On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:06:03 -0500 "LT Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Shame you guys don't have the American Coast Guard to assist with these > situations. :-) > > In the winter of '80 (I think it was, might have been '79 or '78) we > rescued the SAME GUY THREE TIMES by helicopter because he tried to walk > from Cape Cod to Nantucket over the frozen water. (You non US- or non > right-coast guys consult a map to get the full impact -- you can't fix > stupid.) You're right; how he could expect the 10 miles or so of Nantucket Sound between the sand bars to freeze solid enough to walk on is pretty amazing. Craig