in measureless eons behind history by the vast, loathsome shapes that seeped down from the dark stars. There lay great Cthulhu and his hordes, hidden in green slimy vaults. |
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aurelie
location:
pacific northwest
Gender: Female
high tech:: low life.
| | | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 5 on 10/3/2010 6:49 PM >
| | | | Posted by ghost6
or you could go camo. Find an old satellite dish and tie it to your back, then if someone comes out there you freeze and they think your just part of the tower.
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Haha, never thought of that. That'd be a good one to explain to the cops.
reckless thoughts abide; anachronistic and impulsive.
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Spike
location:
New Zealand
Gender: Male
Rapid Canvas Therapy
| | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 6 on 10/3/2010 6:56 PM >
| | | | Posted by haveg0als
My #1 disguise item is a clipboard.
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I second this....especially if you have some bits of paper with the letterhead of an aircon company etc on it...works a treat....especially for inside hotels...just pretend you are inspecting the elevators....sometimes all you need is name badge and a hi vis vest!
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DJ Craig
   
Moderator
location:
Johnson City, TN
Gender: Male
Break the Silence
| |  | | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 7 on 10/14/2010 7:10 AM >
| | | | Depends what type of towers you're talking about. Radio towers never have any kind of security whatsoever, and no one looks up. But do your research about radiation. Water towers also never have security but they may be in more urban areas and more well lit so perhaps cred props could help you there. Cranes sometimes have security but I don't know how much good a disguise would do you if you were caught afterhours; there isn't even a reason for an employee to do that. If you're talking active smokestacks, cooling towers or silos, every location is completely different. And if you mean abandoned smokestacks, cooling towers or silos then cred props probably aren't really necessary in most cases, and could potentially get you in more trouble if you got caught.
Keep in mind that, even though there is no law against dressing up any way you want to (with a few exceptions, like dressing up as a cop), that doesn't mean some cred props can't hurt you. You're probably safe with a 5-point harness and a helmet because they are actually practical. But a clipboard or high vis vest, if you are caught, just tells the security/cops that you planned this out in a very deliberate way. I personally tend to avoid most cred props for this reason. But there are plenty of exceptions; it all depends on the situation.
The main thing to remember is...no one looks up. It's so true.
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Spike
location:
New Zealand
Gender: Male
Rapid Canvas Therapy
| | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 8 on 10/14/2010 7:35 PM >
| | | | Posted by DJ Craig
The main thing to remember is...no one looks up. It's so true.
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Unless someone in your group say.....sneezes....always a downer
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uLiveAndYouBurn
location:
Beyond
Anarchocommunist
| | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 9 on 10/17/2010 3:40 PM >
| | | | Posted by DJ Craig
Radio towers never have any kind of security whatsoever. Water towers also never have security
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Sometimes they do. I've seen cams and motion sensors on water towers and radio/tv towers a couple times. They're more common on the broadcast masts though. All the masts in Knoxville have motion sensors and cameras at the base of the tower.
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Sewer Urchin
Very poisonous, don't touch me.
| | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 10 on 10/17/2010 5:14 PM >
| | | | Posted by ghost6
90% of people never look up, and I'me sure there is plenty of people out there that think their cellular signal comes from magic faeries.
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I'm amazed by how many people think their cell signal comes straight from a satellite.
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TrixieSparrow
location:
Hamilton, ON
Gender: Female
I guess.
| | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 11 on 10/17/2010 5:29 PM >
| | | | Cranes are always great fun to climb. Most of the time the trick is getting into the construction site and up the first few floors without being seen, and from there it's not too hard.
Though sometimes you almost run into construction workers that are at the 58th or something floor in the middle of the night, or an air ambulance helicopter flies by you close enough to see the "oh fuck" expressions on your faces if they look over. But those occasions are rare, and if you are quiet and careful it's not too hard to stay hidden when they occur.
Up there, your biggest problem is the space between yourself and the ground, and the lack of anything between to break your fall. And it's wonderful.
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pyrotomodachi
location:
Odenton, MD
Gender: Male
lolwut
| | | Re: unauthorized roof inspection
<Reply # 12 on 10/17/2010 8:37 PM >
| | | | Posted by Dresden
Cranes are always great fun to climb. Most of the time the trick is getting into the construction site and up the first few floors without being seen, and from there it's not too hard.
Though sometimes you almost run into construction workers that are at the 58th or something floor in the middle of the night, or an air ambulance helicopter flies by you close enough to see the "oh fuck" expressions on your faces if they look over. But those occasions are rare, and if you are quiet and careful it's not too hard to stay hidden when they occur.
Up there, your biggest problem is the space between yourself and the ground, and the lack of anything between to break your fall. And it's wonderful.
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sounds like a great time
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