"ATP*" wrote:

Have you tried the battery operated flourescent lanterns at Costco? 12 or 15
bucks, they burn for many hours and light up a campsite. Much cheaper and
less hassle than propane.



Doesn't keep you very warm in your ice fishing shanty though.

Wes

"Wes" wrote in message
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"ATP*" wrote:

Have you tried the battery operated flourescent lanterns at Costco? 12 or
15
bucks, they burn for many hours and light up a campsite. Much cheaper and
less hassle than propane.



Doesn't keep you very warm in your ice fishing shanty though.

Wes

I had a little problem clearing a path to my ice house this year:-)...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28434906/

On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:50:40 -0500, the infamous "ATP*"
scrawled the following:


"Wes" wrote in message
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"ATP*" wrote:

Have you tried the battery operated flourescent lanterns at Costco? 12 or
15
bucks, they burn for many hours and light up a campsite. Much cheaper and
less hassle than propane.



Doesn't keep you very warm in your ice fishing shanty though.

Wes

I had a little problem clearing a path to my ice house this year:-)...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28434906/

It's highly likely that this wasn't the first trouble this guy'd had.

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We're born hungry, wet, 'n naked, and it gets worse from there.

I don't know - his boss was likely on the edge of life
with the storm and so many problems.

A major cost and loss of time on the machine until fixed was
a sore spot.

Martin

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:50:40 -0500, the infamous "ATP*"
scrawled the following:

"Wes" wrote in message
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"ATP*" wrote:

Have you tried the battery operated flourescent lanterns at Costco? 12 or
15
bucks, they burn for many hours and light up a campsite. Much cheaper and
less hassle than propane.


Doesn't keep you very warm in your ice fishing shanty though.

Wes
I had a little problem clearing a path to my ice house this year:-)...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28434906/

It's highly likely that this wasn't the first trouble this guy'd had.

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We're born hungry, wet, 'n naked, and it gets worse from there.

On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:44:32 -0600, the infamous "Martin H. Eastburn"
scrawled the following:

I don't know - his boss was likely on the edge of life
with the storm and so many problems.

A major cost and loss of time on the machine until fixed was
a sore spot.

Yeah, but it was insured, I'm sure. Still, one mistake and you're
gone? Highly unlikely, I sez.

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We're born hungry, wet, 'n naked, and it gets worse from there.

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:44:32 -0600, the infamous "Martin H. Eastburn"
scrawled the following:

I don't know - his boss was likely on the edge of life
with the storm and so many problems.

A major cost and loss of time on the machine until fixed was
a sore spot.

Yeah, but it was insured, I'm sure. Still, one mistake and you're
gone? Highly unlikely, I sez.


They're saying he is fired now, but odds are that he will be reinstated
after a suspension. I'm not familiar with the laws/labor agreements in
Wisconsin, but if he was a heavy equipment operator and not just a laborer,
he probably has some contractual rights to at least a hearing. "Was the
employee ever instructed that driving a payloader on ice could result in a
problem?", etc., etc..

Larry Jaques wrote:

A major cost and loss of time on the machine until fixed was
a sore spot.

Yeah, but it was insured, I'm sure. Still, one mistake and you're
gone? Highly unlikely, I sez.

IIRC, the last time I read my vehical policy is said I wasn't covered if I drove my car
out on the ice and it fell through.

Wes

On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:15:29 -0500, the infamous "ATP*"
scrawled the following:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:44:32 -0600, the infamous "Martin H. Eastburn"
scrawled the following:

I don't know - his boss was likely on the edge of life
with the storm and so many problems.

A major cost and loss of time on the machine until fixed was
a sore spot.

Yeah, but it was insured, I'm sure. Still, one mistake and you're
gone? Highly unlikely, I sez.


They're saying he is fired now, but odds are that he will be reinstated
after a suspension. I'm not familiar with the laws/labor agreements in
Wisconsin, but if he was a heavy equipment operator and not just a laborer,
he probably has some contractual rights to at least a hearing. "Was the
employee ever instructed that driving a payloader on ice could result in a
problem?", etc., etc..

I was thinking that same thing, but since they didn't mention it, I
guessed that it was not so. We'll see, ah reckon.


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We're born hungry, wet, 'n naked, and it gets worse from there.

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:40:09 -0500, the infamous Wes
scrawled the following:

Larry Jaques wrote:

A major cost and loss of time on the machine until fixed was
a sore spot.

Yeah, but it was insured, I'm sure. Still, one mistake and you're
gone? Highly unlikely, I sez.

IIRC, the last time I read my vehical policy is said I wasn't covered if I drove my car
out on the ice and it fell through.

He was clearing the ramp and "accidentally" slid onto the ice. I'll
bet the insurance covers it.

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We're born hungry, wet, 'n naked, and it gets worse from there.

Larry Jaques wrote:

IIRC, the last time I read my vehical policy is said I wasn't covered if I drove my car
out on the ice and it fell through.

He was clearing the ramp and "accidentally" slid onto the ice. I'll
bet the insurance covers it.

Presentation matters in all things including fly fishing.

And if he was asked to do it by a police person - higher authority...
Brain disengages and does as he is told.

ATP* wrote:
"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:44:32 -0600, the infamous "Martin H. Eastburn"
scrawled the following:

I don't know - his boss was likely on the edge of life
with the storm and so many problems.

A major cost and loss of time on the machine until fixed was
a sore spot.
Yeah, but it was insured, I'm sure. Still, one mistake and you're
gone? Highly unlikely, I sez.


They're saying he is fired now, but odds are that he will be reinstated
after a suspension. I'm not familiar with the laws/labor agreements in
Wisconsin, but if he was a heavy equipment operator and not just a laborer,
he probably has some contractual rights to at least a hearing. "Was the
employee ever instructed that driving a payloader on ice could result in a
problem?", etc., etc..