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! 
