Huge lengths of fabric hang on a power pole near Nandlstadt, passers-by are already suspecting something dramatic.
But on site, our reporter learns the real reason.
Aiglsdorf
- Whether a “balloon” got tangled was already speculated on Facebook in the local group “Nandl-Chat”, and some motorists along the route from Figlsdorf (Markt Nandlstadt) to Attenkirchen looked up twice on Friday in the direction of the action on the overhead line: What is happening there?
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From a distance, the scenario can be reminiscent of a crashed hot air balloon - but on site the action at Aiglsdorf turns out to be just a paint job.
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Reason enough to pay a visit to the hustle and bustle on site.
The shortest way leads over a field path through the woods to the meadow.
If this place actually offers the most beautiful panorama with the silhouette of Aiglsdorf, the view immediately falls on what is happening on the huge electricity pylon.
A lot is happening here.
If masks are not uncommon in everyday life in Corona times, the protective clothing of the workers is more reminiscent of the hospital intensive care unit.
The only difference to the operating room: the workers all wear helmets.
And that seems appropriate.
Education from the workers on site
On site, it is then quickly clarified what is happening here: The old paint has to be removed, after which there is a new coat of paint, according to the information from the construction team.
What sounds rather harmless when whitening a room with a ladder or facade with scaffolding, is of course a bigger procedure with masts dozens of meters high.
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The scraped-off old paint from the power pole is carefully collected in the bag and placed under full protection on the ground, where a tarpaulin covers the meadow.
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However, order and meticulous cleanliness prevail. The mast is covered, and a tarpaulin carpet was spread out on the ground in a radius of around 30 meters. The reason is clear: nothing should be left on the meadow after the work is done. And that happens above all at lofty heights. To do this, the workers climbed up the lattice tower early in the morning in order to devote themselves to the steel girders. Before the new paint could be applied, the surfaces had to be freed from the old paint. The scraped-off pieces of paint come down conventionally by rope in the leftover bag.
The unit consists of eight men, in addition to the three-person ground crew, four painters who are securely “doing gymnastics” in the steel area, and a foreman who is already scouting out the next locations.
Because in addition to today's colossus, the other overland carriers of the line will also be given a new coat of paint in the coming weeks - which should certainly not go unnoticed.
Martin Hellerbrand
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