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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?).

> 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.

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...

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

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

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?