Steve put his foot down by interrupting our conversation in mid-sentence by stating firmly, “I disagree.” At the point, we all stopped and starred at Steve. Usually he lets the conversation run it’s course and then offers his opinion. Seldom does he just jump in there.

The potential issue with my jump tie was the arrow pointing to a nearby cenote. This arrow contradicted our exit, and by my tieing into the line behind arrow, my teammate argued that this could be confusing. He recommended that I should have tied further down the line, before the arrow is reached on the return, and also use an additional cookie to confirm my spool. Steve thought that this was unnecessary complexity and clutter. My tie was sufficiently close to the arrow (visual and blind), and my spool already validated our way of exit.

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A different method was offered, and Steve firmly stepped in and provided his input. Usually Steve allowed for a healthy discussion between the team members, but on this occasion, Steve planted his foot down.”

Could you expand on this? How did he put his foot down? What was the other method?

Hans