Walking is Much More Dangerous than You Think

Walking to the store would be a breeze. No big deal, right? It's not THAT far away. Only a mile. Just one itty bitty mile.

Then why was Mandy making it into such a BIG DEAL.

Well, it was raining, for one. Again. Walking in the rain isn't as fun as the Movie People would have you believe.

Also, what if she got so hungry that she became weak? Weak! With Hunger! Never mind that she would be walking TO THE GROCERY STORE. What if she couldn't get there soon enough? What if her blood sugars were so low that she hallucinated that she was seeing gigantic donuts floating past her, and maybe she'd even faint? What, then? That does not seem like a very productive walk, now does it?

So, she could take a snack with her. Maybe some peanuts, or almonds. Put them in her pocket, lace up her tennies, and hit the road. Even take an umbrella with her. Like the Uber Prepared Woman, or something. That could even be her super hero name.

But, what if she is walking along, enjoying the walk even, and she's snacking on her peanuts, and she gets almost to the store, when she realizes that she left her money at home! And now she is out of peanuts, and all she wants to do is get something to drink, she's so thirsty, and use the bathroom, but there is no facility around, and there's that stupid floating donut again!

"Hey, Donut! Woo-hoo, over here, Donut!"

"I could really use a hand, Donut!"

Rude donuts, who invited them on this walk anyway?

So, now she is talking to the imaginary floating donuts, and she has lost her umbrella, and she should have brought a backpack with, like, snacks, and a bottle of water inside, you know, so she would really be prepared, but she was trying to just, you know, WING IT, and be spontaneous, and enjoy the weather. Only it's raining, and she's thirsty, and broke! And she forgot her cell phone and her housekey on the kitchen counter.

Nice one, Mandy. Real nice.

So she's limping by this old guy, this old guy walking his weiner dog, and he seems friendly enough, like maybe he'd be willing to help a poor, dehydrated, unprepared girl, to protect her from the elements, from the big bad scary rainstorm, and let's not forget about the donuts, shall we?

"H-hey, Mister..."

"Mister, Mister... um .... are those donuts going my way?"