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Self Rediscovery
They now sell sneakers that look like shoes. Makes me think of a simpler time. When I thought of high top basketball shoes as the sneaker version of boots. They went up over the ankle for support and protection. They were much lighter in weight. And I could run in them. The shoe of that...- Fifty150
- Post #71
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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(KNIVES) Let's see some sharp pointy objects
I often wonder if all of the guys who carry knives actually use those knives. Or are they just for show? Dude with a big @55 knife - has he ever stabbed anyone with that? Or is it a belt hanger? Just hangs on his belt for decoration. Like all of those samurai swords that are sold at The...- Fifty150
- Post #634
- Forum: The Display Case
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Fashion brands leather jackets: Is it worth the price tag?
In an ideal world, everything would be top quality, and we would all be able to afford it. In the real world, I don't have the $$$$ of disposable income to buy a custom made leather jacket. That kind of money, for me, is better spent ...... how about on groceries? I need to eat, and feed my...- Fifty150
- Post #67
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Allen Edmonds (really... are they good shoes?)
The sneaker is styled like the more popular dress shoe. It looks like it. But it's not the actual shoe model upper, with a sneaker sole. The sole for the sneaker has a foam insert, and a foam foot bed. The sneaker outsole is glued and stitched. The tongue is stitched to the shoe on the...- Fifty150
- Post #46
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Self Rediscovery
I'm the last to know anything. Sometimes, I never know at all. Why didn't anyone tell me? It's better that way. If I ever get subpoenaed, I can honestly testify that I didn't know, and I still don't know. Sometimes I'm not told at all, and I learn just like everyone else. From the...- Fifty150
- Post #70
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot review
The coupon code is SPRINGDEAL- Fifty150
- Post #89
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Self Rediscovery
Growing up in Chinatown, we were poor. But there were layers of poor. Some weren't really as poor. It was a time in society, where segregation was normal. Everyone stayed in their neighborhoods. They knew their place. Every major city was like that. Everyone had an "ethnic ghetto"...- Fifty150
- Post #69
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot review
I need another pair of boots like I need more tools, more leather jackets, more knives, more guns, more wheels....... Yes. Wheels. Car. Truck. Van. Motorcycle. Bicycle. Scooter. Skateboard. Bus Pass. It never ends. As if I don't already own a wrench in every SAE & Metric size, I then...- Fifty150
- Post #88
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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What Happened to Florsheim?
India. I can only imagine how much money they save by sending Horween Leather to India, making a shoe, then sending it back to The USA.- Fifty150
- Post #45
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Self Rediscovery
The bartenders started tipping me out at the end of the night. Bartenders. There were two of them. They overlapped each other on weekends. It was busy and The Bar needed 2 bartenders. I didn't ask for it. They started doing it on their own. Every night, after they counted out and balanced...- Fifty150
- Post #68
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Self Rediscovery
Sometimes delivery drivers would give us kids change, maybe a couple of quarters, to help them offload cases of beer, soup cans, or whatever was heavy. Those cases had to be hand carried down steep, narrow, dark stairwells into basement store rooms. I had just started high school. Young...- Fifty150
- Post #67
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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Allen Edmonds (really... are they good shoes?)
Some time back, I made the "executive decision" to stop wearing shoes. I like boots. Even low cut boots. I want ankle support. And I don't like getting my socks wet - which happens with shoes. The worst is when there are puddles, or there is heavy rain, and water gets in from the top of the...- Fifty150
- Post #43
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Allen Edmonds (really... are they good shoes?)
These are from the 2000's. Approximately 20+ years old, or so. The Cascade. Mine came in black, with a Vibram lug sole. Mine still has the original sole and has not been resoled, refurbished, rebuilt, etc. Clean with saddle soap, mink oil, then polish. The same process that I use on all of...- Fifty150
- Post #42
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread
My brother in law works in a different division. At the end of his watch, he literally has to hose off his boots, before he dons a pair of rubber gloves to take them off. His boots last less than a year. Sort of why in his division, he is issued 2 pairs of boots a year. If a pair of boots...- Fifty150
- Post #2,013
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Show us your SHOES !!!
In the light of day, as I'm enroute to another shift of washing dishes at Panda Express.- Fifty150
- Post #6,075
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Show us your SHOES !!!
At least the leather is good enough that a simple Brush is all that I need to clean them off. Brush them off a little, and they are ready for another 6 months. At which time, I'll decide if I will buy another pair of Jim Green, or move on.- Fifty150
- Post #6,074
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Show us your SHOES !!!
Jim Green Razorback After half a year of washing dishes at Panda Express. Grease. Heat. Moisture. Chemicals. Aggressive Rodents. Drunk Fat Girls.- Fifty150
- Post #6,073
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
