I see NO evidence of anybody "harassing" or "attacking" anyone in this thread.
Quite frankly, safety is not something most people "plan ahead of time" on, it is usually "after the fact".
"After the fact" in the sense of AFTER a minor accident, AFTER more thought when the "newness" of lampworking wears off, or AFTER someone points out a few problems in their setup.
I think that all Dale is trying to do is to bring it into the "forefront" of your minds, and to do that, he has to make an "impressionable" statement to get your attention.
We should be VERY thankful that we have people like Dale, who "keep an eye out" for safety issues. I'm sure if Dale were to see my studio, that he'd be able to find problems with it too.
Oh, and one more thing, WHY was this poll set up as a PUBLIC poll ?? I can certainly see why people would NOT want to vote in the poll, especially if they have a problem, because their names are shown !! I believe there would have been MORE results, and probably MORE truth, if this had NOT been a public poll !!
Respectfully,
Bill
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