Carnie's Comments
We were talking about winter and looking forward to ice fishing and snowmobiling on the morning show today. The two activities go hand-in-hand for many and I witnessed that on one cold, winter's day many years ago.
We were out on the ice catching some fish in a cozy fishin' shack when some friends pulled up on their snowmobiles. One of the fellas was riding a brand new machine and told us how fast it could go.
One of my mates asked if he could take it for a rip. The owner obliged.
My buddy flew down the lake at speeds I had never seen before, seemingly oblivious to the dangers he might encounter.
He came back, unscathed, and exhilarated.
But on the walk back into the shack, he stepped in a fishing hole, severely spraining an ankle and hitting his head on the ice which produced a bloody gash on his forehead.
We helped him into the shack and then he tried to put some weight on the injured ankle, lost his balance and tried to brace himself, placing one of his hands on the red-hot wood burning stove and suffered a bad burn.
The snowmobile ride? No problem. It was the ice fishing that darn near killed him!