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ls3mach DEC 31, 08:47 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

I can't help ya with the boots. I have not worn any work boot that was not lace up since my early Marine aviation days.
My preference for the last 4 decades is real nib surplus military. 'Jungle boot' type. Light, durable, comfortable. I wear them here and wore them for 7 years working in a plant 8-10 hrs/day 5-6 days/week on concrete floors. Bellvilles. For the price, I just buy a new pair when the heels/soles wear down. At my age, comfort is more important to me than appearance or longevity. Danner is a good boot but they don't last as long s bellvilles and they tend to run small for size.
I haven't worn steel toes in many years.

Cowboy boots are, always have been and always will be Tony Lamas for me.
It's like wearing an extra skin. My current pair are over 10 years old and have been resoled/reheeled x2 both times because the left heel wears down due to the way my left leg kicks out when I walk.. tissue damage to that leg from snakebite and vein harvest.



Lamas don't seem to be a thing I can get with EXTREME discount. Apparently 13 EE is more common than I realized. I have 2 tennis shoe style. New Balance and just got Carhart ones I haven't worn. The New Balance 589? Kind of gay as far as comfort. I've torn through 2 sets of insoles. Which also suck. Blew out my Docs sole, so probably get them repaired. Ordering a par of Ariat as soon as I can find the size.
hnthomps JAN 02, 01:11 PM

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Originally posted by ls3mach:

Lamas don't seem to be a thing I can get with EXTREME discount. Apparently 13 EE is more common than I realized. I have 2 tennis shoe style. New Balance and just got Carhart ones I haven't worn. The New Balance 589? Kind of gay as far as comfort. I've torn through 2 sets of insoles. Which also suck. Blew out my Docs sole, so probably get them repaired. Ordering a par of Ariat as soon as I can find the size.




I have been using the 990 series of New Balance shoes for more that 30 years and they are the most comfortable ones that I have ever wore in this style line. They are also quite durable as well as somewhat reasonably priced.

Nelson
ls3mach JAN 02, 05:20 PM

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Originally posted by hnthomps:
I have been using the 990 series of New Balance shoes for more that 30 years and they are the most comfortable ones that I have ever wore in this style line. They are also quite durable as well as somewhat reasonably priced.

Nelson



The new Carhartt rubbed a blister in under 2 miles and made me bleed.
ls3mach JAN 07, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by hnthomps:
I have been using the 990 series of New Balance shoes for more that 30 years and they are the most comfortable ones that I have ever wore in this style line. They are also quite durable as well as somewhat reasonably priced.

Nelson



Looked into these, don't appear to be safety (specifically composite toe). $185 for shoes isn't my issue, it's that I will never end up wearing them. I am a flops and barefoot guy. I have probably 5 boxes of Sam's closeout sneakers. Typically NB or Sketchers. I burn through them when I jog inside a month and throw them out. Sketchers are SUPER comfortable with all the cushion. I am not exactly small and walk hard. 5'10 ~195-215. I burn through insoles in no time. I dig with my toes and my ball I guess. $20 a month when jogging isn't a bank breaker to me as I'll knock down a fistful of 5K in a week. Working though is a few 5Ks a day sometimes.

I bought insoles from Walgreens (their brand) $15. I haven't had them a month. Right is already squeaky. I haven't checked wear, but they'll be honoring that 100% guarantee. I kept the receipt and package.

If my pardner can't or won't wear these new ones that gave me a blister and foot bleed in under 30 minutes (less than 2 miles) I will be sending them back. Are Carhartt boots worth a damn? Nice set I am super digging, just under $200.
PK JAN 08, 05:53 AM
Ariat .... Named after the racehorse SecretARIAT.

Used to be very decent quality boots with excellent customer service. ..... Now crap quality and customer service to match the product.

Steel JAN 08, 07:39 AM
I know a woman, my wife went to High School with, that's received a Bachelor degree in 'Web Development' from Baker college, all online. It is an accredited online college and I believe she was receiving student loans for the last year of the courses as she'd stopped working to complete the 120+ credit hours in 3 years instead of 4. She now works for a pretty large company and keeps their site(s) updated and handles the back-end as well.. they have multiple people handling their online stores and updating their app. She makes really decent money, I was surprised to be honest..

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cliffw JAN 08, 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by maryjane:
I have not worn any work boot that was not lace up since my early Marine aviation days.
My preference for the last 4 decades is real nib surplus military. 'Jungle boot' type. Light, durable, comfortable. I wear them here and wore them for 7 years working in a plant 8-10 hrs/day 5-6 days/week on concrete floors. Bellvilles.



Since my early oilfield days, nothing but pull on Redwing "Pecos" steel toed boots. Now about $240.00 a pair but they last forever, and look good. More of a biker's look in brown but a little bit dressy, manly. Comfortable. Waterproof.

Made in the USA.
theBDub JAN 08, 09:52 AM
If he needs the education, those degree farms won’t cut it.

If he just needs the paper, the company can make an exception.

My team technically requires a degree, but if I had a good candidate I’d fight with HR on it until they were hired. I can’t imagine a company so rigid that they can’t get around it, unless it’s regulatory, in which case the degree mill probably doesn’t cut it anyway.
ls3mach JUL 13, 10:27 PM
Finally chose boots.