Worked out as a kid , and one of my jobs at silo filling time , was to climb the 60 foot silo near the end of the day , and see how full it was . This was no problem for me , I could go up. One day while filling, it turned very windy , and by the end of the day really blowing hard , storm coming in. I had to go up and look , didn't want to plug the blower pipes. So up I went . Got to the top reached up , and folded the platform back , and went to climb through to stand on the platform , only to have the wind blow it down on to the top of my head as I climbed up. I saw stars and went weak in the knees . All I could do was cling there for a while , and try to get over it, sure didn't want to let go ! We had no safety harness , and I was only 16, and probably wouldn't have been smart enough to wear it if we did . I have NO tower silos ! In too many ways they are death traps, from falls to silo gas , they just aren't worth the risk and cost to buy and maintain . Most dairys near me , including myself have torn down towers , and gone to bunker silos. Always liked the view though , and they do look pretty on a farmstead. Too often now they stand like a tomb stone beside the ruin of a falling down dairy barn . Just a sad reminder of a once prosperous farm . Bruce
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