Yep, I'm one of the stupid ones who'd risk it, point of fact some years back January time bitter cold, snow & ice on the ground but the section of lake we were working on clean up party/maintenance from the fishing club our old hound was in & out the freezing cold water picking out sticks.
At one area there's an extreme drop off & a stick was sticking up out of the underwater sand bank, the Hound had decided he wanted the stick & had gone in after it, someone shouted out that he was struggling & his choke chain appeared to be caught on the stick.
I didn't really give it much consideration, but dressed down & waded in, up past the belly button, 3 adam's apples & on the edge of the drop off, I was getting ready to swim out. Then the scuzzy mutt decided he'd had enough & come see what I was doing! Obviously something more fun than a stick! Chuntering a blue streak I turned back to the bank, guffaws & merriment all round for the onlookers ...... Barfturds!
Me not right impressed but mightily relieved, I could of wrung the scrawny ratbags neck, after I'd thawed out mind & me spuds had returned to their proper position!
Exhibit 1, the offending article "Gasbottle"
