Walking Tall, Risking Small

Guest: “How do I get to the mall from here?”

Me: “Oh, it’s really easy, sir. You just make a right out of our lot, and you come to a lighted intersection. Go straight through the light and you will be in the mall parking lot.”

Guest: “All right, then.”

(The guest goes to walk there, and then comes back.)

Guest: “Are there no sidewalks here?”

Me: “Well, no, not really, but there’s a light to protect you. Our roads have really wide shoulders, so there’s plenty of room to walk.”

Guest: “Oh. So you really have to take your life into your hands to walk anywhere here, huh?”