photographing

[wannalift]

bet you didn't know i was an amateur cell phone photograper. here are some pics from work.


first rule of stack testing: don't look down.



and don't look up either!

[J]

so how do you test a stack david? surface sample, air sample?

[wannalift]

we measure the air for particulates and pollutants such as VOCs using CEMs (continuous emission monitoring systems). we basically put a probe into one of the ports on the stack and connect it to a heated line that runs to our trailer. we also measure the flow and moisture content to determine the makeup of the exhaust. the hardest part is setting up and dealing with the heights. it is hard work and i have to be extra tough and i wouldn't have it any other way.

[ida]

http://www.strindbergandhelium.com/

I know this is a bit of topic, but the movies at that homepage was great fun. didn't know that strindberg was know to the world outside Sweden and that people made fun of him there aswell

[littlegirlbunny]

Love the photos!

Wow, there is NO WAY you would get me up a stack Are you clipped in?

[J]

David, it's great to hear that you enjoy your new job.

Ida, my wife and I love that site. (I hadn't heard of him until after I stumbled across the site though.)

[Crash]

Nice photos David !

Edited to add: Keep safe as well !

[wannalift]

glad you all like the photos. yeah, i like my job and its important work that few people could handle. i am still weary of the heights, but i am slowly getting used to it. there is a lot of down time, and i think i joined an exclusive club of persons who have meditated on top of a smokestack. we have harnesses on the stack, but its not very convenient to use them except for pulling equipment up (hardest part of the job). once you get your spatial awareness together you realize you're on solid ground.
~david

[JP]

just stay safe buddy, it's no way to go to die on the job mate. Sounds like it is good to be vary of the heights, so as not to get into a false sense of security.

I used to work on construction sites and the health and safety record was appaling. Little did i know about anything those days and didn't know anything about my rights. Glad i didn't get injured, well actually i did, but not too seriously

[fredrikw]

Ida, my wife and I love that site. (I hadn't heard of him until after I stumbled across the site though.)

I don't know if I want to recommend him, but a lot of his books are free online, might be interesting and perhaps explain something about his relationship to women
http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/s#a1609

[Dave Noisy]

Nice stack David!

[ida]

Ida, my wife and I love that site. (I hadn't heard of him until after I stumbled across the site though.)

I've showed the site to some people at work - everybody was laughing their heads of... It's great. There are stories about him and the norweigan artist Edward Munch drinking absinth and playing a piano that was dis-tuned out in the archipelago outside of Stockholm... ofcourse feeling miserable while doing it.

[J]

(scuse me David.) Glad you liked it Ida. I try to remember it so as to not spend my life acting like him. And Fredrik, I have read a few links online that describe his life, etc. Thanks for the gutenberg link. It's a great site.

David, I'm looking for a job right now. If your company might need anyone with lots of aerosol physics knowledge, let me know. Thanks.

[wannalift]

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