I used to climb cell phone towers in 1999 and again in 2002. In 1999, I almost got hit in the head with a spud crescent wrench that fell from about sixty feet at the site in Georgetown, KY beside the Toyota plant. Would have killed me at the young age of 18.
I moved on to installing Ericsson phone switches for AT&T and MCI the following year, in 2000. I went to Boston, Washington DC, Miami and NYC, in succession. Was in DC during the Cherry Blossom Festival. Also, the Elian Gonzalez trial was being held literally on the street right behind our job site.
Miami and NYC, at the age of 18 was a really fun time. Let's just say, it was probably the most fun I've ever had in my life. That whole year and a half stretch was, to be honest. Especially the year of 2000.
Then went to Orlando to do Ericsson RBS. Actually worked at the Disney World cell site. Was down there during the infamous Florida poll voting error.
To finish off the year of 2000, my Dad and I worked in Dubuque and Muscatine, Iowa. Dubuque is where Field of Dreams was filmed and we didn't even go see it. I'm still not over that completely.
Went on in 2001 to work in Paducah, KY, Columbus, OH, Cincinnati, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, MI. Have worked in several really cool places since then, but it would take all day to type it out. Just figured I would leave something here.