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Anaconda in court over accident 10-Jul-2010 At 10:03:40 AM Richard Delaney

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On 10/07/2010 ninth10 wrote:
> How is it that i need a scuba diving licence to buy
>air refills, yet require absolutley no qualification to buy any climbing
>gear i desire. Unless the industry brings in some type of control legislation,
>accidents are going to continue to happen.

Mate, don't give them any ammunition.
Besides, there are far more dangerous things out there... You don't need a licence to use a chainsaw, or a ladder. Is it right that falling off a ladder has become on of the most nominated reasons for admissions to casualty by Australian males over 40?

I like the yosemite head ranger's statement to Jim Bridwell (head of YOSAR):
"I just don't understand the job you guys do - you're just interfering with the process of natural selection!"