The All India Radio Broadcasting Tower Mount Abu

The All India Radio Tower Finally undergoing maintenance

The tower Finally getting a facelift.

It’s been eons that the All India Radio tower in Mount Abu has seen a maintenance crew ever working on it. Last week out of the blue I saw some men currently working on the tower, they have been at it for now close to a week. Finally, the tower light that had been out for a very long time has been replaced and the tower has its light just in time for Christmas. 

The maintenance crew is at the moment busy painting the girders of the tower. I’m posting a few snaps showing you the men in action. It looks like a daredevil team in action. They have worn their helmets but as for safety belts well that’s something else.

Look at this bloke; he’s walking on the girders as if he’s taking a walk in the garden.

The monkeys that frequent this tower must be pretty envious to see these chaps at home on the girders.

Doing a bit of yoga to relax the mind and body.

Look at the action.

These are our lads working their asses off against the chilly wind all day long without proper woollies, no bloody safety belts and throughout the day maintaining a happy disposition. They need to be applauded 3 cheers to THEM. 

THE TEMPERATURE RIGHT NOW IS 5 DEGREES. PROBABLY HAVE FROST TOMORROW MORNING. 

Christmas IN Mount Abu

This year, I didn't go out of my way to make Christmas special. Reality has finally caught up with us old fogies. Well, not that old in today's society; I still haven't turned 65! Christmas, like all other celebrations in this nation, has become low-key, with the recession affecting everyone who has the time to spend money on frivolous customary customs. Mount Abu, with its winter celebration in full force this year, could not maintain its advantage from previous years.

I might be wrong because I don't have the statistics, but a simple stroll about town gives me an idea of the mood of the current crowd. Did the construction of the Western front between India and Pakistan affect the annual traffic passing through this path? I know the Mumbai terror incident had an impact on the influx of international tourists. Well, Christmas has been low-key; I did miss putting up the Christmas tree every year for the kids and Santa with his HO HO HO! I was all set to play Santa with my enormous paunch and snow-white beard, but I would have had to do it in front of a phantom audience because 90% of the people had gone away to celebrate Christmas away from home.

I've always spent Christmas at home since it seems to me to be the only place to be at this time of year. Mother Nature has been very kind this year since old man Frost has just recently begun to visit our paradise. This year's New Year should be chilly and icy, in keeping with the daily dip in temperatures. Tourists visiting Abu at this time of year should dress warmly because the temperature will continue to fall consistently until the first week of March.

Any tourist caught unaware and in need of warm shawls could contact Mr.Arvind ph no 09829092687 for pure Angora Shawls made exclusively at his Rabbit farm at Oriya, Mount Abu. These shawls are of the finest quality and are hand-woven by the village folks of Oriya. Anyone interested in these custom hand-woven shawls can order these shawls directly from the farm.

Abu invites everyone to join its winter festival and celebrate the New Year with us at Mount Abu. May peace and wisdom prevail in the coming years with our leaders.

HAPPY NEW YEAR WORLD