Major TV & radio transmission mast, covering over 500k homes in North Yorkshire & North East is on fire. (10/8/21)

[spitfire]

Looks like this may be the start of the communication blackout. All the pieces are falling into place. There's still 7 hours left of Wednesday so internet is next. Then the Rod of God (tbc).

 

[Colin Hunt]

I start a new job on Friday so it'd be just typical if that was the day chosen for the rod of God.

 

[DaveCinzano]

I've never understood how the hell people climb these masts, that fucker is over 1000 foot.

When the engineers had put up a new mast at one of the radio stations I worked on, everyone had a go climbing it, except me I took one look at the 120 foot scaffold pole mast, with guy wires, and thought even with the special climbing kit - fuck that.

One of those engineers has even climbed the old 300 foot mast on the Radio Caroline ship, where you had to climb on the outside for the last half, on a bloody ship, over 12 miles out in the North sea, and even if the ship was hardly moving, you would be swinging around up there, fucking crazy bastard.

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That's just half way up.

I felt queasy enough on the relatively non-windy roof of a 20 storey tower block holding my mate upside down over the side by his belt as he camouflaged the cabling for a slim jim, fuck that crow's nest bollocks

 

[spitfire]

I start a new job on Friday so it'd be just typical if that was the day chosen for the rod of God.

Maybe the Rod of God is actually called Colin and it's you?

Did you get a job description yet?

 

[DaveCinzano]

Maybe the Rod of God is actually called Colin and it's you?

Did you get a job description yet?

As any Tank Girl fan kno, there's only one Rod worth worrying about

 

[cupid_stunt]

There's not been much comment on the damage to the mast from Arqiva, but the national park authority seems to have confirmed it's fucked.

The authority’s director of planning Chris France said that as far as he was aware the 309-metre guyed mast structure, which was opened in 1969, appeared to be beyond repair with “a huge bulge in it”, leaving it so insecure a 400-metre exclusion zone had been created around it.

Minimum of two months to replace Bilsdale transmitter, meeting told - Richmondshire Today

Residents across swathes of North Yorkshire could be facing a minimum of two more months without a television signal due to the construction time in erecting a replacement mast and because of the need to follow international [...]

www.richmondshiretoday.co.uk

 

[Serene]

It will have been caused by all the Tory lies going out on local News. Constant bare faced ones heating it right up and then a rake of whoppers causing it to set fire.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Think I'm pontop pike or burnhope.
If not.. Emmerdale

Or just watch it on the internets.

 

[cupid_stunt]

The Bilsdale mast is no more.



Even better video on this page -

Bilsdale mast crashes to ground in controlled demolition following August fire | ITV News

Telecommunications company Arqiva said they demolished the 1960s structure after finding the August fire rendered it beyond repair. | ITV News Tyne Tees

www.itv.com

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[editor]

The Bilsdale mast is no more.



Even better video on this page -

Bilsdale mast crashes to ground in controlled demolition following August fire | ITV News

Telecommunications company Arqiva said they demolished the 1960s structure after finding the August fire rendered it beyond repair. | ITV News Tyne Tees

www.itv.com

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That clip needs someone to add the comedy stick arms and faces.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Used to pass that regularly as a kid. Fylingdales also.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Another video, together with comments from Arqiva's director of engineering.

 

[spitfire]

Ooooh ahhhh oooooooohhhh ohhh aaaahh.