This is another accident of winter that is not the season's fault. Yo, Bubba, if you don't know how thick the ice needs to be to support your F150, stick to the roads or better yet, stay home? In a moment, I'll give you ice thickness guidelines from Sheriff Bud Olson and the Carver County Sheriff's Office. He and they ought to know… they're in Minnesota which is an Indian word meaning, "Men do damn fool things."  But first, here's my question: Once this happens way out there on Lake Ohschit, which was named after an Indian word meaning "Men do damn fool things," how does anyone get the vehicle back to safety? Suggestions anyone?

Now as promised: In addition to a general review of obvious winter driving concepts via the link above, Sheriff Bud says this about ice thickness:

— Generic rules for ice:

4 inches of new, clear ice is the minimum thickness for travel on foot.

5 inches of new, clear ice is minimum for snowmobiles and ATVs

8-12 inches of new, clear ice is minimum for cars and small trucks

Avoid driving on ice if possible.