Sunday 18 December 2011

safely traversing the pavement is an art....

We’ve all done it by accident. Oh Crap, we say. We check the bottom of our shoes, swear (using the word which is the name of the stuff we stepped in), and try to find a patch of grass or other tool to get it off.

Not stepping in dog poop is an acquired skill every local person learns through years of practice. As an bloody 4NR, I seem to be without this skill. They don’t even seem to be looking down at the sidewalk, unlike me, who’s looking down as much as I am up! Safely traversing the pavement is an art and an exercise of one’s subconscious. To be on a sidewalk and remain poo-free means your eyes must briefly scan downwards taking in the next 10ish feet of pavement. Having mapped your route, you stride along in moderate confidence until the process repeats.