I had a dream last night, where I was in some kind of a grocery store, and noticed that there was a black bear in one of the asiles.
In the dream, I remembered the advice given to us when we were in Cape Breton:
Do not make eye contact
Do not turn your back
Do not run
Do not panic
Speak in a low calming voice
Raise your arms slowly to appear larger
Slowly back away...
I had several chances to try to execute these actions...
But I kept looking him right in the eye...