If I were dealing with (just) walk-in traffic, I would have lasted two months.

I can walk from there to here in about 20 minutes. I just have to listen to the traffic.

We didn't want an unsuspecting police officer to walk up to him in a traffic and get shot and killed. We tried the best that we could, but I guess we did not try hard enough.

My walk on the moon lasted three days. My walk with God will last forever.

[Outsourcing collections can be more cost-effective, especially when dealing with debtors is a private firm's core competency. Relying on an outsourcer also provides a central location for the collection of all debts.] A taxpayer that might owe taxes, court fines and child support is now going to get just one contact into their home instead of three or four, ... It cuts down on any confusion.

It only lasted six weeks. We were happy to move back. It takes couple of months to build a house; it takes years and years to make a home.