Unsafe Ice!

GTO · 02-02-2006, 02:40 PM

I know I would be pretty upset if I had an emergency at my house and rescue took longer than usual because they were all at the Weirs Channel trying to pluck some nimrod out of the water. It would be interesting to hear from anyone that works fire and rescue, how they feel about all this.

Fishback McMitchell · 02-02-2006, 03:07 PM

...Not to mention Town/State taxes that go towards these rescues. I'm from Manchester and visit on the weekends. I know that I'd be upset if my house was burning and there was a slow response. They had someone from Meredith (I beleive) Fire Dept. He said bascially what we're saying, availabilty issues.

I dont live around there. I'm down in Manchester. It must be difficult for locals to deal with the influx of nitwits. I'm a weekend warrior and I have trouble seeing a lot of stupid behavior. I'm not a saint by any stretch, but dumb is dumb!!

Cobalt · 02-03-2006, 05:56 PM

I think Woodsy is making the point that does not encourage skimming, but there are times when riding on lakes you can quickly come up on open water, and it is important to know that you can cross open water for short distances if necessary. Depending on the situation, it can be safer to open up the machine and cross the water rather than attempting to stop or turn the snowmobile.

If you spend any time riding on lakes you know conditions change rapidly and you need to be prepared for the unexpected.

dpg · 02-06-2006, 12:41 PM

Give skimmers (and base jumpers) mandatory one year prison sentences and they will start caring about the law!!!

Fishback McMitchell · 02-06-2006, 01:13 PM

Did anyone see the bobhouse that was "skimming" right off the boat launch in Meredith Bay? It's made of, what looks to be, old billboards. It's like 8x10 and has a chimney. It was 50' from ours. We were out there Saturday morning early, and we decided to move our house out to the right or Church Landing by the marina. We returned to shore later that day and saw it attempting to skim. Half of it was submerged with a growing ring of water surrounding it! Bad news for those guys. It looked like it was pretty heavy!
Our neighbors at "The Lodge" decided to move theirs off.

Ice conditions declined a bit over last week. Out towards the middle of the bay it is thicker than around shore. There is 3 or so inches of half-frozen snow and slush. Under that garbage, there ranges from 4-7 inches of nice stuff. There are still some sketchy parts where it tests your nerve. But all in all its ok for light traffic.

As far as the fishing goes....It's pretty good. We saw one beautiful Rainbow caught by Chris from St. Anselm College, across from the town docks. There was a fatty Laker caught...6 lbs. And Saturday we hooked into 3 hefty Salmon in the morning and 2 more in the PM bite. Three of the 5 were caught by Kern who made the venture up from Manch. Even though we can't do anything with the salmon....I still love seeing those!! Matty Pipes caught a monster of a pickerel just left of the launch over in Rainbow country. The thing had probably 6 smelt in it's belly. Hint...hint.... I broke in my Jack Trap with 1 pesky Perch caught in almost 40' by the docks. Man I thought it was a Laker!! Doh!!!

In my opinion...after looking at the forecast and the current ice conditions...Get dem traps ready boys and girls, cuz there's a derby coming!!

That's the report for this weekend. Fishback signing off.

02-02-2006, 02:40 PM	#1
GTO Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,091 Thanks: 338 Thanked 354 Times in 162 Posts	stupid is...... I know I would be pretty upset if I had an emergency at my house and rescue took longer than usual because they were all at the Weirs Channel trying to pluck some nimrod out of the water. It would be interesting to hear from anyone that works fire and rescue, how they feel about all this. __________________ GTO

02-02-2006, 03:07 PM	#2
Fishback McMitchell Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Laker City, USA Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Emergency ...Not to mention Town/State taxes that go towards these rescues. I'm from Manchester and visit on the weekends. I know that I'd be upset if my house was burning and there was a slow response. They had someone from Meredith (I beleive) Fire Dept. He said bascially what we're saying, availabilty issues. I dont live around there. I'm down in Manchester. It must be difficult for locals to deal with the influx of nitwits. I'm a weekend warrior and I have trouble seeing a lot of stupid behavior. I'm not a saint by any stretch, but dumb is dumb!!

02-03-2006, 05:56 PM	#3
Cobalt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 130 Thanks: 70 Thanked 33 Times in 25 Posts	Unintentional Skimming I think Woodsy is making the point that does not encourage skimming, but there are times when riding on lakes you can quickly come up on open water, and it is important to know that you can cross open water for short distances if necessary. Depending on the situation, it can be safer to open up the machine and cross the water rather than attempting to stop or turn the snowmobile. If you spend any time riding on lakes you know conditions change rapidly and you need to be prepared for the unexpected.

02-06-2006, 01:13 PM	#5
Fishback McMitchell Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Laker City, USA Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Skimming Bobhouse!!! Did anyone see the bobhouse that was "skimming" right off the boat launch in Meredith Bay? It's made of, what looks to be, old billboards. It's like 8x10 and has a chimney. It was 50' from ours. We were out there Saturday morning early, and we decided to move our house out to the right or Church Landing by the marina. We returned to shore later that day and saw it attempting to skim. Half of it was submerged with a growing ring of water surrounding it! Bad news for those guys. It looked like it was pretty heavy! Our neighbors at "The Lodge" decided to move theirs off. Ice conditions declined a bit over last week. Out towards the middle of the bay it is thicker than around shore. There is 3 or so inches of half-frozen snow and slush. Under that garbage, there ranges from 4-7 inches of nice stuff. There are still some sketchy parts where it tests your nerve. But all in all its ok for light traffic. As far as the fishing goes....It's pretty good. We saw one beautiful Rainbow caught by Chris from St. Anselm College, across from the town docks. There was a fatty Laker caught...6 lbs. And Saturday we hooked into 3 hefty Salmon in the morning and 2 more in the PM bite. Three of the 5 were caught by Kern who made the venture up from Manch. Even though we can't do anything with the salmon....I still love seeing those!! Matty Pipes caught a monster of a pickerel just left of the launch over in Rainbow country. The thing had probably 6 smelt in it's belly. Hint...hint.... I broke in my Jack Trap with 1 pesky Perch caught in almost 40' by the docks. Man I thought it was a Laker!! Doh!!! In my opinion...after looking at the forecast and the current ice conditions...Get dem traps ready boys and girls, cuz there's a derby coming!! That's the report for this weekend. Fishback signing off.

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02-06-2006, 12:41 PM	#4
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,597 Thanks: 153 Thanked 229 Times in 166 Posts	Give skimmers (and base jumpers) mandatory one year prison sentences and they will start caring about the law!!!