It has been many years now that my friend Randy "joked" to me that I should take in his Pier for the winter. We usually ask each other what we are doing for the weekend. Moving the kids around, dinner with the wives, etc. Around October each year, Randy tells me that he and his wife, Jenny are taking in the pier for the winter. "I should do it with him." His wife loves it! He is giving me a hard time knowing I would not do this. To his credit, he asked again this year knowing that my answer might be different. It was. Why not! I have never (or have wanted to) taken in a Pier before. I will do it.
Lucky for me, that Randy waits until he is the last person on his Lac to winterize. He "hooks me up" with leaky waders and a HUGE wrench to work with. While in the water, it only takes a few seconds for your legs to get completely soaked. Yet, you get used to it. Luckily, I had a good mentor. It went better then expected and I might even do it again next year. Jenny was the happiest (and driest) of all of us. Randy and Jen owe me and the family a pontoon boat ride this summer for all the hard work. They are officially ready for winter now.
Pictures: Pier work, huge hole in the waders, big wrench, hard work.
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