Do you bring an empty bottle with you for when you’ve drunk too much cordial before a shift?
If you really need to go there’s always going to be a bottle up there. And you bring it down at the end of the day.
Is it possible to operate a crane with a hangover?
Yes. Very much so. Yes.
How long have you been a cranelogist?
I’ve been driving cranes for twenty years. And I got into it by accident. It’s just stayed with me now really. I started on the ground with the fella with the radio who tells the crane where he wants it to go. Then he asked me if I wanted to go and drive them. I was only young at the time. And that was it. It went from there.
Is it a good chat-up line?
It is, but you can use it another way round by saying that you’re a heavy lifting specialist.
Are the views the best part of the job?
Yes, they are.
What’s the most unusual thing you’ve lifted?
There’ve been numerous things. I lifted a settee once for someone who lived opposite. They couldn’t get their settee up so I dropped it onto the roof for them. They couldn’t get it through the doors or the windows but there was a way in through the top. They asked about it and I said I’d throw it up there, if they bought me a drink for doing it.
How much higher can you go in the crane world?
As high as it takes me.
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