Shoutout to the old hand signals I used to rely on before radios

Back when I started on a small crew in Tulsa, I used to flag crane moves with just hand signals and a lot of yelling. Last summer I finally got a two-way radio setup and it's way smoother, no more guessing if the guy saw me point left or right. Anyone else make the switch from signals to radios and find it weird at first?

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simon_chen1d ago

Haha yeah old habits die HARD. Your uncle probably still tries to flag down waiters with crane signals too.

the_eric1d ago

My uncle still waves his arms like a windmill when backing up his boat trailer even though he's got a spotter with a radio. It's funny how we all hold onto those old habits even when the new tech is way better.