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    Florsheim Shoes

    Check out what goes into a "resole" and what the costs are. In the case of Florsheim, it could cost more to restore the shoe than what you paid for the shoe. Compare that to Allen Edmonds and Alden. https://youtu.be/bUWX-6GYbBU?t=29
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    Florsheim Shoes

    Two things to think about. First is comfort. If the shoe fits, and doesn't hurt, then that's half the battle. No point to any shoe, if you can't wear it. Second point is quality. That balances with price. A good shoe, by traditional standards, is a shoe made for rebuilding the...
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    Chukka Boots

    Thirty-something or forty years ago, I got a few of these when I was in The Pacific Northwest. They came with lug soles for traction, and that cheap polyester, furry lining. Ugly. But warm. Warm enough for a Californian. Of course, nothing is perfect in this world. The tongue is not...
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    Leather Police Jackets

    Several times a year, they have sales.
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    Interesting that Wikipedia has a page on the desert boot. I guess a desert boot is a chukka, but not all chukkas are desert boots.
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    Stacy Adams shoes

    Stacy Adams tries to sell their shoes for around $100 - $150. A lot of their shoes can be found for less than $100. Some can be found for $50 or less from discount stores, online resellers, and even directly from Stacy Adams' website. So forget about the level of quality on "the shoe ladder"...
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    Here's sort of a comparison a Desert Boot vs similar looking Clarks boot.
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    There appears to be 4 different shoes which are similar. Desert Boot Desert Boot 2 Bushacre 2 Bushacre 3 Desert Boot has crepe sole, and no insole. Desert Boot 2 has a different sole, and an insole. Bushacre 2 has a different sole, no insole. Bushacre 3 has a different sole, and an insole...
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    You know you are getting old when:

    This band was hot back then. They're still touring, albeit as senior citizens, and still wearing Converse.
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    As my next ex just pointed out, "you don't need another pair of shoes, good thing they're only $20".
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    Lunch, Anybody?

    As my last ex said, I'm common. Whatever that means. On The Left Coast, when tri tip is on sale, it's what I'm eating. And it will go with ramen, because that's the photo on the noodle packet.
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    Not a secret that I grew up poor. Actually, I'm still poor. So wearing cheap shoes is perfectly acceptable to me. Amazon had a pair for $20. And it shipped to me in 1 day. Beeswax. A shoe brush made it look like a different pair of shoes. The soles look like they will be comfortable. I...
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    Stacy Adams shoes

    Somewhere along the way, we all have to make the choice of spending a few hours' wages, a full day's wages, or a full week's wages on a pair of shoes. For me, Stacy Adams is one of the best, of the less expensive. When you look at the range of department store or mall store shoes, for under...
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    You know you are getting old when:

    Before "plain paper" fax, fax machines had rolls of "thermal fax" paper. That was back in the dinosaur days when the number one show on American television was about a bunch of people hanging out in a bar.
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    As a kid at the academy, these were the types of shoes that we were issued. Whether they were good shoes or not, I didn't know. It was usually Bates or Rocky brands. You got whichever shoe was in stock at the uniform supply, in your size. At the time, I didn't know any better, nor did I know...
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    Clarks Desert Boots Lately

    The same channel reviews a few of the different chukka models. CHUKKA BOOT REVIEWS Grant Stone Chukka Boot Review - • How Grant Stone's... Clarks Chukka Boot Review - • 7 Things I HATE A... Amazon Chukka Boot Review - • Amazon’s Dirty Li... Thursday Chukka Boot Review -...
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    Back to the 80's

    Look at all of those Converse shoes.
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    Back to the 80's

    The Converse.
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    WTB/Help wanted to build my winter heavy leather jacket

    Decades ago, Eddie Bauer made a leather jacket with goose down insulation. My Dad has one. The leather jacket itself was the typical A-2 style, civilian jacket. Handwarmer pockets and inside pockets. 3 piece yoked back instead of Mil-Spec single piece back. But that doesn't matter, since...
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    You know you are getting old when:

    He's older than my Dad.
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