What am I missing? Adobe has a Flash plug-in for Safari. I use it and it works perfectly on Safari on a Mac (just not on an iPhone). I can't speak for iPads, but speaking for Scoutmaster, Mrs. Scoutmaster, and the assorted Scoutmaster-ettes, Safari runs Flash on one MacBook and multiple MacBook Pros, iMacs, and Mac Pros.
I use Safari, Firefox, and Chrome - which browser I open depends on what I'm going to do.
I have the extension, or whatever its called, that blocks Flash from playing unless you want it to. Click on the flash box on a page, and it will play.