walking . is . overrated

I stumbled across quite a funny blog post today, moaning about the inaccessibility of rain! But the ironic thing is, I happen to agree! You’d think rain would wise up and realise that it’s the 21st century, and concessions should be made. Things like a deliberate pathway, perhaps, designated a ‘rain-free zone’ would make my - and I’m sure many of yours - life so much easier! Gosh.. Anyway, check out an excerpt below, or head on over to BBC Ouch! to read the full post in all its hilarity

As a long cane user there is also the ‘ewww my cane is soaking wet I don’t want to put that inside my bag now’ reaction when you reach your chosen destination. Using a long cane in the rain also has other issues, a wet hand usually equals a cold hand, other people would perhaps wear gloves in such circumstances but I myself find that wearing gloves reduces the tactile feedback of my cane to much, so I have to put up with a numb blue hand.

As a future guide dog owner there is also the smelly wet dog issue and the necessary towels required to dry said disgusting but still loved small pooch. It is also a fact of life that a dog will run in to the muddiest possible puddle when off the lead but cannot stand getting wet on the lead so rain usually equals a sulking miserable dog!