"Willem-Jan Markerink" > wrote in message > ...
> From a 'my pond is bigger than yours!' conversation....)
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> 'What depth have we reached, skipper?'
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> > add some grass on top and it sounds a lot like our 'skag'
> > Wayne
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> That reminds me of another very different type of "mudhole", which I
> assume that Wayne and the guys have encountered too.
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> Ponds evolving into meadows can be nasty places to encounter unawares.
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Have had similar problems in florida swamps. Grass and reeds grow on
the flats during dry spells, but when you break thru the surface layer
it is just mud and muck underneath!