Driving on ice can be costly

[Hamilton Reef]

Note the side posters with this article.

COLD WEATHER HAZARD: Driving on ice can be costly joyride
Uncertain thickness may mean big risks, huge hauling fees

Matt Vermeulen grew up near Lake St. Clair and knows the frozen lake's slippery ways and how to stay safe. Or so he thought.
On Tuesday, he drove his Tahoe onto what he assumed was solid ice. But without visible indication, the ice thickness was no longer a sturdy 12 inches -- instead it was a mere 5 inches that cracked, sending the rear end of his 1997 sport-utility vehicle into the icy water.

http://www.freep.com/news/mich/sunk17_20040117.htm

[ESOX]

I was reading that article in this mornings Freep, as usual HR, you beat me to posting it. Mr. Vermeulen is certainly not the sharpest auger on the ice. I hope he realizes he isn't immortal by the time he is thirty, if he makes it that far.

[boardstifff]

Driving home from fishing Ira Hovercraft was heading out wonder if another vehicle went down??