On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 11:18:39 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote:

The Bay is a winter "moderator" of sorts for those of us who live pretty
close to it. I remember one winter some years ago when someone told me
that Deale had "iced over," and so I drove up for a look-see. Well, the
inland ends of the creeks indeed were iced over, but not with ice thick
enough to walk upon.

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No problem, you've been skating on thin ice for years.