Roy Lewallen wrote:
Hal Rosser wrote:

That reminds me of a story that used to circulate about the ham writing a
letter to the insurance company explaining how he incurred his injuries
while working on his antenna tower.
Something about: 300 lbs of tools in a bucket at the top of the
tower and
the bucket was on a rope that went through a pully at the top of the
tower.
he weighed only 150 lbs
and as he accelerated upward, he forgot to turn loose of the rope
met the bucket with his head half way up (and again with his ankles
half way
down because the bottom fell out of the bucket when it hit the ground ).

Does anyone have a link to this original story ?


The original is almost certainly lost in the mists of time. My dad used
to tell me a version of that when I was a little kid. And he probably
heard it from his dad.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL
Mythbusters looked into this myth and ircc they found it not only false
but impossible. I could be wrong though.

Dave WD9BDZ

BTW: Glad to see you back Roy...

Oh - of COURSE its a false story - just a good funny one.
We all know hams don't use buckets for their tools.
It was on some ftp site in the early 90's I think... everyone knew it was
just a joke - but you couldn't help but snicker as each paragraph
introduced a new wrinkle and a new woe to the unlucky ham.
It was written up like it was an explanation to his insurance company.

"David G. Nagel" wrote in message
...
Roy Lewallen wrote:
Hal Rosser wrote:

That reminds me of a story that used to circulate about the ham writing
a
letter to the insurance company explaining how he incurred his injuries
while working on his antenna tower.
Something about: 300 lbs of tools in a bucket at the top of the
tower and
the bucket was on a rope that went through a pully at the top of the
tower.
he weighed only 150 lbs
and as he accelerated upward, he forgot to turn loose of the rope
met the bucket with his head half way up (and again with his ankles
half way
down because the bottom fell out of the bucket when it hit the
ground ).

Does anyone have a link to this original story ?


The original is almost certainly lost in the mists of time. My dad used
to tell me a version of that when I was a little kid. And he probably
heard it from his dad.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL
Mythbusters looked into this myth and ircc they found it not only false
but impossible. I could be wrong though.

Dave WD9BDZ

BTW: Glad to see you back Roy...

"Hal Rosser" wrote in message
. ..
Oh - of COURSE its a false story - just a good funny one.
We all know hams don't use buckets for their tools.
It was on some ftp site in the early 90's I think... everyone knew it was
just a joke - but you couldn't help but snicker as each paragraph
introduced a new wrinkle and a new woe to the unlucky ham.
It was written up like it was an explanation to his insurance company.

"David G. Nagel" wrote in message
...
Roy Lewallen wrote:
Hal Rosser wrote:

That reminds me of a story that used to circulate ....

Mythbusters looked into this myth and ircc they found it not only false
but impossible. I could be wrong though.

Dave WD9BDZ



The best part of the (obvious) joke was that it WAS possible as stated, if
not probable. That is to say, the physics of the story I saw was indeed
correct (assuming he brought up that many tools- which is probably the fatal
flaw in the screen play). I think the one I saw had him use an old wooden
barrel (easier to break apart upon contact w/ the ground)

73, Steve, K.9/D'C;I