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| BIG puddle |
That is awkward enough to navigate, offering the choice of wet feet (through the middle) muddy feet to the grass or stepping onto the road and getting knocked down on the other side.
But it has its' real fun in the winter, first the puddle forms, then it turns to a sheet of ice then it hides under a covering of snow and waits.
It waits for the unwary, unknowing pedestrian to step confidently onto its surface, slip and fall.
This dip with its puddle has been there for several years now. The one attempt to alleviate the problem was to cut a little channel from the edge of the path into the grass. As the dip is deeper in the middle than it is at either edge this was not successful.
Locals know it is there but still occasionally get forgetful and take a slide. I fear that a proper fix will not occur given current economics, until someone breaks something falling at this spot, other than their shopping.
Personally I choose when it is just water to wait for a gap in the traffic (kindly supplied by traffic lights a bit further on) and step into the road. However when it is snow on ice, the threat of mud is diminished and I use the grass side.
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| Big Puddle in winter |
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