This morning I had reason to 'remember' my local water and drove over to
take a look. I was pleased to see the water was way down ( much of the
year it's used to transport irrigation water and is too high to wade ) and
looked good for Okie fishing .. aka nymphing.

For around thirty years I've maintained an emergency sanity escape system
that is always in my truck ... it consists of everything need to fish and,
in season, a shotgun and shells, too. The theory, which was important to
my maintaining sanity back in my 70 hour work week days, is that if I get
too ****ed off I can go fishing, or hunting ... f--k them G

So, I started to dig out my emergency supplies.

Then I remembered a license is need to fish, and although I could prove
legal status in Idaho, Montana, and Yellowstone, my California license
wasn't to be found. This state requires you wear the damn thing
displayed so the warden can see from his truck. The rest I had safety
pinned in my vest, but the lanyard with the Ca license had been moved to my
trailer this summer as it kept getting in my way in that same vest :-(

Lesson .... emergency safety systems need regular checking and maintenance