To be quite honest, I am insulted at the cheap shots and alleged safety abuses brought up on this thread, which is what stemmed the "cheap shot flurry" to begin with, resulting in my getting a "board issued warning". For those of you who insist on joking about the safety practices of those of us on that trip, don't worry, you never have to join us on an outing. For those of you who continue to bash those of us on this outing for alleged safety violations, please stop. If you had joined us, you would be singing a different tune.
For those of you who are "kidding" It's no longer funny, because people are taking you seriously, and it makes vlad, EJS, Mac and myself look very, very bad for no reason.