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Well... 50 yds is a long way to walk
Hey, hey, let's be fair... how you gonna hear the radio with the truck 50 yards away?
Have you or anyone else been there? We loose fisherman every year. That is a fact, but to keep reprimanding those that go out on thin ice or what you may think is thin ice, and then commend those that catch big trout..I mean common fellas..many others read these posts..I deal with the local police every year.."is that ice safe?""well, I don't know is it? venture yourself out here and we will see. Ya think I am going to risk my kid's life??'We are all fisherman and many read these posts, so bash and feed those that do not know better?? Other than that if it really means that much, make some legislation, add it too no lead..." no one on the ice until some fat cat comes to measure your ice thickness, that being 24" of ice before doing anything."Get a solid grip fellas..you are or once were young, but smart too
Didn't a truck go thru at BIP last year, someone posted that they hit a spring there or something to that effect ?We have over a dozen reported drownings here this season already on IS and better then 75% of them have resulted from vehicles driving on thin ice ! If all this Harping prevents just one person from making the the Idiotic choice of driving a vehicle on thin ice then it is worth it in my Book !
I don't ever drive on the ice cause my wife says not too. I'm scared of her.......JIGGIN.
I know I can take her during the day time....but I gotta sleep sometime she says.JIGGIN.
You would never catch me drivin my truck on the ice. But if you give me the keys I will gladly take yours!
There no Doubt about it, Driving on the ice is Inherently Dangerous ! With that being said, it can be done with careful planning ! I made my living for 2 years driving a skidder on Winnipesakiee when some of the islands were logged ! There was a dedicated 2 man crew who's whole responsiblity was to monitor the ice conditions constantly for the duration of the job ! These 2 men were both in their 60s at the time, life long fishermen that knew the lake like the back of their hands, even the boss knew better to dispute the decisions they made, they said Go, we wewnt, they said No, we didn't it was that simple ! The point I'm trying to make is that driving on ice is possible, if certain safety procedures are followed ! Trouble being that 9 times out of 10, the people who fall thru the ice with vehicles and SURVIVE, normally say the same thing, "I saw other people driving out, so I Thought it was safe" !! Granted it is a personal choice to drive out onto the ice, But there are some very serious consecenses connected with that decision, even if you could care less about the risk to you own life, Don't forget the risks to fellow fishermen and rescue personal that have to risk there lives to help you if you break thru !! You are Ultimately taking their lives in your hands also !!!!!
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