Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk

Re:Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk by JoeAltmaier on Monday February 08, 2021 @02:27PM (#26068956)

Anecdata: my sister got off the bus with her 7-yo son as rain began to fall. In seconds it was impossible to walk on the sidewalk. They resorted to walking on grass lawns, then at each driveway she would get her son to crouch and she would push him sliding across then run and glide. It took an hour to go 2 blocks.

A failure in a traction device (she didn't have any) can leave you seriously stranded. Yak trax are very popular, but they fail routinely. I carry a spare set in my truck.

The weather is more unpredictable than we can imagine.

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Re:Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk by ghaff on Monday February 08, 2021 @03:05PM (#26069414)

A few years ago, I got into Montreal just as a light freezing drizzle was starting. And something similar. A bit later that evening, you could barely walk on the sidewalk. And unfortunately neither of us had brought our microspikes.

>A failure in a traction device

I have had a microspike fail--fortunately just out my door. But it's mostly not the end of the world. Especially if you also have a pole you can manage pretty well with traction just on one foot under most circumstances.

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