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http://nhlabornews.com/2013/06/without-the-ibew-nik-wallendas-grand-canyon-walk-would-never-have-happened/
By NH Labor News | June 29, 2013 | Union
Did you see that crazy guy Nik Wallenda walk 1400 feet across the Grand Canyon on a high wire? This was a record setting moment would not have happened without the hard work and dedication of the IBEW 1249 linemen at OConnell Electric. Here is a snippet of the walk that aired on the Discovery Channel.
Without the knowledge and expertise of these linemen from IBEW 1249, this record breaking moment would not have happened. In fact without their help, you may not have even heard of Nik Wallenda before. The lineman from IBEW 1249 were responsible for rigging up the two inch wire that Nik walk on when he walked across Niagara Falls. When he decided to walk across the Grand Canyon, he knew exactly who to call, the IBEW.
Check out this amazing video of how the linemen from OConnell Electric rigged up the two inch cable across the Grand Canyon and how their work was instrument in the success of Niks walk.
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burnodo
(2,017 posts)Or just religious?
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Methinks your post needs a little of the Charmin Ultra in your sig line.
burnodo
(2,017 posts)They tend to shit on unions. I wondered if Wallenda held that same view.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)burnodo
(2,017 posts)Or popular sentiment in Republican circles?
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)I leave that stuff to other people.
burnodo
(2,017 posts)To catch up on what's going in Republican circles.
Omaha Steve
(99,845 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)I was just curious about Wallenda's political views.
niyad
(113,860 posts)possible.
do I understand correctly that he is planning some sort of stroll across NYC?
NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)Cirque du So-What
(26,026 posts)The pros - each of whom has completed an apprenticeship that involves considerable hours of both classroom instruction and on-the-job training? Or some jack-leg outfit that'll hire just about anyone - including the wastrel friend of the owner's son? The smart money's on hiring workers from the IBEW!
Hestia
(3,818 posts)in Puerto Rico. Instead of taking his own crew, I think it was the hotel who rigged the lines.
Excellent work IBEW! I watched him walk that line - good grief - my heart was in my throat the entire time! My DH thought I was nuts because I was freakin' out from the shots that showed the canyon floor. Gulp!