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Finally got the hang of spotting a load's swing in high wind after that job at the new port facility in Corpus Christi.
The foreman pointed out a specific flag on a distant antenna, saying 'watch that, not the load', and after three gusty hours it just clicked for me.
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wendy62812d ago
We had a similar trick on a bridge job over the Mississippi, using a windsock on a piling instead of the load itself. That moment when your brain finally locks onto the right reference point is such a relief, like the whole world slows down. Took me a solid two days of white knuckles before it made sense. Your foreman gave you solid advice, because staring at the load just makes you chase the swing.
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markt2312d ago
My buddy Jake had a rough week on a cell tower job until his lead told him to watch a specific shingle on a farmhouse roof a mile away. Totally reminds me of what wendy628 said about the windsock. He said it was like a switch flipped in his head.
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Honestly, that trick never clicked for me. I tried the windsock thing once and it just added another moving thing to watch. My brain works better focusing on the load's shadow on the ground, weirdly enough. Different fixes for different people I guess.
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