Re: Solo Vertical Trips (Ellisons)
Posted: Mar 19, 2014 6:42 am
Caverdan, Cheryl Jones, and anyone else who thought my intention was to ridicule solo cavers, I am sorry if it seemed like my intention was to ridicule solo cavers. My intention was never to ridicule solo cavers. I never meant to ridicule solo cavers. This is part of what I sent GroundquestMSA in response to his PM that he sent me (which should clear things up):
"I never intended on ridiculing you and I never intended to deride solo cavers which includes myself as I have done solo cave trips. I was just making a comparison not necessarily good or bad with Floyd Collins who I had just been reading about and I am sorry that you took it that I was criticizing you which was never my intention. I am fine with people solo caving and like I was saying I just think solo cave surveying is more risky than solo caving in general with there being a higher chance of loose rock falling being the first one in a cave. By saying that solo cave surveying is more risky, I was not implying that solo cave surveying or solo caving in general should not be done. Usually, when I say something it does not have a hidden implication and it is just me saying whatever pops into my mind which in this case was the connection to Floyd Collins which I tried to phrase so it would not be offensive."
"I never intended on ridiculing you and I never intended to deride solo cavers which includes myself as I have done solo cave trips. I was just making a comparison not necessarily good or bad with Floyd Collins who I had just been reading about and I am sorry that you took it that I was criticizing you which was never my intention. I am fine with people solo caving and like I was saying I just think solo cave surveying is more risky than solo caving in general with there being a higher chance of loose rock falling being the first one in a cave. By saying that solo cave surveying is more risky, I was not implying that solo cave surveying or solo caving in general should not be done. Usually, when I say something it does not have a hidden implication and it is just me saying whatever pops into my mind which in this case was the connection to Floyd Collins which I tried to phrase so it would not be offensive."