I am 5'10". I weigh about 250 pounds. I have broad shoulders and strong legs. And I am tired of looking out for other people when I walk
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I'm trying to rember where I was with K where I pointed out how fucked up my legs were getting from doing the half-stride shuffle, punctuated with stopping short every ten feet, because of the huge crowds we were among (I think it was @ Dragon*Con).
I have about three speeds - stroll, walk, and get the fuck out of my way. You'll notice that "shuffle like a manacled convict" is not among those options.
I think I'll join you in this movement. Perhaps we can come up with an icon, and start a blog about it. We can put marks up on the blog, a la fighter pilots marking their kills on their jets.
Fabulous idea for those of you who are big, but some of us are shall we say to the small side. I have taken to snide remarks which usually works quite nicely. Spending most of my days on a college campus does not help, besides the oblivious young ones I have to watch for bike riders and skateboarders. If I don't close line one of them it will be a miracle.
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I have about three speeds - stroll, walk, and get the fuck out of my way. You'll notice that "shuffle like a manacled convict" is not among those options.
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