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It could've been worse - you could've had to ride out the storm at the top of a construction crane

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See? SEE??? It's just like I said!

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NECN etc was giving warnings at least 30 minutes ahead of the storm cell tracks and showing live radar. In Boston, they had like quarter mile resolution on the doppler storm intensity.

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And suggest this guy probably didn't have a TV playing NECN in his cab.

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Also not safe to climb down with the storm incoming. There is alot of safety that goes into climbing up and down one of those cranes. The ladders are vertical, multiple safety leashes etc. It takes quite some time to get into and out of a crane like that.

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The cabs of these cranes are also likely to protect against a lightning strike. Being on a climbing ladder when a bolt hits? No protection.

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I bet it was an interesting view with an extended break involved.

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Operating a big crane should not fall entirely on one person for its safety. There needs to be a crew and somebody ought to be keeping track of the weather forecast when thunderstorms have been predicted for the day.

The one who who will really make my point is the guy who was socked in the clouds with the wind howling getting blown around, not sure if he would see his family again.

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