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Watch where you put your feet.
Good morning.
Off the top of my head. . . . .I can see sunshine outside. There was a lovely blue sky yesterday which prompted me to go out for a walk. My usual around field edges, big wide open spaces. Food for the soul.
Something came up on our village page yesterday. Someone making a comment that a certain footpath is in poor condition. The surface had been scraped by a machine and is difficult to walk on. When it rains it is going to become a mud bath. So says the disgruntled village person. They ask who's responsibility is it to keep it in good order for walkers.
I walk the path often, and so does this person, apparently. I wear proper walking boots, and expect there to be some dodgy muddy sections, it comes with the season. I can navigate around it. The person says someone might fall. I say get some suitable footwear, and buy some walking poles. Go Outdoors sells all the equipment you need.
This person says I am missing the point. I did not want to get into a detailed discussion with them so I think best left alone. Let them think they have a valid point. I have offered a solution, but their reply is that it is someone else's responsibility to keep the public footpaths nice and tidy, and navigable for walkers.
And there is the crux of the matter. It's a classic case of 'always someone else's job to sort out a problem'. If you go looking for problems you will probably find some. I don't look for problems because I work out things for myself. I can easily bypass that particular muddy patch. I can go a different way. Or I can pussyfoot around it. I reserve one pair of trousers for winter walking. I expect to get some mud around the bottoms. I don't wash them very often because they will pick up more mud on the next walk.
My reply to the disgruntled walker, there is no easy solution to this problem. Someone is not going to come along and lay a perfect path for you. Use your skills of risk assessment, and if you think you might fall then choose a different path.
Have a good day. The sun is out again. Looking good. Picture from August 2022
Toodle pip. ilona
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