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Tiger Wall - Dribble Bolting? 31-Aug-2009 At 5:02:24 PM robertsonja

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On 27/08/2009 nmonteith wrote:
>No, what I'm saying is... (hypothetical minutes of the meeting)
>
>Bazza - so I did Dribble the other day and that third belay is shit. I
>couldn't place any gear and my
>partner had to solo second the pitch. So do you guys in the committee
>reckon we should put some
>bolts in to stop someone injuring themselves?
>
>Dazza - No, I believe its safe as it currently is.
>
>Cazza - yere, its safe as houses.
>
>Dazza - lets vote on putting the bolts in.
>
>Bazza - aye!
>
>Dazza & Cazza - (in unison) nay
>
>Bazza - oh well nay it is then. The official stance is that the route
>is currently safe.
>
>Next day someone falls off and dies. Someone points out to the coroner
>that the local safety
>committee voted that it was currently safe. Suddenly Mr Coroner wants
>to know more...

Bazza - define "shit"
Coroner - "no Bazza, your shit"

This post, along with most others, is not relevant to the thread, but I do understand the point your are trying to make, unfortunately it is nonsense.

However, there may be more of a litigation case if someone fell and ripped out some poxy glued up affair on Council property, OR - if someone had bolted up an entire new crag face in a National Park, to the dismay of other park users and National Parks.