So there I was, getting out of my car in my coolest and loveliest sundress.  I locked the car and put my keys in my purse.  Then, hoisting my purse onto my shoulder, I walked behind the car, preparing to cross the street.

I heard a metallic clank and looked down and back to see a sewer grate.  What could have made the noise, I wondered.  I knew my keys were in my purse.  So was my cellphone.  And, my sunglasses were on my head.

Oh well, could have been anything…  I had to pee, so I went on my way.

I crossed the road and went into a cafe, and straight to the bathroom.

There I discovered what had fallen in the sewer.  The shoulder strap on my dress had torn and the little trinkets had fallen off.

Clankety, clank!

But, now my bra was exposed as there was nothing to hold up the front of the dress on that side.

No wonder I had stopped traffic while crossing the road…

…and I thought it was my legs!  Ha!

Now, what to do?  I never considered this problem was a possibility when I started wearing women’s clothes, but I’ll cope…

I was alarmed at first, but the solution was really simple, wasn’t it.  I asked at the counter for a safety pin, and all was well again.