Ouch! That's the one thing I'm always on the lookout for. I remember last year I left for work in the morning and it was dark and I didn't know there was a sheet of ice on my sidewalk and I fell right on my rear. Of course, my next door neighbor had to have been getting into his car at the time. Now I wear shoes that are practical. I've worn my timberlands to work all week. I don't care how ridiculous they look. I'm not falling down for anybody.