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As spiderman says in "The Family Guy" : "Everybody gets one"
Hopefully whomever was helped was greatful and learned their lesson real good.
I have done things in my past that others lambasted me about, saying "Do you know what could have happened?"
And my reply would be: "Yes, I do know what COULD have happened, but I knew what I needed to do to prevent that, and I do not take unecessary risks."
(Knock on wood) I have not fallen through the ice while icefishing, but I have strict limits on my own safety, so I don't exceed my limitations.
For example: A couple of years back I made my last trip of the ice season to a pond up in Westford. I knew that the ice had "gone gray" and would break up soon. I also knew that there was 6-8" of rotten ice where I was fishing. I checked and re-checked the thickness everywhere I went that day. Results: a few bass, picks and a renagade salmon (stocking stowaway). I won't say it wasn't the brightest thing to do, but knowing my environment and the conditions BEFOREHAND made a big difference. I will not be as brazen in the future, but I like being able to "read the ice" well enough to not put myself in serious danger. (I also carry/wear ice picks just in case the worst should happen.)
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