You may wonder why I'm bringing that up, especially since I don't have a car and therefore no longer drive. My neighbor Betty (the second Betty to move onto our floor) brought it up when we lunch in the Café, and I told her about Café Conversations. When I mentioned Pamela's suggestion to idea to use a bowl or jar that people could put suggestions in, Betty said, "Walk defensively."
I guess I looked puzzled because she went on to say that we should not only drive defensively, but also WALK defensively. Huh! We had already been there awhile, and were ready to leave. So I went home puzzling over what that would mean. I think it would give a group a lot to discuss.
I went online and found the illustration above. If you can't read the small print, I think clicking on the illustration will enlarge it for you. The last example says a reason to walk defensively (like a penguin) is to avoid icy falls. Umm, that's not likely with our St. Louis summer temperatures near 100-degrees!
It's a little small to read, but I think you can enlarge it by clicking on it. The weather has been brutal here this summer. Is it hot where you are?
I'll leave you with this to ponder. I posted it two years ago, HERE, and it's still true. We don't usually think of grocery carts as "vehicles," but when we think of the prices we pay for everything these days, we groan. Especially our grocery prices, it seems.
Defensive walking is a great phrase. My best friend's mom and her partner have both had falls recently and ended up in hospital and I know my parents both pay more attention these days, looking at the ground while they walk since their neighborhood has uneven pavement.
ReplyDeleteHonestly I get path rage. I have a pram so people automatically assume that I am slower than them. This IS NOT the case. By the time I reach the school I am not a happy bunny 🤣
ReplyDeleteWe have had a couple of hot days but it has been slightly cooler the last couple of days.
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I definitely walk defensively. I have fallen a dozen or more times in the last eight to ten years, and I do not want to break something. I bike defensively, too, watching for potholes and obstructions on the road that might cause me to go flying.
ReplyDeleteI love "fowl language!" It's a shirt my daughter-in-law, the chicken farmer, needs.