[Terr_]

> Joe: [...] So whenever there's a project on the tower, it's not unusual to see the guys in some kind of a, what do they call those?

> Jeff: A full ghillie suit? Or I don't know what they're called.

If you see someone up in a tall tower wearing a ghillie suit [0]... that sounds like time to call emergency services while avoiding their line-of-sight. :p

(Perhaps they meant "Hazmat" [1])

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghillie_suit

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazmat_suit

[geerlingguy]

Haha, yes. For some reason, ghillie suit was the only thing I could think of at the time. I think they wear basic tyvek suits while doing paint work, not sure if they need full hazmat (maybe if the tower has lead paint?).

[kcplate]

> If you see someone up in a tall tower wearing a ghillie suit

My first thought would be “that might be the dumbest sniper I have ever seen”…while I was taking cover, because even if they are dumb, they might still be a capable marksman.

[MisterTea]

I imagine that a properly constructed ghillie suit covered with chain link fencing, barbed wire, no trespassing signs and a blinking red light might go undetected...

[kcplate]

In that case I guess I wouldn’t have an opinion

[mr_toad]

I can’t imagine why they’d need a hazmat suit either. It’s probably just protection from the cold.

[fipar]

Seems to be needed only for old towers:

> Tower painting has changed a lot over the years. The older towers have lead in them. So whenever there's a project on the tower, it's not unusual to see the guys in some kind of a, what do they call those?