I've run across a couple of people through the years who've lived on Roosevelt Island and they were satisfied with the firehouse there before I told them there was no staffed engine or ladder inside.
My father, a World War II Navy Veteran, taught me how to splice - at least three tucks for manila and at least five tucks for nylon.
Splices are stronger than knots.
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