#7 I've seen that happen more than a couple of times when folks going ice fishing didn't bother to check if the ice was thick enough to support their vehicles. Up here in NH we see it happening a few times during the beginning of ice fishing season because there are still sections of The Big Lake that may be frozen over, but the ice is only a few inches thick. in some places.
It isn't cheap getting those vehicles out of the lake...and insurance doesn't always cover the cost of doing so. They might not cover the loss of the vehicle either.
In talking to old timers (meaning older than me, which means they are probably gone by now) some years ago about the folly of folks driving their new vehicles out onto the ice of Lake Erie, he said that was not always the case. Back then, folks would take a beater, the cheapest, most decrepit vehicle they could get, remove doors and windows and use it to tow the fishing shacks onto the lake. If it got lost, well you weren't out 20K. The starting point of the conversation was a local news story about the local CG Station having to send a boat out to rescue some knuckleheads from the ice. They asked about their vehicle (they didn't pay attention to the wind, and the ice broke and set them adrift) and were told "We aren't AAA."
#8 reminds me of the time when I was about 7 or 8. We always had a free fair, and they had horse pulls. I walked around the outside of the horses, looking at the huge animals, and went to pet one of their snouts. All of a sudden, he snorted, and covered little ole me with a full nose of snot, from head to toe. Being a good old kid of the 70's, I was wearing cut off blue jeans and a worn out t shirt, and no shoes. I ran home dripping horse snot. Quick change, and back to the fair. They still have a celebration in my tiny village, on the weekend of the 4th of July, called a Funfest. I actually played music with my band there once, when we had over 5,000 people watching. And they always have had the horse pulls, with teams from around the state, and a few from all over the nation. My first house that I bought was just across the road from the fairgrounds, and I let a church come and get water from my outdoor faucet, to give out to people who didn't want to buy drinks, but wanted water to cool off, or to take pills, etc. That booth was one of the most popular ones of the entire event, and continued as long as I lived in the house.
#1. The shitstain in the white care deserves to have his ass beat from one end of the road to the other. When I did a lot of highway driving it would drive me nuts all the assholes who would rush to pass and then slow down or turn right. #8. That's why I won't get anywhere near one of those damn things. #10.Chinesium shit
#3 I can hear "The Ride of the Valkyries" when I watch this. Some of the morons that drive them should be beaten to a pulp. One old drunk in a small town not far from me was a well known menace. He ended up killing an old lady when he ran her down.... and got away with it.
#4 That's an Oh SHIT! moment in time. Nemo
ReplyDeleteMeat's meat pilgrim. Get it out of there and brush the ashes off.
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Well done. OH! WAIT!
Delete#4 there's gotta be a law against meat abuse.
ReplyDelete#10 After going through 3 plastic apple slicers just like that, I finally splurged for the aluminum-framed one and never had a problem.
ReplyDelete#3 see what happens when joe drives
ReplyDeleteRe: #6, the backcountry rule is if it's wet, it's effectively glare ice. Ask me how I know this.
ReplyDeleteI have found out that wet algae on rocks is very slick
DeleteDaryl
Dat's why my wader boots have felt soles, kids.
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Felt soled waders/boots are banned in places.....
Deletehttps://flyfisherpro.com/blog/which-states-have-banned-felt-sole-wading-boots/
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As kids, riding our bikes in the storm drains... if it's green you will bust your ass as well as screw up your bike and have to walk it home.
Delete#10: made in China.
ReplyDeleteNEW from RONCO!
Delete#7: Too bad he let his AAA membership expire.
ReplyDeleteSen. Edward Kennedy knows how that man felt. "Hold On - I'm going to get Help !"
Delete10) Made in china.
ReplyDelete$3 and the dumbass will sue and win.....
ReplyDelete#7 I've seen that happen more than a couple of times when folks going ice fishing didn't bother to check if the ice was thick enough to support their vehicles. Up here in NH we see it happening a few times during the beginning of ice fishing season because there are still sections of The Big Lake that may be frozen over, but the ice is only a few inches thick. in some places.
ReplyDeleteIt isn't cheap getting those vehicles out of the lake...and insurance doesn't always cover the cost of doing so. They might not cover the loss of the vehicle either.
And don’t forget the fine or fines from DEC.
DeleteIn talking to old timers (meaning older than me, which means they are probably gone by now) some years ago about the folly of folks driving their new vehicles out onto the ice of Lake Erie, he said that was not always the case. Back then, folks would take a beater, the cheapest, most decrepit vehicle they could get, remove doors and windows and use it to tow the fishing shacks onto the lake. If it got lost, well you weren't out 20K. The starting point of the conversation was a local news story about the local CG Station having to send a boat out to rescue some knuckleheads from the ice. They asked about their vehicle (they didn't pay attention to the wind, and the ice broke and set them adrift) and were told "We aren't AAA."
Delete#8 reminds me of the time when I was about 7 or 8. We always had a free fair, and they had horse pulls. I walked around the outside of the horses, looking at the huge animals, and went to pet one of their snouts. All of a sudden, he snorted, and covered little ole me with a full nose of snot, from head to toe. Being a good old kid of the 70's, I was wearing cut off blue jeans and a worn out t shirt, and no shoes. I ran home dripping horse snot. Quick change, and back to the fair.
ReplyDeleteThey still have a celebration in my tiny village, on the weekend of the 4th of July, called a Funfest. I actually played music with my band there once, when we had over 5,000 people watching. And they always have had the horse pulls, with teams from around the state, and a few from all over the nation. My first house that I bought was just across the road from the fairgrounds, and I let a church come and get water from my outdoor faucet, to give out to people who didn't want to buy drinks, but wanted water to cool off, or to take pills, etc. That booth was one of the most popular ones of the entire event, and continued as long as I lived in the house.
2 Was that the beer or his head splattering down the dock?
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#1. The shitstain in the white care deserves to have his ass beat from one end of the road to the other. When I did a lot of highway driving it would drive me nuts all the assholes who would rush to pass and then slow down or turn right.
ReplyDelete#8. That's why I won't get anywhere near one of those damn things.
#10.Chinesium shit
While I agree about #1 in principle, in his defense he did have to stop for someone in the crosswalk. Otherwise, yeah, beat him bloody.
Delete#10 - Is that a Halloween treat cutter?
ReplyDelete#3 Those electric carts are a menace. I damned near got run over by one in a store today.
ReplyDelete#6 Did he land his bottle flip?
ReplyDelete#3 I can hear "The Ride of the Valkyries" when I watch this.
ReplyDeleteSome of the morons that drive them should be beaten to a pulp. One old drunk in a small town not far from me was a well known menace. He ended up killing an old lady when he ran her down.... and got away with it.