Look down...What Do Your Shoes Say About You?

oldman said:
Didn’t Forrest Gump say something about “you can tell a lot about a person from their shoes” or along those lines?
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horseless carriage said:
Nathan, when I was in business with my brother we had an employee who made us laugh. In the UK, the term thong, refers to either swimwear or underwear, it means that the crotch part of the garment is so small it could easily pass as a cheese cutter. In fact some say cheese cutter as a pseudonym for thong.
One of our employees went down under to his brother's wedding. He was greeted with the term thong, as in: "Lets get you into a pair of thongs." (because of the heat.) The alarmed fellow need not of worried, he discovered that in Aussie-speak, thong is a term for flip-flops.
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They were called thongs when I was a kid,too
 
In summer, I'm usually barefoot or wear open-toed slippers at home. Outdoors, edium height, open sandals with proper instep for high arches. Nikes of different colours - I find them to be very comfortable and accommodate my bunion. Through winter, I alternate between different colour boots.

As a kid, we didn't always have comfortable shoes, and wore hand-me-downs from siblings. When I started working, the first thing I bought was good shoes.
 
Of the shoes I wear in the house, the right one is a talking shoe. The sole separated so I had to glue it back on. That happened because I wore them in the yard walking on very wet grass while mowing. They are so comfortable though, that I wear them as an every day shoe now in the house even though they look like hell.
 
How far are you from a shoe repair business? I'm guessing they are few and far between due to the number of nonleather shoes commonly worn today especially in the South.
 
The test would have been wrong, I’m not an extrovert. This week I wore hot pink Natural World sneakers because of the little pink & white jacket I was wearing. I have a large selection of shoes to choose from, though I am trying to wean myself from this habit.

We have a local shoe repair business. There must be lots of people who really care about their shoes. It’s a two or three week wait for a repair. If someone with skill really wanted a job, they should apprentice. You do have to be willing to have dirty hands and nails.
 
fmdog44 said:
How far are you from a shoe repair business? I'm guessing they are few and far between due to the number of nonleather shoes commonly worn today especially in the South.
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Jules said:
The test would have been wrong, I’m not an extrovert. This week I wore hot pink Natural World sneakers because of the little pink & white jacket I was wearing. I have a large selection of shoes to choose from, though I am trying to wean myself from this habit.

We have a local shoe repair business. There must be lots of people who really care about their shoes. It’s a two or three week wait for a repair. If someone with skill really wanted a job, they should apprentice. You do have to be willing to have dirty hands and nails.
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I've patronized a local shoe repair shop many times over the years. It's been in business since I moved here 35 years ago and continues to thrive. The son has mostly taken over.

Just a couple of weeks ago I had a purse zipper repaired there - dropped it off on a Tuesday and picked it up the following Tuesday.
 
Jules said:
The test would have been wrong, I’m not an extrovert. This week I wore hot pink Natural World sneakers because of the little pink & white jacket I was wearing. I have a large selection of shoes to choose from, though I am trying to wean myself from this habit.

We have a local shoe repair business. There must be lots of people who really care about their shoes. It’s a two or three week wait for a repair. If someone with skill really wanted a job, they should apprentice. You do have to be willing to have dirty hands and nails.
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My grandfather was a Cobbler, with his own shop .. and it became my fathers' first trade...
 
hollydolly said:
My grandfather was a Cobbler, with his own shop .. and it became my fathers' first trade...
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If only I the chance to meet either of them. Do you remember these?
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I have just ordered a sibling, they are being made by a Cobbler in Northampton.
When finished they will look like this: Just don't ask the price.

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If Only Your Running Shoes Could Talk…​


Jonathan Aciego
Aug 13, 2020·4 min read


"Without a purpose, some of us would not even get out of bed. Motivation is sought out by all of us. I see it as a jolt of energy and when used properly, you can start your day. We can create a catchy motto or mantra and try to uphold ourselves to those standards, yet it only provides us a slit of life. What if we placed that motivational saying on our items"? (Read more)

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If your shoes could sing!

The Brogues in 1965.
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"The Brogues were an American garage rock band formed in Merced, California, in 1964. Much of the group's brief recording career was marked by distorted-guitar melodies and R&B-influenced vocals. They released two regionally successful singles in their brief existence, most notably the Annette Tucker and Nancie Mantz-penned "I Ain't No Miracle Worker", which is now considered a classic of the garage rock genre. The song has also appeared on several compilation albums, and has been covered by other music artists".
 

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