“But what about a physical safety net?”
“For one thing, having a pair of heavy duty bolt cutters nearby is a pretty good remedy. In an emergency, we cut the chains. It takes, as you well know, considerable force to make them work, but they are more or less foolproof.”
“I'm not sure that I could have gotten the leverage if I had them. I would rather have access to extra keys, at least for the critical restraints.”
“Right. However, even if you have keys, they take time and effort too, as you discovered. Another good safety is using snap hooks and not locks.”
“How is that going to help?”
“If you had used a snap hook on your ankles instead of a padlock, you could have released it when you pulled your feet up behind you. Same for the pulley chain to ankle connection. Same for the pulley ch
