"What is a quick, down & dirty (hesitant to use that phrase) way to check if ice is safe to walk on?"
Well, if you're asking my older brother that question, the answer is to send your younger brother (myself) out onto the ice to find out.
Sure that was about (30) years back, but who knows if it would work today?
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
