truck thru the ice...

[winnicookie]

saw on wmur a pick up thru the ice near the boat ramp......just a matter of time until it happens in alton....alton bay has over a foot of water on the ice with holes opening up underneath

[_Icecold_]

that sucks... wouldnt want to be the owner of one of those trucks

[stompa13i]

 

[Swampdonkey]

Ouch!

[Bailbuster]

Must have been nose heavy....

[pirkaus]

A loose connection between the seat and the steering wheel
Pirk

[shsalchemist]

That really s@cks.  Must be a terrible feeling when all you want to do is get outdoors with your kids

[huntr-]

That definetly sucks for the rest of the village that set camp out there. Only one way off now and thats  on the other side of the bay. better hurry.

[Bailbuster]

Most all the docks are open there due to bubblers  can't help the ice...

[Oddfish]

That really s@cks.  Must be a terrible feeling when all you want to do is get outdoors with your kids

Could try the old fashion way.  WALKING would save a bunch of hassle for the rest of the people now affected.

Odd

[kl3377]

Didn't that happen last Friday before the derby and another week of 40 degree temps.

[huntr-]

In Center Harbor it did ,not Hesky park

[potatomansoup]

Every year we see trucks go through on "safe " ice..
Going to keep walking...

[huntr-]

I saw a atruck drive on between the hole and the open water about six feet away,crazy,Good luck stay safe.

[Oddfish]

Every year we see trucks go through on "safe " ice..
Going to keep walking...

2X

Odd

[Roccus]

2X

Odd

X3... the walk to where I'm fishing is shorter than the walk home... I saw a Suburban (or simular sized vehicle) drive accross Wentworth Saturday..plenty of ice there.. i still am walking..

[Rob F.]

Ouch!

x2

[Bailbuster]

X3... the walk to where I'm fishing is shorter than the walk home... I saw a Suburban (or simular sized vehicle) drive accross Wentworth Saturday..plenty of ice there.. i still am walking..
[/quote

Hey Joe didn't know you ice fished ,I did not get on the river at all last
Summer not 1 striper did I land. You are right it would be a long walk
From winni!BB

[_FLAG_]

Could try the old fashion way.  WALKING would save a bunch of hassle for the rest of the people now affected.

Odd

X4

[Roccus]

X3... the walk to where I'm fishing is shorter than the walk home... I saw a Suburban (or simular sized vehicle) drive accross Wentworth Saturday..plenty of ice there.. i still am walking..
[/quote

Hey Joe didn't know you ice fished ,I did not get on the river at all last
Summer not 1 striper did I land. You are right it would be a long walk
From winni!BB

I've ice fished more years than I've striper fished...over 5 decades on the ice  now.....nowadays i have to do something to help from getting fat...

you missed a good season ..one of the best in the last 20..

[jimmyrig]

  Just curious....  anyone know what the ice thickness was where the truck went through?  Obviously not thick enough, but curious just the same.

[Rando5512]

ouch

[800stealth]

  Just curious....  anyone know what the ice thickness was where the truck went through?  Obviously not thick enough, but curious just the same.

Me too.

[huntr-]

I was told 4"-6" only because of the salt and dirt dragged on the ice by tires made it slowley melt and the amount of traffic for the pond hockey and the derby it was meant to fail as it always does. The aquatherms on the nearest dock may get turn on again, just a heads up.

[Oddfish]

Again, I am not a huge fan of car traffic in lower NH, we are on the edge of safe ice most years. But if I was to drive on the ice I would take my beater 1997 ford ranger with 153000 miles rather than my new F150 super cab.  I see so many new vehiclels out there.  Goodness, why not visit Uncle Henrys and go get a Maine Beater, and get 60 day temp. Plates and use that?  Just a thought.

Oddfish

[potatomansoup]

Ive been told by an old timer that some insurance companies will cover this kind of damage because lakes are considered a public way...anyone wanna enlighten me?

[huntr-]

Some do. I know a guy who has put his truck thru the ice on Squam (little) twice in five years,ya I know"what an idiot" but his insurance did cover it. Maybe a ryder on the policy ?

[NHGunowner]

Again, I am not a huge fan of car traffic in lower NH, we are on the edge of safe ice most years. But if I was to drive on the ice I would take my beater 1997 ford ranger with 153000 miles rather than my new F150 super cab.  I see so many new vehiclels out there.  Goodness, why not visit Uncle Henrys and go get a Maine Beater, and get 60 day temp. Plates and use that?  Just a thought.

Oddfish

Kinda feel like that would be accepting the idea you're willing to let it go down.
Under good conditions its perfecly safe to drive on the ice.
Thaws, rain, snow, hydrotherms...all add up to disaster.
My house is on Meredith and I had already decided the truck wasn't going back on there.
Now the ramp is no doubt junk, and closed. Great...

[Oddfish]

Kinda feel like that would be accepting the idea you're willing to let it go down.
Under good conditions its perfecly safe to drive on the ice.
Thaws, rain, snow, hydrotherms...all add up to disaster.
My house is on Meredith and I had already decided the truck wasn't going back on there.
Now the ramp is no doubt junk, and closed. Great...

I can se how you could get that interpretation.  But I feel it is more like this:  you never know for sure what type of ice you have unless you probe every 10 fet or so.  Accidents happen to the most prepared.  Just ask New Frontiers and Dispy.  They had 24+ inches of ice and one weak area a few feet wide took out that truck.  So, if you are on ice there is always the potential to have an unforeseen accident.  Why not (if it happens) let it be a cheap car or truck that you will not miss, just incase Mr. Murphy shows up?  I think this is covered in the 7 P's manual.

Oddfish

[Dispy]

I can se how you could get that interpretation.  But I feel it is more like this:  you never know for sure what type of ice you have unless you probe every 10 fet or so.  Accidents happen to the most prepared.  Just ask New drinkers and Dispy.  They had 24+ inches of ice and one weak area a few feet wide took out that truck.  So, if you are on ice there is always the potential to have an unforeseen accident.  Why not (if it happens) let it be a cheap car or truck that you will not miss, just incase Mr. Murphy shows up?  I think this is covered in the 7 P's manual.

Oddfish

And yes it was 27" of ice all around but one tire at 6" :)Not my truck, but my kids were in the back of it and noticed the ice heaves and said" We are going in very soon, as they jumped. Insurance covered it at a $100 deductible as it was an accident upon a "public way." The total recovery cost as lame as the undertaking was, was $25k. Insurance Company got soaked, no pun intended.