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Only people that haven't gotten wet yet take their chances on thin ice. It doesn't matter how deep it is. I hope we don't hear about you being found with water filled lungs.
Actually, I try not to ever take chances, but every time we go out on the ice we are taking a chance on something happening. I won't even go out on ice that is less than 6". I guess I should have worded it better. The point I was trying to make was that if I'm on 6" in 10 feet of water I'm less nervous than if I'm on 6" in 30 feet of water. I guess it's just a mental thing, like feeling safer on a 5 story balcony than on a 10 story one.
I got thinking last night about how my confidence on the ice varies depending on the depth of the water. It's a lot scarier for me to be over deeper water than relatively shallow. It doesn't make much sense, as I would be swimming either way, but for some reason I would be more likely to take chances in 20 feet or less. Does anyone else get a false sense of security from shallower water or am I just a weirdo?