Tom:
Well, then I owe that man an apology, and thank you for correcting me. So in return, now that I understand his intentions with that salutation, I wish Quickdraw well: "I hope you don't die." What an interesting experience this thread has been. To step into the middle of a deep-seated animosity between two groups (and for some very good reasons--I read on Nick's site of the heartbreaking death of that woman in Yosemite in a protest jump some years ago, who had had used her B equipment because she knew the Park Service would seize it at the landing zone, and may have died because she didn't have her best gear).
Maybe such conversations are the solution to war.
Thanks again, Tom.
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