Walking with Bob

Be careful out there

Summer just changed to fall and that is a big deal. Major change is a major problem because our lazy brain gets in a twitter and fights tooth and nail to stay the same.

My first major problem was the clocks. The smart phone, iPad, and laptop did the “fall back” automatically. I pushed the dang buttons on the bedroom clock and finally got it right. I ignored the coffee pot clock and the truck clock button still does not work so it will only be right twice a day. I am ashamed that my new smart wrist GPS step-counter and time-teller is still wrong and I may need to get one of the grandkids to push the right stuff to reset it over Thanksgiving.

Enough fussing about the newfangled stuff. Let’s get to the serious business of walking. This is the time of year that gets dark sooner and stays dark longer, and now we must brush up on walking with safety first and last…always.  

First, it is the time to show out, be the center of attention, and steal the show. Wear the brightest orange, yellow, or red reflective, blinking, weird, attention grabbing, stuff you can safely walk or run in. Drivers do not expect to see you, so you are responsible for making sure they see you. Dawn and twilight are warning words to walkers, because drivers have vision problems with the rising and setting sun. 

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