Clear, concise, and with respect. That seems exceptional for a modern parent.

Yeah, it’s funny. But, OP, please tell him he’s awesome for me.

Totally mall ninja. You probably know more about all this than I do. But, grab a TDI if you don’t have one already. I’m pretty impressed with why they designed it the way they did and how solid it is for the price.

A knife is a poor self defense weapon because, even with ample training and practice, if you pull it you’re going to get cut.

The KA-BAR TDI design attempts to mitigate the risk. It’s a last ditch weapon, worn on your weak side assuming your strong side and primary weapon are tied up.

Would you mind sharing your active user count?

Yeah. I’m one of them. The shallow understanding of white moderates is our greatest obstacle. I’d rather have Trump so you must also suffer. Then, when you’re actually suffering, you may be also motivated to do more than cast a vote for the “lesser evil”, then forget, again.

They’re the same fucking picture.

I did some guided underwater caving myself in coastal reefs in Egypt.

I’ve been in tight caves, skydived and may soon buy an ultralight, climb without a rope (class 3ish) with fatal fall exposure, etc. I’ve managed to stay alive because of heavy risk assessment and mitigation efforts.

Cave diving is a whole different category of risk. I’d never attempt it. As a hobby it’s certain death. Please say something about this in your post above.

Thirty years ago I spent three months as a USGS intern as part of a team taking depth readings on explored portions of caves.

What makes Mammoth so cool is the huge size of the passages. But, I don’t think I’d have been nearly as impressed if I’d not spend three months mostly crawling through the tiny passageways that comprise the vast majority of most caves.

Wyandott cave once ran a 12 hour 2 person + 2 guide tour into the tighter areas. If they’re still running that tour then I highly recommend it. At the time, it was damned near impossible to ever see a cave in that way unless you had a friend already hooked into the spelunking community.