@AB if I blow it open @MS can lasso the chunks to the shoreline..........where's the sense of adventure? Or if I use enough the blocks of ice won't land in the lake......,of coarse there's always if they fly too far we may be remodeling our houses. On second thought we'll let Mother Nature run it's coarse. I will post a thickness update every 3-4 days if @horton will post a depth update.