10-27-2016, 09:18 PM | #21 |
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Re: Armored... Shoes?
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10-27-2016, 09:37 PM | #22 | |
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: 100 hurricane swamp
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Re: Armored... Shoes?
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In some jobs, that's simply not possible, it would be too great a safety hazard. In others... eh... I've done the "Duct tape across the holes in the soles and tape the side rents shut" routine for a month or so while socking aside spare cahs to buy new boots. I've also simply glued the soles back on when they separated, that's best done before they completely come off of course. |
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10-28-2016, 03:05 AM | #23 |
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Re: Armored... Shoes?
I've got flat feet with inserts to correct for that, and I've noticed a couple of things about shoe life:
If the size is just right they'll last for about two year before I wear a hole in the sole about where my toes are. If I don't get the size right they last for about 6 months before some part of the lining wears out and starts rubbing my foot, at which point I have to chuck them because they hurt too much to walk in. Now the above is for runners, I've recently switched to construction boots for work purposes and they look like they'll last much longer. |
10-28-2016, 10:14 AM | #24 |
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: USA, Arizona, Mesa
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Re: Armored... Shoes?
Other than special occasions where I need dress shoes to go with a suit, I wear one of two types of shoe. Comparing them truly highlights the Samuel Vimes “Boots” Theory of Economic Injustice:
* Also “Southwestern” formal, being as Arizona and surrounding places have somewhat out-of-the-ordinary views on formal attire. Arizona state government dress code declares bolo ties as perfectly acceptable neckwear. |
10-28-2016, 04:44 PM | #25 | |
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Colorado
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Colorado has that same "Western" feel for formal footwear, so nice to have a nice pair of black boots that I just need to polish up to wear when I need something nice. |
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10-28-2016, 05:01 PM | #26 |
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Re: Armored... Shoes?
Unlike in games, where improved quality is mostly 'better at everything', real-world quality improvements often involve tradeoffs that will make the item worse at specific tasks. Modern shoes have fairly limited lifespans in large part because:
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10-28-2016, 05:26 PM | #27 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon
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Since just this year I've taken up light running, I will have to wait and see how I wear out my present pair.
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