Too Windy To Work On Monument

It was too windy for engineers to keep working on the Washington Monument last week, the National Park Service said in a release. The service will reassess the conditions today. The engineers will rappel down the outside of the monument to inspect for earthquake damage. On Saturday, one of the rappelling engineers was blown about 30 feet off the monument's face by a strong gust of wind. He wasn't hurt, but that forced the team to make changes to the safety plan. The exterior inspection began on Wednesday.