I'm not far behind, left hip replaced, 12-inch rod in my back, they want to schedule me for a left shoulder replacement, and my right hip has maybe a year left. I like the airports with the phone booth thing; they let me pass right through.
You should have done well last night at Pit 2, I got over an inch, and the heavier band was north of me, if you were in that band, you should have 2-3 inches.
Thick enough but no so thick for cutting holes, I always used a chipper my uncle made from a rasp, worked well most years, some years the ice was 18+ inches.