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willshak
May 9, 2013, 10:43:04 AM5/9/13
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I read a number of news sites on the web, one of which is aljazeera
America. It's mostly American News.
I found this story about the Native American ( US and Canadian ) Mohawk
ironworkers, nicknamed Skywalkers.
It's about them building NYC skyscrapers and their home life.
It's 47.31 minutes long.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2013/04/2013428123413242888.html
or: http://preview.tinyurl.com/cy3yf6p
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OT for a.h.r.
I read a number of news sites on the web, one of which is aljazeera
America. It's mostly American News.
I found this story about the Native American ( US and Canadian ) Mohawk
ironworkers, nicknamed Skywalkers.
It's about them building NYC skyscrapers and their home life.
It's 47.31 minutes long.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2013/04/2013428123413242888.html
or: http://preview.tinyurl.com/cy3yf6p
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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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richard
May 10, 2013, 1:38:45 AM5/10/13
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On Thu, 09 May 2013 10:43:04 -0400, willshak wrote:
> Xposted alt.building.construction - alt.home.repair.
> OT for a.h.r.
>
> I read a number of news sites on the web, one of which is aljazeera
> America. It's mostly American News.
> I found this story about the Native American ( US and Canadian ) Mohawk
> ironworkers, nicknamed Skywalkers.
> It's about them building NYC skyscrapers and their home life.
> It's 47.31 minutes long.
>
> http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2013/04/2013428123413242888.html
> or: http://preview.tinyurl.com/cy3yf6p
I'd like to point out that the Mohawk Skywalkers were a very small part of
> Xposted alt.building.construction - alt.home.repair.
> OT for a.h.r.
>
> I read a number of news sites on the web, one of which is aljazeera
> America. It's mostly American News.
> I found this story about the Native American ( US and Canadian ) Mohawk
> ironworkers, nicknamed Skywalkers.
> It's about them building NYC skyscrapers and their home life.
> It's 47.31 minutes long.
>
> http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2013/04/2013428123413242888.html
> or: http://preview.tinyurl.com/cy3yf6p
the force that built the skyscrapers.
As there were hundreds more immigrants and walks of all life working on
them at the same time.
The Daring Dufas
May 10, 2013, 5:30:19 AM5/10/13
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keep their balance walking the steel beams so high in the air above the
cities during construction of the skyscrapers. I don't remember reading
a scientific study of their ability but I suppose it's a good search
item. I'd like to know. ^_^
TDD
richard
May 10, 2013, 7:35:10 AM5/10/13
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be at work the next day.
willshak
May 10, 2013, 7:44:56 AM5/10/13
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The story was about the Mohawk skywalkers. It was not about the Irish,
or Italians, or ironworkers of other descents.
Home Guy
May 10, 2013, 9:34:17 AM5/10/13
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The Daring Dufas wrote:
> The Mohawk iron workers were renowned for their incredible ability
> to keep their balance walking the steel beams so high in the air
> above the cities during construction of the skyscrapers. I don't
> remember reading a scientific study of their ability but I suppose
> it's a good search item. I'd like to know. ^_^
No doubt their ability to keep their balance in high places comes from
> The Mohawk iron workers were renowned for their incredible ability
> to keep their balance walking the steel beams so high in the air
> above the cities during construction of the skyscrapers. I don't
> remember reading a scientific study of their ability but I suppose
> it's a good search item. I'd like to know. ^_^
their ancestral heritage when walking on narrow branches through the
tree canopy was a necessary part of their lifestyle...
Frank
May 10, 2013, 12:28:52 PM5/10/13
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On May 10, 10:30 am, The Daring Dufas <the-daring-du...@stinky-
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I'm reminded by thread of a couple of summers I spent working on the
ground crew of a suspension bridge that retained one of the original
builders, not an Indian, whose job it was to climb the towers and
inspect them and the cables weekly. He did this every Friday
afternoon and at lunch time he would go out and buy a half pint of
whiskey to consume at lunch before he did the inspection. Whiskey
probably did not help him keep his balance but apparently steeled his
nerves. He never had a problem. I also remember he had the biggest
wrench I've ever seen for tightening nuts. Cables would stretch.
