Keeping my feet

The last thing I want is a fall on slippery pavements, where the recent snowfall has been trampled into a slick shiny surface. So I take fairly elaborate precautions. I don't go out unless I really need to. (One of the many luxuries of retirement!) If I do, I dress in lots of layers including a quilted coat, and I also wear hiking boots, heavy, tough and waterproof, with ridged soles. I have also bought a hiking pole for extra security. And of course I avoid walking on the ice where possible even if it means taking a bit of a circuitous route around patches.