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  1. Fifty150

    Chelsea Boots?

    Bloodstone is a good shoe. Comfortable. Durable enough that they don't disintegrate when you wear them. Not every shoe is meant to be resoled 2 or 3 times. Or even resoled once. The important thing is that you get to wear them in comfort, and they do whatever you are doing. Not everyone...
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    Workboots, how should they be worn?

    When I first started, they told me not to wear anything nice to work. What I remember about working in a bar was that things splashed and spilled. Drinks spilled. The ice machine leaks. Someone knocks over a pitcher of beer or a carafe of wine. Plumbing backed up behind the bar. The...
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    Chelsea Boots?

    These were from a happier time in my life. Long before I knew about Goodyear welts, stitchdown construction, leather grades, Puritan stitches, etc. When I just saw shoes at a store (on sale, of course), tried them on, and bought them if they felt comfortable. Decades old, from when they were...
  4. Fifty150

    Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot review

    Wolverine does not resole or recraft. JD's Shoe Repair resoles 1000 Mile Boots.
  5. Fifty150

    Dr Martens

    Very few Dr. Martens owners on this forum. Just in case anyone is interested, JD's Shoe Repair resoles them.
  7. Fifty150

    Workboots, how should they be worn?

    A homeowner does light maintenance around the house. Yard work, but not a landscaper by trade. Install appliances as needed, hook up gas and water lines, and repair those appliances when the time comes. Simple things like valves and actuators in a washing machine, the ignition in an oven, or...
  8. Fifty150

    Allen Edmonds (really... are they good shoes?)

    They feel good. Comfortable. I would recommend this boot.
  9. Fifty150

    What's cooking?

    Cook the noodles to al dente. Do not use the seasoning packet. Use a spicy soup base. Top with egg.
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    Lunch, Anybody?

  11. Fifty150

    Allen Edmonds (really... are they good shoes?)

    You can find Goodyear welted footwear for under $200. This is acceptable quality. A single piece vamp. One piece of leather wraps around your whole foot. Not a bunch of small pieces glued and stitched together. No chance of glue delamination, or stitches bursting open. Full leather lining...
  13. Fifty150

    Shoe Care / Shoe Shine

    That most wonderful time of the year. The holiday party season is upon us. Some of us low class peasants will be called upon to serve the upper crust and royalty. Knowing that in the months ahead, my shoes will be stepping in spilled drinks, vomit, urine, blood...... now was the time to oil...
  14. Fifty150

    Workboots, how should they be worn?

    Those aren't just any model of boot sold by a Pacific Northwest boot company. Wildland Firefighting is a unique niche. Like logging, and linemen. They have specialty boots, unique to their trade. A lineman climbing a utility pole needs to have lineman boots. Even motor officers wear Pacific...
  15. Fifty150

    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    Some public safety agencies do not allow their patrol division to wear safety toes. Liability. It's an unauthorized weapon if you kick someone.
  16. Fifty150

    Workboots, how should they be worn?

    Construction job sites. Factories and manufacturing plants. Utility towers and poles. Roofers. Correctional facilities. Plumbers. Sewage plants. Building trades. Trenches. Fire stations. I've never seen a worker wearing $1,000 boots. Some workers have boots provided by the...
  17. Fifty150

    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    It all depends on what kind of work you're doing. I like Chelsea style boots. Comfortable. Slip on and off. In Australia, they are known as Australian Work Boots. I have Chelsea style boots with a steel toe. I seldom wear them. My personal fear is that they might slip off while I'm...
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    Recommendations for men's dress shoes?

    I did some work in the yard. Cooked some food for NFL Sunday viewing. Went to Costco. I had a ball cap, flannel shirt, hoodie, jeans, and cowboy boots. I am rarely in a shirt & tie, sports coat & slacks, suit, semi formal, or formal. I am the guy walking down the street with a coffee cup.
  20. Fifty150

    Recommendations for men's dress shoes?

    Allen Edmonds got me again with their "Rediscover America" sale. I couldn't resist. These boots are like the uniform duty boots that they issue at work. A single piece of leather for the vamp wraps around the entire foot. This is stronger. As opposed to shoes made up of small pieces of...
  21. Fifty150

    Recommendations for men's dress shoes?

    Those shoes cost $40. What do you expect from a brand that is worn by Street Pimps?
  22. Fifty150

    Recommendations for men's dress shoes?

    Most of the world does not live by rules of etiquette from 15th century England, We don't set our tables with fine China and silver, have High Tea, or observe any of the rules of dress. I think we should all be able to wear whatever we want. For a lot of us, what we wear is dictated by...
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    Recommendations for men's dress shoes?

    These set me back about $40. There are nights which involve a lot of alcohol. Bars. Night clubs. Extremely dirty dance floors. Even filthier bathrooms. A fight could break out. Spilled drinks, urine, vomit, blood...... I am not wearing expensive shoes.

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