I can't stay silent any longer. Something very disturbing is happening on the streets of T&T. Everywhere. And no one says anything about it. Well, enough is enough. Loose cannon coming through!

You see pavements? Yes, the thingies on both sides of the road that are at times non-existent. Foreigners call them sidewalks, but for us Trinis, it is a pavement. Anyway, now that I've provided you with an image of what one looks like, I want to make another point: Pavements are only so big.

You know what I cannot stand? Me and my lonesome self walking on a pavement, and all of a sudden, I have to step off the structure and into the road, at the mercy of motorists because you and your group of friends have to walk side-by-side on a pavement that's 2½ feet wide!

This has happened to me not once, not twice, but countless times. Especially on the Eastern Main Road! You mean to tell me you see me heading in your direction, the space between us shrinks in seconds, you're watching me and I am watching you.

We enjoy the staring match for about two more seconds. There is a wall on one side, the road on the other (complete with moving objects) and STILL no one moves?

No one speeds up or slows down so that you and I may pass in comfort and SHARE this concrete structure that was provided for me and for you to walk on in peace?

And to make matters worse, a bag hits me. Sticking out like a peninsula. Even as I am resigned to the fact that the road must be my walk-way, you and your oversized carrier with Lord-I-don't-know-what turns into a fourth human being that has now nudged me farther into the road.

Thanks eh, friend. Steups. My word.

I expected that out of the lot of you (including the bag); one of you may have had proper training. Yes, talking about broughtupcy!

Carrying this thing in your house now because we have to get to the dregs of the situation. Not only did neither of you give way, all of you stared me down as if to make this bold statement that, like Ocah Seepaul, you ain't planning to move anytime soon. (Wonders if you will even get the Ocah Seepaul reference. Most likely not. What can I say? Google it.)

And why is it that most of you offenders are women? It has to be a certain type of woman, because I am not like that. I almost always move out of the way when friends and I are walking on pavements and someone wants to pass. You know what happens?

My friends then fall in behind me. Once people pass us and it's clear again, we either branch out again or stay on the side. We can still hear each other fine! It's not rocket science, people, it's life science!

Inconsiderate pavement hogger.

That's actually level-one pavement-hoggery. Level-two pavement-hoggerness is quite an achievement. It's when you are walking by yourself in the centre of the pavement.

No matter who or what comes, you do not move to the side, you just continue in the middle and bump into people who get close to you.

A solo pavement hogger, that's what it's called, when you can be an idiot all by yourself on the pavement.

I'm just fed up with all you inconsiderate pavement hoggers out there who feel the pavement is yours by some divine right. Well, a revolt is coming for you and your squad soon. Beware.

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