Charlie StrossJan 8

Frozen Union Canal driver given community service (in 2010)

'Nisbet, 25, labelled "mad" by police, "stupid" by his own lawyer, and "possibly insane" by one sheriff is also being sued for the £16,359 cost of the salvage.'
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Nisbet, from South Queensferry, said: "It seemed a good idea at the time."

And it's just frozen over again!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-11790895

Frozen Union Canal driver given community service

A man whose car plunged through the ice as he drove on a frozen canal in West Lothian is sentenced to community service.

BBC News
Show threadCadbury Moose
@cstross "Four Canals!" There really are some idiots around. (Lucky they didn't drown, but I suspect the canal isn't that deep from the photographs of the scene.)
Jan 8 at 11:01pmWeb
Show threadPete / SyllopsiumJan 9

@Cadbury_Moose @cstross Most canals aren't very deep, many you can stand up in. Various sites say originally they were designed to be six feet deep, but boats don't need that type of load any more.

However, people have still died in them, and it can't be terribly pleasant. Particularly in freezing water.