As a member of the music team at church, I get a lot of perks including bagels and cream cheese on Sundays. So, when they announced a work day at church for the musicians, I agreed to help out.<\/p>\n
When I arrived, I was assigned to the Tech Team lead. The Tech Team lead is a full time position that is responsible for audio, video and lighting for the church. No problem, I can handle that.<\/p>\n
The first thing that the Tech Team lead needed was a ladder set up in the auditorium. It was a big aluminum step ladder that reached 22 feet to the ceiling. It was hard to move and I could understand why the Tech Team lead needed help. No problem.<\/p>\n
Once the ladder was set up, the Tech Team lead announced that he needed me to cut four “gels”. No problem.<\/p>\n
“Gels” are those colored translucent plastic films that they put in front of spot lights to color a given area. And, the Tech guy wanted me to change the color on four of the lights. No problem.<\/p>\n
I can cut out four blue “gels” for the lights. I just needed to know what size. Pointing to the top of the ladder he said to use the gel holder on one of the lights for a template. Problem!<\/p>\n
I am not fond of heights and I hate aluminum ladders. But, not willing to be a wimp about this, I ascended the ladder one wobbly rung at a time.<\/p>\n
When I got to the top, I discovered that the gel holders had a latch that held them to the light. Unfortunately, my efforts to release them failed.<\/p>\n
So, I yelled down to the Tech Team lead and asked him if there was a secret to unlatching the gel holders. The next thing I knew, he was climbing up the ladder with me.<\/p>\n
I could see the headlines now; “Two found dead in church lighting accident.” But, he showed me how to unlatch the gel holders and then went back down the ladder. After I regained my composure, I climbed back down with the gel holder.<\/p>\n
When I finished cutting the gels, the Tech Team lead pointed to the four lights that needed new gels. Of course, all four of them were 22 feet in the air! But, I was determined. So back up the ladder I went. Twenty minutes later, I came back down the ladder having changed the four gels. Mission accomplished.<\/p>\n
Of course, I still hate heights and aluminum ladders but at least I didn’t wimp out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a member of the music team at church, I get a lot of perks including bagels and cream cheese on Sundays. So, when they announced a work day at church for the musicians, I agreed to help out. When … Continue reading