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Originally Posted by BookCat
I'm puzzled at how stepping on a loose paving stone can make your feet wet. They usually trip me up, whatever I have on my feet. It must have been raining anyway for a puddle (if that's what it is) to form, so without a "portable roof" I'd be wet anyway.
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Actually, it wasn't a paving stone. The rural rail station I use has a number of anti-slip mats screwed to the ground at the entrances / exits. This particular one is rather spongy to walk on (I think there may be a sheet of plywood underneath), and is slightly raked, and as a result water collects under it when it rains. Step on the wrong place, and you have the modern equivalent of a 'Beau trap' as the water squirts out from under the edge.