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DirtyBirdNJ t1_j8ekwbf wrote

You can go ice fishing you just have to be willing to call it off if conditions are unsafe. Always wear ice spikes, never go alone. Bring a spud bar, use and auger or drill to check ice depth. Don't drag all your shit on the ice, have a smaller setup on foot. Don't use a snowmobile or ATV unless you have to.

Use your head! It's not worth dying over but not seeing why ppl are still going for it is an empathy failure. The behavior isn't ok but shaming and hitting with the stick won't teach people to make safe choices.

ALWAYS BE READY TO ABORT FISHING EVEN IF YOU REALLY REALLY WANNA GO AND YOU JUST DROVE THREE HOURS AND THIS IS YOUR ONLY WEEKEND.

Patience is hard. Have compassion for yourself and others about this.

Find other ways to enjoy VT / go fishing till safe temp open water returns. Or drive north and use your head to find safe ice.

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Ok-Fun9346 t1_j8en247 wrote

Always be willing to abort seems to be a hard life skill to learn. Whether it's not going out on questionable ice or not finishing a bad book, people push through and do the thing even if it's questionable way too often.

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DirtyBirdNJ t1_j8enkrh wrote

Cannot stress enough the way to achieve this is to be more compassionate to yourself and others when things don't go to plan.

Man we really wanted to go fishing, because we have fun together. Let's find other things to do instead can actually be a VERY hard pivot to make. Even for fun things with people you like.

Compassion for yourself and others. Accept no substitutes.

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Ok-Fun9346 t1_j8ewpas wrote

For sure. On multiple occasions I've gotten myself up early to go hiking and arrived at the trail head for my dog to start acting squirrelly or an unexpected rain shower to make that one rocky section slick and dangerous. It sucks, but I'd rather pivot than put us in an unsafe situation

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bonanzapineapple t1_j8fhpuk wrote

Yeah, one time I was hiking Mt Moosilauke and had to turn around 75% of the way to the top cuz of lightning. No way I want to be above tree line for that

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notsogoodwolf t1_j8fmi3k wrote

My dog got an ice burr between his toes so I turned back right before treeline. Super frustrating...but the mountain isn't going anywhere....

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timberwolf0122 t1_j8eswp8 wrote

The GOP want to make it mandatory to take a fishing trip to full term, no exceptions

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Sudden_Dragonfly2638 t1_j8fhx4p wrote

This is the sunk cost fallacy and almost everyone does it. The first step to avoiding it is understanding it.

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GraniteGeekNH t1_j8flj77 wrote

replace "fishing" with "hiking" and your all-caps paragraph has been said about 10,000 times in the White Mountain National Forest subreddit

people don't listen there, either

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greenmtnfiddler t1_j8gr3es wrote

Wait, there's a sub for that?

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GraniteGeekNH t1_j8icbzn wrote

r/wmnf

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