BS!!
and why would it take an obama presidency to do this for you? cuz you won't be obsessed with bush and the blame game? why aren't you willing to do it now?
between that, the celebratory Marlboro red (i don't smoke) and the PBR... YES
thanks. yah, that could have added a little spice/notstalgia/fun and all. but, i guess this way it prevents gapers (us) from shotty replacement if one blows.
i don't think you can put a blanket of whether they are ok for prusiks. what's the prusik used for? need to go on a fixed line? is it part of an anchor? etc etc...
there are a ton of uses for prusiks. i would be fine using the skinny stuff for some applications and would lean away from it in others.
i wouldn't go 'apeshit' up at the local shop quite yet...maybe talk to em about it tho. each might learn something
saw that movie/presentation while i was there last month... some uninterested kid fell asleep in the front row. Ron woke him up and gave him a free book for sleeping thru the show. it was pretty classic! the kid was totally dazed and had no idea why he was getting the book.