After we watched this, Grandma reminded me that this particular windmill was the one that while it's pod was still on the ground (over Memorial weekend), she and a crew of trouble makers got caught trespassing and Bekah was still inside the pod when the workers arrived on the scene. She hid there for five minutes while the others "appeared" to leave the danger zone and for the workmen to finally leave. Poor Bekah! It's a good thing we prayed that morning that we wouldn't get caught trespassing!
See the wee little man?
It stayed like this for an awful long time, I was ready with camera in hand to catch it being attached, but I must have looked away at the perfectly wrong time because I look up and it looked like the next picture below this one.
We waited for over a half hour for them to detach the cranes, but one of the workers told us that it would be at least another 45 minutes as there's 500 bolts to be bolted down first. They did verify our suspicions, though, that a man (yes, a wee little one) gets out on top of the nose and detaches the crane manually.
...And now, introducing...GARY! He's one of the wee little men. Tee hee. We had good chuckle later at Gary's vast knowledge, but it was interesting nonetheless. Turn your volume up and get ready to be wowed. Yes, I videoed him without his knowledge. Not submittable in court, but legal otherwise. The only part you missed was when he told us how he regularly has to climb up to the top of these windmills. When asked whether he wore a harness, he explained he used to jump out of airplanes for a living and the harnesses just slow him down. So, he doesn't wear one although he's supposed to. He added that they only choose people to go to the top who don't mind heights. Smart, huh? The last two videos are the most audible, I recommend skipping down to them. I left the first 3 on in case someone has a better sound system than I do and can make out what they're saying. Sorry if not. The wind was crazy that day.
It stayed like this for an awful long time, I was ready with camera in hand to catch it being attached, but I must have looked away at the perfectly wrong time because I look up and it looked like the next picture below this one.
We waited for over a half hour for them to detach the cranes, but one of the workers told us that it would be at least another 45 minutes as there's 500 bolts to be bolted down first. They did verify our suspicions, though, that a man (yes, a wee little one) gets out on top of the nose and detaches the crane manually.
...And now, introducing...GARY! He's one of the wee little men. Tee hee. We had good chuckle later at Gary's vast knowledge, but it was interesting nonetheless. Turn your volume up and get ready to be wowed. Yes, I videoed him without his knowledge. Not submittable in court, but legal otherwise. The only part you missed was when he told us how he regularly has to climb up to the top of these windmills. When asked whether he wore a harness, he explained he used to jump out of airplanes for a living and the harnesses just slow him down. So, he doesn't wear one although he's supposed to. He added that they only choose people to go to the top who don't mind heights. Smart, huh? The last two videos are the most audible, I recommend skipping down to them. I left the first 3 on in case someone has a better sound system than I do and can make out what they're saying. Sorry if not. The wind was crazy that day.Thanks, Gary!
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