"Leon" wrote in message
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"Mike Marlow" wrote in message
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I never saw Swingman's original response, so I'll tag on Tom's to
address
Swingman. That's just an absolutely foolish position and one that
speaks
to
open mouth before engaging brain. It is in fact the blind reliance on
what
is purported to be a safety device rather than relying on proper safety.

Did anyone say rely on a safety devise, It saves your butt when you make
a
mistake "most of the time". Anyway, while your brain is the best safety
devise, the safety devise on your tools are more reliable than depending
on
your brain all the time. We as human beings can become side tracked or
loose attention. Safety devices regardless of how lame they may be do not
loose track of what is going on.




It is what comes out here. Look how often you see phrases like "if you
don't use a splitter you are a fool", or "surely you'll end up with stubs
for fingers if you don't use the super deluxe gadget-device". The advocates
of devices or death clearly see it as the ultimate safety device. My point
is only that your own common sense and knowledge is the ultimate safety
device, and that allowing yourself to feel that you're doing the right thing
just by having that gadget in place is sheer folly. As I mentioned - you
hear more complaints of accidents and near accidents from those with all of
the gadgets than from those without them. There is a greater harm in simply
accepting everything that is posted in a newsgroup or is marketed by a
company and taking refuge in that than there is in what might otherwise seem
to be a more dangerous approach that is guided by knowledge and practiced
awareness.
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-Mike-