I hate you Retractable leash

walking down park on my tasti delite ritual from my sisters for our "custom snickers", one of my worst fears are realized....

i see it all unfold...

Woman + dog + extend-a-leash = falling on face.

Classic case scenario: dog is peeing on flowers on the side of the sidewalk while the old lady walks ahead, assuming all is safe since her dog is connected to a cord 20 feet away in any direction. She decides to round the corner while her dog is still near the flowers, creating a perfect trip wire for anyone walking by, which happened to me this time (like many other times).

Of course I see this opportunity to make a polite statement to this woman, surely she has heard this before. I can't be the only victim. I approach the scenario with the common oblivious manner that most new yorkers do and tripped over the wire, i mean, leash, creating a slight pull for both the dog and owner. Only then did this women realize that her dog was around the block. WTF??@#% I could have bashed my face in as she was carelessly walking down the street!

Why is it that people need a 20 foot leash to walk their dog on a 5 foot sidewalk? NYC is crowded with bustling, inconsiderate people who only look forward. I call that Tunnel-vision. On the upper east side, I guess people call it something else, stuck up bitches.

I have always hated these type of leashes that are both unfair to the dog and to the people walking around. This is also one of the major reasons I can't roller blade around the city anymore, because their dogs needed to roam 20 feet ahead! That is simply unacceptable.

Laws are made about the stupidest things sometimes. I think we should add this to the list and have these menacing, dangerous items out of the market and off our streets!