1. Even the strongest nylon thread weakens considerably after two years on
the shelf.

Geez, I hope not, Wolfgang. More likely, you have grown stronger
since you've been coming to Penns and drinking Yuengling instead of
that namby-pamby Wisconsin beer like Milwaukees' Worst, etc.....

Think of all the poor Skydivers, using chutes with nylon shroud lines
that are much more than two years old!

vince