One of my memorable bad days - about 60 miles from home, 50 degrees,
my tie rope wouldn't reach anything 'cause the water was so low, so
I thought I'd just pull it way up on the bank till I parked the truck...
WRONG answer! Just as I got back to it, it backed up, and did a 180
(gust of wind) and started out towards middle of lake. Nobody else there,
of course. So I dove in after it, got wet up above my knees. Once you
get water INSIDE gore-tex boots, they don't dry out for a LONG time!
I keep spare boots and clothes in the truck all winter after that.