Oh man, there but for the grace of God go we.  
As pilots, we all tend to armchair quarterback, but the reality is that we have all taken calculated risks.  Usually we get away with it.  Alone, we push it even more.  You know you do.
Years ago I was flying my 7GCBC on floats to my remote cabin.  I was by myself.  Had lots of fuel there.  It was September.  As I got closer, I noticed how many frozen lakes there were, and of course, my lake was frozen to.  No snow, just ice.  Well, long story short, I needed the fuel and the landing worked out fine.  
Glad that all this fella suffered from is embarrassment.  Engine work is cheap in the grand scheme of things.