IMO there's something about the style of vote-moderated public posting that leads people to want to posture as confident and authoritative, even when they don't have a lot to add. And cynicism is a cheap way of looking smart (since it undercuts the need to deal with complexity and nuance). So there's a constant bias towards posting cynicism or framing ideas cynically.
On the flip side, shorter comments are easier to read, and sarcastic/cynical retorts/summaries are more likely to get upvoted when they're shorter/funnier than effortposts. So there's also maybe a bias to upvote cynicism.
In this case, it's conditional. Even assuming the tree is dead it could be a reasonable anchor, but it depends on a couple of factors. First, what loads is the anchor going to see? On TR, you usually don't have the risk of a high-force fall, but if the route has significant overhang or traverses, you need to be more careful. Second is how strong is the tree/root? In this case, I probably would attach myself to a better anchor uphill and then yank on the trunk and roots to test how solid they are. Tree type also matters - from the little bits of bark & green, I'm guessing this is a cypress of some kind, and they're very rot-resistant. OTOH if it were something like a birch or a pine I'd be a more hesitant to trust the dead wood.
Putting the third leg of the anchor into rock is a good insurance policy on top of that.
It's live on twitter: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1eaKbrzoWXeKX
I wrote a bunch of sentences with honest responses to their questions. But crickets...
TBF I'm sure they're dealing with a lot of new signups rn.
This developer (Streamline) has built a ton of stuff around me. Interestingly it's the same developer that used to be led by the guy (Sean Shellenger) who got killed after he tackled a bike courier in a traffic argument on Rittenhouse Sq. a few years back.
IMHO any time your lawyer is quoted as conceding that you used to do crap work, but not anymore(!), you're gonna have a bad time.
Streamline Solutions is being sued by four families who say shoddy construction of roofs, walls, and gutters led to extensive water damage.
Just gonna post ranger to get the grief. Arrows are just fun, okay?!
Anyone else see all the weird conspiracy theories people have been pushing in the last few days? I thought that was disappointing.