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Ice is never safe...

By William Feela

Real Estate Broker/Owner with WHISPERING PINES REALTY 20398180

December 23, 2017 02:41 PM

If you talk to the Department of Natural Resources they will tell you that the ice is never 100% safe.

You can be standing on 6 inches of ice and have it only 3 inches a few feet away.

Wearing some kind of flotation device is a great idea. The kind that auto inflates is a great way.

There are also things to wear to help you get back on the ice.

Taking the advice of the DNR or other agencies about the safety of the ice is a personal decision.

What ever you decide, decide wisely!

Remember, play it safe.

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Carolyn Roland- In Delaware and S. Chester County PA

Independent architectural histor'n - Wilmington, DE

Carolyn Roland, GRI, CRS

I would not care how thick the ice is when it comes to making a hole in it, sitting in freezing weather, and waiting for fish to bite. Now I do recall ice skating on a nearby pond in Chicago as a child. Maybe it's the rushing around on skates that kept me warm-ish!

Dec 23, 2017 03:07 PM

Scott Godzyk

Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH

One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

There was people out on the ice today ice fishing, i think they are crazy, it has not been frozen that long William Feela

Dec 23, 2017 03:16 PM

Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408 - Daytona Beach, FL

Buy Daytona condos for heavenly good prices

I can only imagine how difficut it is to get back on ice after you fell of it in the water. I have seen a heart breaking video how a dog was trying to do it and it either was slipping back into water, or the ice was cracking and same result. Some crazy guy swam to the dog and saved it, but this is beyond dangerous.

Nice Pyke in the picture

Dec 23, 2017 03:40 PM

Sheri Sperry - MCNE®

Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ

(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

HI William Feela I was visiting relatives in Chicago and they took me to the docks off Lake Michigan and we walked on ice. The ice was about 3 feet thick but still scared me to death!

Dec 23, 2017 04:49 PM

Lise Howe

Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC

Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

BRRR! I know that there are things to do outside the metro DC area like ice fishing - but we never get that much cold for such a long period of time these days! Enjoy your cold weather and be safe too!

Dec 23, 2017 05:48 PM

Lisa Von Domek

Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX

....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

William Feela great reminder...ice is never safe. Growing up in the North, I remember that there was always someone that found this out the hard way.

Dec 23, 2017 07:14 PM

James Dray

Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning William.

Thin or thick you won't find me out there. Just not worth the time getting cold

Dec 24, 2017 02:17 AM

Sally K. & David L. Hanson

EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI

WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Walking or driving on it....it's a hazard no matter how well prepared you think you are !

Dec 24, 2017 05:09 AM

Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

William, love fishing, and especially deep sea fishing, but not ice fishing - too cold!

Dec 24, 2017 06:25 AM

Vern Eaton

Askov, MN

Realtor 651-674-7449

A spring in a lake can thaw ice very quickly and without notice.

Dec 24, 2017 06:36 AM

Sheila Anderson

Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ

The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning William. Well said and important. Nothing on or in the ice is worth your life. Merry Christmas.

Dec 24, 2017 07:28 AM

Myrl Jeffcoat

Sacramento, CA

Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

I hope you and your family have a very special Christmas, William.

Dec 24, 2017 10:11 AM

Mike Frazier

Carousel Realty of Dyer County - Dyersburg, TN

Northwest Tennessee Realtor

Bill, I guess if one fell through the ice it would be all over for them if not out and dry in just a very few minutes?

Dec 26, 2017 10:27 AM

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