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[olivermoss]

I went downtown to run some errands. You know when is a really bad time to realize that your shoes no longer have any tread? On wet, slippery bricks and marble of the Pioneer Square / Bus Mall section of Portland. My feet kept slipping. In SE Portland all the roads and concrete are rough and I had zero problems. Today, I kept slipping. I managed to deal with it, tho. By 'deal with it' I meant I bought new shoes ASAP and tossed my old ones in the trash.

I have balance issues, so having my feet slipping is not good.

Then I took the bus up to Killingsworth for more of my project to map complete Portland. So, that is how I wound up walking 5 miles in new shoes today.

I checked my other shoes at home and my other pair of daily walking shoes also lacks all tread and has a hole in the soul.

I'd hoped to pick up maps to start tracking what I have and haven't walked, but the place didn't have the maps I was after. I really need to get some soon.

Comments

[sperrywink]

Go you for being proactive and buying new shoes on the spot. Because yeah, slippery stones are no joke.

[olivermoss]

Yeah, I am not in the mood to take a header on those steps. Usually zoning has strict rules about friction rating for safety. I am surprised the city can even use those things.