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How do you feel about falling?
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In my opinion, it is never safe to physically drink anything while walking. These are two separate activities. Your attention is diverted, your face changes position, vision is mildly impaired ... and if you fall, you may have something hard against your teeth.
About tripping over a hose in the garden: Last year I broke my kneecap tripping over a lawnmower cord that was lying flat on the carport. The doctor told me that as we age, we lift our feet less when we walk. This happens very gradually, and unnoticed, but we can no longer assume that we will easily walk over something small. (Sometimes I feel as though everything is out to get me!)
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@emaureen As a gardener, I am a very deliberate foot-lifter because there are so many tripping hazards. But, I was paying more attention to the pond I was working on than what was at my feet, and actually caught the hose with my lifted foot. Fortunately, no harm was done.
For the record, I have always been one who cannot walk and sip at the same time - even as a hiker, biker & runner for many years, I either used a hydration backpack with a sipper hose, or stopped to sip.