Here is some helpful advice from the state of Pennsylvania (our friends in rural Pennsylvania, I’m thinking) on how to enjoy yourself at the papal visit.

If you get caught up in a crowd of people:

• Try to walk around crowds, rather than through them.
• Stay on your feet – do not sit down or bend down to pick up something.
• If you fall down, get back up on your feet as quickly as possible.
• Move with the flow of people, rather than against the flow.
• Carefully and safely make your way toward the edge of the crowd.

It bears repeating – when in the big city, be aware of your surroundings at all times, tuck your wallet into one of your socks, and do not…repeat…do not under any circumstances bend over.