Ok, I'll take some of the idiot weight off of you.
A buddy and me had an absolute perfect day sledding in Hali. Late in the day, I was showing off, running open water on Kushog and I didn't make it. I hit a stump earlier in the day and it opened a hole in the belly pan, allowing water to spray onto my clutch.
Luckily, the water was shallow and I could dive under to get a rope around the ski and we dragged the sled out.
After an hour of swimming and screwing around, I was frozen and needed to warm up immediately, the sun was down and it was -15.
Funny, we went to the Ox Narrows bar, when I walked in, a guy in the back said "you wet?" Me "yeah". He yells to the bar tender, "Mabel, we've got a wet one here!"
Mabel in a raspy voice "GET DOWN TO THE BASEMENT, STRIP OFF, PUT YOUR crap IN THE DRYER, GRAB THE HOUSE COAT, COME BACK UP!" like she's seen it dozens of times before .Drinking hot chocolate at Ox Narrows in a house coat was actually a blast.
I didn't feel normal and warm until 3 days later.
It's all funny, but it's really easy to die when on the ice. I'm a bit older than you Rick and would say err on the side of caution.
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