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(...) c/payed/paid/ unless your investigations involved being lowered by rope vertically downward over the edge of buildings or cliffs, and to peer into the dens of spammers and see what they were up to (1). (2) 1 - Bond, *ERIC* Bond... and yes, he (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) No, I did mean "paid". Ooops. Any hanging from ropes and peering into people's windows is strictly done on my own time. eric (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Thinking of hanging from ropes and looking into windows, several years ago, I observed that the window washers were using caving originated rapel gear to lower themselves down the wall to do the windows. (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) determine (...) the (...) Caving or climbing? I thought climbing was a bigger hobby (not *better* mind you, I know you're a caver through and through). Caver or Spelunker? The latter term is out of favor, no? Why? Rapel or Rappel? (just can't (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My understanding is that spelunkers are loser wannabes who get stuck in places they shouldn't be and have to be rescued by cavers. Or something like that. (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Caving. Rappel equipment certainly did originate with climbers, but the rappel rack is definitely a caver invention (and what I saw the window washers using is definitely a rappel rack like the kind invented by cavers). I think some climbers (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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