"Nobody else wanted to after that, and given I also got eaten by something in that lake once, we all kinda decided to keep the hell away."

It's still weird to say he's been eaten by something before, but there it is. Not the easiest place to stay alive in.

"The lake is a little safer these days, though. Got this boat out on it a couple times in fall. Maybe once the ice melts we can see about getting fish to stock it with."