I was working in the garden, planting things, and realized that I needed to buy more soil. Grabbed the car keys and drove to the nearest Plantagen without further thought.

It only took me 5 minutes of driving to realize what a bad idea this was. Rubber boots are awful for driving. The soles are so thick and I can’t feel the pedals properly. I stalled the engine twice on my way there because I had apparently released the clutch further than I thought. And the top edge of the boots got caught on the edge of the seat. Eugh.

I’ve managed to pound into my head the learning that driving in hiking boots is a terrible, horrible, very bad idea. Maybe I can learn to add rubber boots to that rule.