"Franklin" wrote in message
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Will Usenet prevent accidents in the future? Probably not.

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I'm not so sure about that. Everyone that reads discussions such as this
mentally go through the event and decide what they would do. This mental
exercise makes us better. It makes us confront the problems that we may
encounter. There are many people here that do lead trips and many people
here participate in group trips, so where better to get the mental
gymnastics going.

In my younger years I spent many hours in and around airplanes and that
community goes over every accident to try to learn from the other's
experiences. If nothing else it keeps everyone aware of the risks so that
they may intelligently manage them. - - It must work to some extent - I'm
still here. ;

Ken