Besides the intrinsically fun story, I really enjoyed the small-town news vibe of the whole article – the local guy who discovers the sunken taxi while fishing, takes a photo of its hubcap, samples some of the whisky, and takes a selfie showing his wincing reaction to the "rough" second bottle. In ye olden days, local newspapers would be full of charmingly mundane stories like these alongside town council minutes, the results of the 5K fun run, and lots of classifieds.
I'm curious if there were any way to bring up the whiskey bottles without losing the contents when they pop? Something like an underwater bag that they can place the whiskey into, then pump out any air, and pour the popped whiskey from the bag into the bottle when they're on the surface.
Did not expect to see my home pop up on the front page of HN — I live in Northern Ontario, and only a ten hour drive from where this article is set!<p>More seriously, I did actually live just an hour south of there briefly. Northern Ontario is a big place.
<i>He says the car is "too fragile to remove," so it will stay at the bottom of Larder Lake for other divers to enjoy.</i><p>I'm sure that would give a few YouTubers some ideas. "Submerged for almost 90 years, will it run?"<p>This is what an intact one looks like: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/carphotosbyrichard/51802374832" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/carphotosbyrichard/51802374832</a>
Forget the booze. Too bad they couldn't recover the car. The 1929 REO Flying Cloud was a cool car.[1]
(Although the guy who fully restored one couldn't get more than US$22K for it.)<p>[1] <a href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1929-reo-flying-cloud-model-c-brougham/" rel="nofollow">https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1929-reo-flying-cloud-mode...</a>
> <i>There was no gold</i>, but they did spot six bottles in the back of what they now know is a 1929 REO Flying Cloud.<p>I would also pay a publicist to create this historical record
Liquor, hazmat-ish object in a body of water, serialized property (car). Living in the US I wouldn't touch this with a 10ft pole lest some bureaucracy make me responsible cleaning it up "the right way" or something (and we all know they don't just let you and your buddies winch it out over a few beers). I'm glad Canada seems a little be more sensibly lassiaz-faire about these things when the actions are being taken in good faith.