SAFETY TOE BOOTS OR NOT.

[BrokenTrack]

I live in a house with a wife and four daughters, so at just under 100 pairs of shoes (as of the 2020 great BrokenTrack Shoe census), I think we have every kind of shoe style there is.

Some girls are forever barefoot, and some just love their shoes, but my youngest daughter is the strangest I have ever seen. She forever has one sock on, and one sock off. She has been like that since she was an infant, and turns 7 this week. I figured it was something she would grow out of. but nope. It is the darndest thing I have ever seen.

As for me, LL Bean made a half-boot/half-clog that I really liked because you could slip them on and run out to the barn or the shop, in snow, rain, dew, etc. Then they quit making them. I called up and asked, and the guy was even perturbed saying they were hugely popular, but then they changed the design. Today they have a type of clog, but it is nothing like the decent style they had.

 

[Jstpssng]

I live in a house with a wife and four daughters, so at just under 100 pairs of shoes (as of the 2020 great BrokenTrack Shoe census), I think we have every kind of shoe style there is.

Some girls are forever barefoot, and some just love their shoes, but my youngest daughter is the strangest I have ever seen. She forever has one sock on, and one sock off. She has been like that since she was an infant, and turns 7 this week. I figured it was something she would grow out of. but nope. It is the darndest thing I have ever seen.

As for me, LL Bean made a half-boot/half-clog that I really liked because you could slip them on and run out to the barn or the shop, in snow, rain, dew, etc. Then they quit making them. I called up and asked, and the guy was even perturbed saying they were hugely popular, but then they changed the design. Today they have a type of clog, but it is nothing like the decent style they had.

That seems to be typical, doesn't it? No matter how popular an item is, somebody has to "improve" it.

I have a set of "Old Man's" slip on rubbers which are great for that, sliding right over whatever shoes I'm wearing. They're especially handy when going into the chicken coop... if I remember to wear them.

 

[dougtrr2]

Whenever I see that "N" on sneakers, I can't help think "OLD PEOPLE SHOES".

I wear institutional "no hole" crocks all summer around here, not off property. For chain sawing and just about everything. Feet can get pretty gross though! Sweat and dirt in a rubber shoe make mud!

For those of you blessed with normal size feet, I am envious. My foot measures at 4E. As a result, I patronize companies like New Balance and Red Wing. They realize not everyone fits in a medium. I have alway worn New Balance, now I am getting "old" too.

Doug in SW IA

 

[kf4uda]

For those of you blessed with normal size feet, I am envious. My foot measures at 4E. As a result, I patronize companies like New Balance and Red Wing. They realize not everyone fits in a medium. I have alway worn New Balance, now I am getting "old" too.

Doug in SW IA

Just wanted you to know that you are not alone in this world. I am a 4E as well. It really limits you shoe/boot selections.

 

[Henro]

Metatarsal boots offer better protection, but it sure comes at a cost.

I worked at a place that required them, and what we found was, while it did protect your feet better, because of the way they did so, you could not really walk normal-like. It was sort of stiff-footed if you will. Because of that, it really messed with our backs. Just about everyone in that shop saw a chiropractor for back problems, and even my own attributed my problem, and the problem of other coworkers, to the metatarsal work boots required at our job.

This may be true for all I know! I can tell you the original metatarsal boots I used to wear, that had the metatarsal protection on the outside of the boots, used to catch on the bottoms of industrial type steps when going up, which was inconvenient to say the least. Never had them affect my ability to walk though.

New metatarsal boots have the protection built in and looking at them you would think they are a normal boot. These also do not cause any difficulty for me personally. Been wearing these boots for years, and actually they are the most comfortable boots I have ever owned. But NOT cheap. Happily the company paid for a number of pairs of them...

 

[Industrial Toys]

That figures. As soon as I say something, something comes along to challenge my notions.

Had my morning coffee yesterday, googling whatever, and couldn't help but notice those shoes.



I bet she's not a day past 50!

 

[two_bit_score]

^^^^^^^Good Ad for New Balance!

 

[Doofy]

^^^^^^^Good Ad for New Balance!

You must mean " No Balance"? That pic made me a little dizzy!

 

[Industrial Toys]

Her watch probably weighs as much as she does. Another "modern" trend I don't get.

 

[two_bit_score]

You must mean " No Balance"? That pic made me a little dizzy!

Yes but she is well balanced!