Pluggers by Rick McKee for December 02, 2023

If it’s something else. You don’t have to get it close. It will let you know.

Ew

Well, that IS a valid concern for visitors on Mackinac Island, where horse-drawn carriages replace private cars. TIP: When on roller skates, pay attention to the road ahead!

That is the reason for the daily Dog Pie Patrol ;-)

Ya has to be careful when you is walks in the woods. There can be unbearable things on the ground.

Where I live, there are deer walking through my yard day and night, so any time I have to do yard work, I wear an old pair of shoes that have mostly flat soles. And then as soon as I’m back in my garage, I’ll check those shoes for any “mud” that might be clinging to them.

On Thanksgiving’s National Dog show, there was the HUGEST Great Dane. Host said they eat a LOT and you better carry a trash bag on walks. lol

Just scrape off the shoe on an old branch.

If it’s anywhere near fresh, you can smell it the moment you step on it.

Doesn’t matter which one it is, head over to the grass and start wiping.

Reminds me of the song “Cow Patti”.

“You gotta watch your stepWhen you know the chips are down.

I have never wondered to THAT point. Don’t foresee wondering in the future, either. I work/live on a horse farm with two larger dogs, three cats and five horses, all WELL fed , if you get my drift. I know sh… manure… when I step in it :D

I have dogs, I know what it is. What’s really annoying is when I’m in the yard cleaning up after them and step in a pile.

It’s usually fairly obvious to me what I’ve stepped in without having to give it the sniff test…

Real pluggers don’t care, they would scrape off what they could in the grass.. subtly.. and they always remove their outside shoes on the porch.

If you can’t smell it by the time it’s that close to your face, it’s mud

Long handled brush and a hose outside. Covered porch to let it dry for a day of two and then a sink in the mudroom. Vigilance on summer walks keeps these incidents down to about 2 per decade.

There was no mistaking what the guy I passed some poor guy the other day stepped in. Gag!

Seriously, who sniffs the bottom of their shoes when they step in something messy? No one I’ve ever known!

NOPE.

“Hey, Chebornek!” —Cheech & Chong

Assume the worst and use the hose with the sprayer set to “shower”.

Stepping in it? Try riding a bike through it, and not noticing until it warms up and spreads the smell, …