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 partime wanderer
   
 |  | Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
< on 2/21/2012 7:31 AM >
|  | | | This weekend I decided to revisit a location that I stumbled on a few months so that I could explore it more thoroughly. A friend's recent adventure inspired me to climb to new heights while I was here. The photos could use some human interest in them but it was just me and my dog and my dog isn't good with cameras (or climbing).
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2. What do I spy in the distance...
3. Which ladder to choose... (Hint: Dont choose the middle one)
4. I'm sure she'd clean up just fine
5. Crane cables
6. I thought I was going to be able to have a tasting but the bottles were for display only
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8. It looks like this crane has 2 places to drive from
9. But today I settled for for the booth on the right.
10. Inside a building loft
11. One last crane before I leave...
12. All the modern comforts
13. I heard that this particular crane operator had 3 feet so they made an extra pedal for him.
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Joel
   
RED DRAGONS!!!!
Location: Katy, TX
Gender: Male
Chilling on a wall
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 1 on 2/21/2012 2:16 PM >
| | | | Nice set! Looks like a fun explore. I like #3 with the light rolling hills in the background. Relaxing for some reason. Thanks for sharing!
Flickr: http://www.flickr....61765601@N04/sets/ |
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Therrin
 
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Location: North of Chicago, IL
Gender: Male
*Therrin puts on the penguin-suit
| |  | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 2 on 2/21/2012 3:07 PM >
| | | | Excellent pics! Thanks for sharing.
I'm pretty fond of #8 and #11, it's nice to see that stuff is available out here.
Give a person a match and they'll be warm for a minute, but light them on fire and they'll be warm for the rest of their life. =) |
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Abe Froman
Location: Oakland Ca
Gender: Male
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 3 on 2/22/2012 7:40 AM >
| | | | I've been there, fun little spot. Wish the buildings around it were also explorable.
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pgathriller
Location: San Mateo, Ca
Gender: Male
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 4 on 9/27/2013 6:06 AM >
| | | | We found this thread months ago and it's what originally inspired us to find this location; great find Mr. Part Time
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Therrin
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Location: North of Chicago, IL
Gender: Male
*Therrin puts on the penguin-suit
| | | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 5 on 9/27/2013 7:15 AM >
| | | | Some very pretty pictures in there.
Love all the crane shots. Very nice!
Give a person a match and they'll be warm for a minute, but light them on fire and they'll be warm for the rest of their life. =) |
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partime wanderer
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 6 on 9/28/2013 5:25 AM >
| | | | Lovely set of photos pgathriller. A completely different perspective on the location compared to mine.
I like the wide angles and #7 is pretty interesting too.
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bonnie&clyde
Location: 510 & 415
Cleverly disguised as responsible adults
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 7 on 9/28/2013 8:47 AM >
| | | | This place was pretty cool! We went in July the first time, and the second time we brought a friend who pointed out the little rat skulls mounted on the wall around the demon portraits. Of course by that time we were already mid-chant and busy slathering our bodies with goat's blood.
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Parked out front
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The question is not when are we gonna stop, It's who's gonna stop us?
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Guybrush
I am Guybrush Threepwood, mighty UrbExer
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 8 on 9/30/2013 6:53 AM >
| | | | On pgathrillers #2 that's me on the crane, and on pgathrillers #6 that's me on the ladder. I had been looking for these cranes quite extensively without luck, so I was super excited when I spotted them from the freeway. I immediately knew what I was looking at! Pgathriller basically already posted the best photos from that trip, but here's a couple extras:
1. On my way up:
2. That shadow...
3. Some controls
4. More controls
[last edit 9/30/2013 6:54 AM by Guybrush - edited 1 times]
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bonnie&clyde
Location: 510 & 415
Cleverly disguised as responsible adults
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 9 on 9/30/2013 7:30 AM >
| | | | Posted by Guybrush
On pgathrillers #2 that's me on the crane, and on pgathrillers #6 that's me on the ladder. I had been looking for these cranes quite extensively without luck, so I was super excited when I spotted them from the freeway. I immediately knew what I was looking at! Pgathriller basically already posted the best photos from that trip, but here's a couple extras:
