Guy on Communications Tower for nearly a week - Watch live...

by garyv
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As I'm watching it now, they have a bucket up to retrieve him, and it has my heart in my throat watching it...

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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    I'm not coming down until I get some oreo cookies!

    Citing police, KOTV-DT reported that Sturdivant asked for a Whataburger meal and some Oreos and milk Tuesday morning.
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    I would be on the ground yelling up at the man:

    "DUDE! your messing up my tv reception, wth!"
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      It doesn't stress me at all. I don't understand why the negotiator who can touch and hug this fellow doesn't just pull him off the tower. If the man wanted to jump he would have done it by now.

      Of course the fellow is mentally troubled - but I don't see how feeding him and allowing this to continue for more days helps that in any way.
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      I'm not coming down until I get some oreo cookies!



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      I would be on the ground yelling up at the man:

      "DUDE! your messing up my tv reception, wth!"
      I'll tell you, if he was messin up the reception for a football game, I'd climb up the tower and throw him off
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  • Profile picture of the author garyv
    I've been watching it on and off for a wile now, and the guy looks very muscular. He's also very Jumpy. The cherrypicker guy set out a bottle of water for him earlier, and he grabbed it and jumbed back (almost falling) - So if the guy were to try and grab him, he'd easily get spooked and struggle away. Quite possibly he'd pull them both down, he looks strong enough to do it.

    He's got to be so dogged tired right now after being up there so long, that every muscle is probably throbbing with pain. This is a very dangerous situation for sure.


    I've climbed towers like this many times, so I understand just how hard it is just to be up there for a few hours, let alone days. May explain my stress level watching it.

    Hopefully he'll be tired enough soon that the guy can just give him a bear-hug and take him down.
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  • Profile picture of the author DazedandConfused
    Heck - just DART the bugger...they'd do it to a Bear...
    (Oh, all right - put a few fluffy pillows on the ground where he's gonna hit...)

    WAY too much media drama for something like this...
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  • Profile picture of the author garyv
    dang I turn away for a few minutes, and i miss it. What happened? I see the cherrypicker being interviewed now.
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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      I got tired of the coverage so I darted him:rolleyes:

      Sadly, this man has a young child and another on the way - time to get the act together or get treatment.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    If everyone just went away & never went back to the tower, the goofball would come down when he got really hungry or passes out from a heat stroke.

    Either way he is coming down, one way or another...
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