About 20 years ago David, a blind work colleague, used to tell us stories about his "rogue" trainee guide-dog who had on occasions (mis)guided him up the middle of the road towards oncoming buses and had even once (mis)guided him into the middle of the fountain in Cardiff shopping centre!
David, through no fault of his own was simply "...led astray."
The same cannot be said for the women in the YouTube clip from the US that is currently doing the rounds (see below), who was totally responsible for her own actions as she inadvertently walked into the shopping centre fountain pool whilst texting!
Walking around, in some form of unconscious daze, or "textwalking", as it will no doubt come to be known, is either funny, dangerous, or a source of future employment for the nation's Health & Safety officials, depending upon your point of view.
(I do find it somewhat amusing that one of the biggest causes of accidents in the UK is caused by people tripping over the yellow plastic signs warning people of hazards!)
However, when watching the video below, watch for these three things:
Why did the couple who walked passed the unfortunate woman, not stop to help her? Did they not hear her splash?
What was the cleaner concerned with? The fact that poor young lady might be injured, or...the fact that she was making the floor wet?
Did the poor women think that nobody would have noticed her unfortunate mishap? Whether she did or not, her recovery and exit from the pool was quite remarkable.
So the moral of this story? As Kipling said, "if you can keep your head, when all those around you are losing theirs...". Then quite simply, you don't understand the seriousness of the situation!!!
Good luck all and have a pleasant and safe weekend!
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