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nice photos 
Did you see the bird that lives in the nest on your first pic? we did and I swear it was aiming and squirting crap at us lol
The question is not when are we gonna stop, It's who's gonna stop us?
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partime wanderer
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 10 on 9/30/2013 8:23 PM >
| | | | Posted by bonnie&clyde
This place was pretty cool! We went in July the first time, and the second time we brought a friend who pointed out the little rat skulls mounted on the wall around the demon portraits. Of course by that time we were already mid-chant and busy slathering our bodies with goat's blood.
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Wow. I know I shouldn't be happy about graffiti given how relatively pristine this place is but those demon portraits are pretty great. I don't recognize the artist. They look like they were painted rather than being pasted but I can't be sure.
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bonnie&clyde
Location: 510 & 415
Cleverly disguised as responsible adults
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 11 on 10/1/2013 3:05 AM >
| | | | Posted by partime wanderer
Wow. I know I shouldn't be happy about graffiti given how relatively pristine this place is but those demon portraits are pretty great. I don't recognize the artist. They look like they were painted rather than being pasted but I can't be sure.
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You are correct sir. The paints, brushes and sketches are nearby in a cabinet. This guy was just freehand I think, sketching in pencil or chalk
I was sad over the dead crow that was placed in front of one of the paintings though. Hope it wasn't a sacrifice.
The question is not when are we gonna stop, It's who's gonna stop us?
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Guybrush
I am Guybrush Threepwood, mighty UrbExer
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 12 on 10/1/2013 3:07 AM >
| | | | Posted by bonnie&clyde
nice photos
Did you see the bird that lives in the nest on your first pic? we did and I swear it was aiming and squirting crap at us lol
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The birds must have been out for the evening, lol. But that ladder is pretty useless anyway, unless you're a fan of rotting wooden catwalks. Partime mentioned one of the other ladders in his original post... this crane gets 1/3 on my ladder score.
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Therrin
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Location: North of Chicago, IL
Gender: Male
*Therrin puts on the penguin-suit
| | | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 13 on 10/1/2013 4:40 AM >
| | | | Posted by Guybrush
The birds must have been out for the evening, lol. But that ladder is pretty useless anyway, unless you're a fan of rotting wooden catwalks. Partime mentioned one of the other ladders in his original post... this crane gets 1/3 on my ladder score.
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1/3 out of 10?
Or 1/3rd of a percent? 0.3%?
1 out of 3?
That's the most ridiculous scoring system ever. When I look at 120 year old wooden ladders that are standing 200ft tall and then I go climbing up or down them, I think to myself "There's a 60% chance these could just break out on me", or "I give these ladders a 2 out of 10".
I don't give them a "14/68ths of (x) / (9-2y)" on my scoreboard.
Give a person a match and they'll be warm for a minute, but light them on fire and they'll be warm for the rest of their life. =) |
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Guybrush
I am Guybrush Threepwood, mighty UrbExer
| | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 14 on 10/1/2013 6:24 PM >
| | | | Posted by Therrin
1/3 out of 10?
Or 1/3rd of a percent? 0.3%?
1 out of 3?
That's the most ridiculous scoring system ever. When I look at 120 year old wooden ladders that are standing 200ft tall and then I go climbing up or down them, I think to myself "There's a 60% chance these could just break out on me", or "I give these ladders a 2 out of 10".
I don't give them a "14/68ths of (x) / (9-2y)" on my scoreboard.
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It was a joke, because that crane has 3 (perfectly safe, 100% ladders), but 2 of them basically go nowhere. Only one will actually take you to the cabin. Hence 1/3.
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siper
Location: SF, CA
Gender: Male
"His hand upon her breast, he knew today meant death."
| |  | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 15 on 10/1/2013 7:18 PM >
| | | | I should probably process a few more of these.
It took me forever to wash off the goat's blood, B&C.
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Therrin
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Location: North of Chicago, IL
Gender: Male
*Therrin puts on the penguin-suit
| | | Re: Pipe Up if You Want to be a Crane Operator
<Reply # 16 on 10/1/2013 9:43 PM >
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Lovin that last one....
@Gaybrush,
Wait, a joke? I've heard of those before....
Give a person a match and they'll be warm for a minute, but light them on fire and they'll be warm for the rest of their life. =) |
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