MIght mention, while I was there, we lost a couple of painters who
fell off the bridge.
finger.net> wrote:
> On 5/10/2013 12:38 AM, richard wrote:
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> > On Thu, 09 May 2013 10:43:04 -0400, willshak wrote:
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> >> Xposted alt.building.construction - alt.home.repair.
> >> OT for a.h.r.
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> >> I read a number of news sites on the web, one of which is aljazeera
> >> America. It's mostly American News.
> >> I found this story about the Native American ( US and Canadian ) Mohawk
> >> ironworkers, nicknamed Skywalkers.
> >> It's about them building NYC skyscrapers and their home life.
> >> It's 47.31 minutes long.
>
> >>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2013/04/20134281234132428...
> On 5/10/2013 12:38 AM, richard wrote:
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> > On Thu, 09 May 2013 10:43:04 -0400, willshak wrote:
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> >> Xposted alt.building.construction - alt.home.repair.
> >> OT for a.h.r.
>
> >> I read a number of news sites on the web, one of which is aljazeera
> >> America. It's mostly American News.
> >> I found this story about the Native American ( US and Canadian ) Mohawk
> >> ironworkers, nicknamed Skywalkers.
> >> It's about them building NYC skyscrapers and their home life.
> >> It's 47.31 minutes long.
>
> >> or:http://preview.tinyurl.com/cy3yf6p
>
> > I'd like to point out that the Mohawk Skywalkers were a very small part of
> > the force that built the skyscrapers.
> > As there were hundreds more immigrants and walks of all life working on
> > them at the same time.
>
> The Mohawk iron workers were renowned for their incredible ability to
> keep their balance walking the steel beams so high in the air above the
> cities during construction of the skyscrapers. I don't remember reading
> a scientific study of their ability but I suppose it's a good search
> item. I'd like to know. ^_^
>
> TDD- Hide quoted text -
>
> > I'd like to point out that the Mohawk Skywalkers were a very small part of
> > the force that built the skyscrapers.
> > As there were hundreds more immigrants and walks of all life working on
> > them at the same time.
>
> The Mohawk iron workers were renowned for their incredible ability to
> keep their balance walking the steel beams so high in the air above the
> cities during construction of the skyscrapers. I don't remember reading
> a scientific study of their ability but I suppose it's a good search
> item. I'd like to know. ^_^
>
>
> - Show quoted text -
I'm reminded by thread of a couple of summers I spent working on the
ground crew of a suspension bridge that retained one of the original
builders, not an Indian, whose job it was to climb the towers and
inspect them and the cables weekly. He did this every Friday
afternoon and at lunch time he would go out and buy a half pint of
whiskey to consume at lunch before he did the inspection. Whiskey
probably did not help him keep his balance but apparently steeled his
nerves. He never had a problem. I also remember he had the biggest
wrench I've ever seen for tightening nuts. Cables would stretch.
MIght mention, while I was there, we lost a couple of painters who
fell off the bridge.
k...@attt.bizz
May 10, 2013, 12:33:47 PM5/10/13
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On Fri, 10 May 2013 04:30:19 -0500, The Daring Dufas
Oren
May 10, 2013, 12:36:05 PM5/10/13
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>> I'd like to point out that the Mohawk Skywalkers were a very small part of
>> the force that built the skyscrapers.
The Mohawks were part, sure. "...The original Iroquois League was
>> the force that built the skyscrapers.
often known as the Five Nations, as it was composed of the Mohawk,
Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca nations. After the Tuscarora
nation joined the League in 1722, the Iroquois became known as the Six
Nations."
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois>
These workers came from much of Northern New York - Adirondack Mts.
>> As there were hundreds more immigrants and walks of all life working on
>> them at the same time.
>>
>
>The Mohawk iron workers were renowned for their incredible ability to
>keep their balance walking the steel beams so high in the air above the
>cities during construction of the skyscrapers. I don't remember reading
>a scientific study of their ability but I suppose it's a good search
>item. I'd like to know. ^_^
>
>TDD
richard
May 10, 2013, 1:56:27 PM5/10/13
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On Fri, 10 May 2013 07:44:56 -0400, willshak wrote:
> On 5/10/2013 1:38 AM, richard wrote:
>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 10:43:04 -0400, willshak wrote:
>>
>>> Xposted alt.building.construction - alt.home.repair.
