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  1. Fifty150

    Florsheim Shoes

    There's a coupon code which gives 25% off. A very reasonable price. Free Shipping
  2. Fifty150

    Self Rediscovery

    11th & Washington. Oakland. Across the bridge & tunnel. The Chinatown that the tourists don't go to. I had people over here as well. This was where the National Dollar Store stood. This block of Washington Street doesn't really exist anymore. At the other end of the block, there was...
  3. Fifty150

    Florsheim Shoes

    Growing up in Chinatown, we bought Florsheim shoes. Because there was a Florsheim store. No other shoe manufacturer had a shoe store in Chinatown. With the exception of Florsheim, we were not privileged with mainstream products and brands. Brooks Brothers was not opening a Chinatown store...
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    Lunch, Anybody?

    Short ribs. Seared on cast iron. Chinese food. I'm Chinese. I made it. It's food. I declare that it's Chinese Food.
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    You know you are getting old when:

    I've got nothing to say. It speaks for itself.
  7. Fifty150

    Lunch, Anybody?

    If you are observant, you can learn a lot about someone by their ramen noodles. If you see someone slam their noodles on the floor, they learned that in prison. Nobody in any other walk of life, except for convicts, will throw their food on the floor. If you ever go out with a girl who...
  8. Fifty150

    Is it possible to wash 100% Wool pants at home?

    One of these will work.
  9. Fifty150

    Has Anyone Sent Shoes Back To The Manufacturer?

    In the bottom of my locker, all the way in the back, I keep a pair of uniform dress shoes. When I pulled them out, I found that the soles had literally deteriorated and crumbled off the shoes. Unworn shoes. Brand new, with the tags, in the box. The cost to resole the shoes was higher than...
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    Has Anyone Sent Shoes Back To The Manufacturer?

    On another pair of old boots, one of the pull tabs broke. The manufacturer told me to have the repair done at a local cobbler. They reimbursed me for the cost of repair. The cost of repair was less than the cost of shipping.
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    Has Anyone Sent Shoes Back To The Manufacturer?

  13. Fifty150

    Has Anyone Sent Shoes Back To The Manufacturer?

    I have these shoes that I don't really wear. Because of my lifestyle, they're not a good fit. I ride motorcycles, and sadly, these are not motorcycle boots. I think of them as my "mini van boots". They have been worn less than a dozen times, in about as many years. The last time that I rode...
  14. Fifty150

    Anyone else hating the hot weather

    Here on The Left Coast, it does not feel like summer. Winds. Fog. Rain. It's still chilly. This part of the globe, is not warming.
  15. Fifty150

    My Favorite Shoe Polish on my Favorite Work Boots

    And as we go back a few decades, when I first got into this hustle, it was perfectly acceptable to wear Dr. Martens. They weren't issued to us at the uniform shop. We had to buy them out of our own pocket. But a lot of guys preferred spending their own money on more comfortable, lighter...
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    My Favorite Shoe Polish on my Favorite Work Boots

    For the same reason that you put polish on any shoe. The polish adds a protective barrier to the leather. I guess most people think of shoe polish and shoe shines as something that you do with nice dress shoes. I get it. A guy steps up to a shoe shine stand, and spends $20 for a shoe shine...
  17. Fifty150

    Self Rediscovery

    The Lawyer called me into her office. There were forms for me to sign. She was there, along with The Assemblyman. As crooked as they come. Back then, there were no term limits. This guy held his State Assembly seat at The State Capitol for decades and ran for re-elections with no opponent...
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    Self Rediscovery

    I'm watching, observing, absorbing, like a newborn baby, with fresh eyes on the world. All the while, absentmindedly groping a girl who was bigger, and stronger, than most guys. If Uso Jessie noticed that I was feeling up his cousin, he didn't let on. Jessica. Jessie. It must be a family...
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    Self Rediscovery

    It was the debut of Remy Martin XO. A bottle of which cost more than a day's wages. It was also the debut of the new POTUS. An old cowboy actor who was famous for working with a monkey. He raised the minimum wage from $3.10 to $3.35, and introduced a new economic theory. I never left...
  21. Fifty150

    MA-1 recommendations?

    Then you understand what I mean, when it comes to special assignments that are not done by the patrol bureau or investigative bureau. Patrol has to do just that. Patrol. They have patrol uniforms. MA-1 is not patrol issue in most departments. We have special duty assignments where...
  22. Fifty150

    Self Rediscovery

    "Here's the deal. The way this is suppose to work, is that everyone knows that I'm a cop, and I'm 'watching' this place. You're also here 'watching' this place. So either I'm halfway crooked sitting with you, or you're halfway connected sitting with me. A lot of these people are somewhat...
  23. Fifty150

    Self Rediscovery

    I got there 30 minutes early. I wanted to circle the block a few times. I pulled into the back alley. There was an armored taco truck. The cop told me that I was supposed to use the front door. Park the bike in the front, where people could see it. He was wearing one of those...

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