Yeah, but those are like, built ones, right? Nice and safe--no frigid water below to fall into should the ice give way. Some time after my last post above, I remembered that we at least used to have one of those downtown by the river; but it had to be maintained with artificial cold a good part of the time, that's for sure.

Helen--yes, I read Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates, but to me it was just a story, like Lassie Come Home --not about something that actually happened.

Branshea--at first, I thought you were going to put They also tried Finland and froze their bits. Yes, that means what you think it does!