>>> OT for a.h.r.
>>>
>>> I read a number of news sites on the web, one of which is aljazeera
>>> America. It's mostly American News.
>>> I found this story about the Native American ( US and Canadian ) Mohawk
>>> ironworkers, nicknamed Skywalkers.
>>> It's about them building NYC skyscrapers and their home life.
>>> It's 47.31 minutes long.
>>>
>>> http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2013/04/2013428123413242888.html
>>> or: http://preview.tinyurl.com/cy3yf6p
>>
>> I'd like to point out that the Mohawk Skywalkers were a very small part of
>> the force that built the skyscrapers.
>> As there were hundreds more immigrants and walks of all life working on
>> them at the same time.
>>
>
> Ya think???
> The story was about the Mohawk skywalkers. It was not about the Irish,
> or Italians, or ironworkers of other descents.
I'm just saying there is nothing super special about the Mohawks.
> On 5/10/2013 1:38 AM, richard wrote:
>> On Thu, 09 May 2013 10:43:04 -0400, willshak wrote:
>>
>>> Xposted alt.building.construction - alt.home.repair.
>>> OT for a.h.r.
>>>
>>> I read a number of news sites on the web, one of which is aljazeera
>>> America. It's mostly American News.
>>> I found this story about the Native American ( US and Canadian ) Mohawk
>>> ironworkers, nicknamed Skywalkers.
>>> It's about them building NYC skyscrapers and their home life.
>>> It's 47.31 minutes long.
>>>
>>> http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2013/04/2013428123413242888.html
>>> or: http://preview.tinyurl.com/cy3yf6p
>>
>> I'd like to point out that the Mohawk Skywalkers were a very small part of
>> the force that built the skyscrapers.
>> As there were hundreds more immigrants and walks of all life working on
>> them at the same time.
>>
>
> Ya think???
> The story was about the Mohawk skywalkers. It was not about the Irish,
> or Italians, or ironworkers of other descents.
And that they probably made up less than 10% of the workers.
Oren
May 10, 2013, 2:06:51 PM5/10/13
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On Fri, 10 May 2013 13:56:27 -0400, richard <nor...@example.com>
wrote:
>I'm just saying there is nothing super special about the Mohawks.
They must have had brass balls, no?
>And that they probably made up less than 10% of the workers.
Then 10% that worked on the top -- freestyle?
wrote:
>I'm just saying there is nothing super special about the Mohawks.
>And that they probably made up less than 10% of the workers.
jloomis
May 10, 2013, 6:35:46 PM5/10/13
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Brave Workers.
I wonder what OSHA would say about their practice.
I know, we have the rules, the laws, and then we have those who do not need
all the beaurocracy.
john
"willshak" wrote in message news:kmgcf0$as2$1...@dont-email.me...
I wonder what OSHA would say about their practice.
I know, we have the rules, the laws, and then we have those who do not need
all the beaurocracy.
john
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k...@attt.bizz
May 10, 2013, 7:32:42 PM5/10/13
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On Fri, 10 May 2013 11:06:51 -0700, Oren <Or...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>On Fri, 10 May 2013 13:56:27 -0400, richard <nor...@example.com>
>wrote:
>
>>I'm just saying there is nothing super special about the Mohawks.
>
>They must have had brass balls, no?
The point being that they weren't the only ones with brass balls.
>On Fri, 10 May 2013 13:56:27 -0400, richard <nor...@example.com>
>wrote:
>
>>I'm just saying there is nothing super special about the Mohawks.
>
>They must have had brass balls, no?
>>And that they probably made up less than 10% of the workers.
>
>Then 10% that worked on the top -- freestyle?
LoriHalderson
Nov 28, 2022, 6:32:03 PM11/28/22
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All high rises are a worthless abomination. Just like the mangled elf brains that produced them. They have nothing to do with life and anyone running AIDS/heroine through the height of the building would have no intelligence at all...
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