Happiness = a new pair of boots but...

[Old Arkansawyer]

And you have the stars and bars with you.

 

[sheepdawg]

Got a pair of Justins that I bought in the early 80s that I wore to church a couple of Sundays ago. Seems like they're a lot harder to get off but they don’t hurt when I wear them which is like once or twice a year.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Me, I'm a Sperry/no socks kinda guy. A lot mo betta on a boat.

 

[Onomea]

I bought a pair of black iguana skin cowboy boots in the late 1980s in NYC. The label said Billy Martin, the Yankees coach at the time, IIRC, who must have had a side thing going with western boots. Cost me something like $225. I wore them for several years, and had them fully resoled once.

Meanwhile, I developed what I thought was maybe a plantar wart on the bottom of my foot. Painful. So I went to a podiatrist. Podiatrist says, "What size shoe do you wear?" I said I wore a size 11 1/2 and had since high school. (I was then in my late thirties.) Podiatrist says, "Hmm. Lemme measure your foot." I had size 13 feet!

So, bought new shoes and life was good. Still had the 11 1/2 boots though, and every few years or so would dress them with some sort of leather conditioner to keep 'em in good shape. Occasionally I wondered what to do with the boots.

In 2016 I got to know a contractor guy who was working on my condo for the better part of the year. Turned out that evenings he was a rock/blues guitarist, had a band that played at local bars. Maybe he showed me a picture of him performing, but somehow I learned he performed in western boots. I asked him what size he wore.

11 1/2. So, I gave him the boots and he continues to wear them when he performs.

 

[walkin jack]

I hate the women's ones with the square toe!

Me too! about 2/3 of all boots on display were the square toe. When did THAT happen? I have always liked the cut of the Ropers with rounded toe and walking heel. Very comfy.

 

[pawngal]

Me too! about 2/3 of all boots on display were the square toe. When did THAT happen? I have always liked the cut of the Ropers with rounded toe and walking heel. Very comfy.

I tried a pair about 6-7 years ago, wore them 2 times and sold them on eBay.

 

[Eric300]

Here's what's left in my footwear inventory. Lama, Justin, Nocona brands. There's a few more pair laying around the house/barn, and some Iguanas somewhere. Glad I'm not a gal, I'd have to have matching purses for everything! lol

Boots, Knives, Caps, Flashlights, Guns, etc. I'm pretty sure it's some kind of sickness.....

"If you don't like my Nudie boots I'm sorry about that..." (Bocephus)

 

[lawandorder]

Wore boots most of my life until bad knees told me in no uncertain terms they did not appreciate them.

Most comfortable boots ever, Lucchese with crepe soles.

 

[Tom Kent]

I had not worn western style boots in about two or three decades and then I was playing on the computer and found a Tecovas website. I ordered a pair of their roper style with round toes in lizard skin. They arrived yesterday and I put them on. They felt like I had worn them for years. I plan to wear them to church tomorrow. Yippi tye yie oh. I am afraid I have opened a new door.

 

[bruce5781]

I got a new pair of Lucchese a couple months ago. Waiting now on a new pair of ostrich, that should be ready by December.

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[Muley Gil]

Years ago, I wore square toed harness boots. With the harness straps cut off, I wore them with a Civil War uniform.

I used to have a pair of very comfortable lace-up Ariat boots, but they disappeared after a divorce.

Mostly, I have worn combat boots, first as a Marine midshipman, then as a peace officer, then as an international police officer in Kosovo, a police advisor in Afghanistan and then as a security officer.

Some of the most comfortable boots I have worn were the Converse desert boots I had in the sandbox. They had suede and nylon uppers, a side zipper and felt more like tennis shoes. They made good work boots when I got home. I just bought a pair of Bates desert boots and I hope they wear and fit as well as the Converse ones.

 

[TX-Dennis]

My current favorite boots are Ariat Groundbreaker work boots. Very comfortable, but they are HEAVY. Steel toes and VERY waterproof even after wearing them for over a year most every day. Sadly the model is discontinued. Now if only I could find something just as comfy but lighter. I walk an average of 7-8 miles a day at work. Sometimes a bit more. Sometimes a bit less. I really need boots for the ankle support. Steel toes are nice but not essential, although I have broken a few toes over the years without them. Comfort is essential (obviously), and I don't want to give up on waterproof. The other big issue is that they need to be black. Black work boots are not that easy to find. I tried Bates duty boots, but they just don't fit my feet right.

By the way, Bruce, those ostrich boots are magnificent. I had a pair of Nocona ostrich many years ago. Very pretty boots, but not as nice as those Tecovas ( EDIT: Oops - Luccheses).

 

[Doug M.]

I am not going to critique anyone's choice in what footwear works for them. If your feet hurt, everything is likely to. My feet grew, too - from roughly 9E in the early 90s to 11.5EE now. Running shoes, which are what I wear the most, are a real pain in the backside to get in wide widths.

 

[dasnake]

For me.......

With all the boot talk I was flipping around the music channel last night and found a shania twain concert in Vegas, pink cowboy knee highs, nuff sed.

 

[Eric300]

An oldie, but a goodie....

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyAZQ45uww[/ame]

Or, the Corb Lund cover....

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saDhPpU3Cws[/ame]

 

[ACORN]

I friend had a pair of hand made boots made in Mexico when he was stationed in Texas. He loved the boots but only wore them on special occasions. Had them for years. One night he comes home from work, his wife has a fire going in the yard burning trash. All he could see were the charred leather shafts of his boots through the flames. His wife said he never wore this old boots so out they went.

 

[Nevada Ed]

In post #35;

I don't much care for Nancy's song since,

I had to sit in my car as a policeman wrote me out my first ever ticket. listening to it.

True fact.

Sort of funny though........... Bummer.

 

[Muley Gil]

I friend had a pair of hand made boots made in Mexico when he was stationed in Texas. He loved the boots but only wore them on special occasions. Had them for years. One night he comes home from work, his wife has a fire going in the yard burning trash. All he could see were the charred leather shafts of his boots through the flames. His wife said he never wore this old boots so out they went.

Was that his wife or his EX-WIFE that did that?

 

[walkin jack]

Walkin Jack maybe you should have bought Nocona's as you like to
dance and Miss Enid dropped out of school in the 8th grade as she had
been suspended for dancing on Sunday, at her brother's birthday party
in their own home. When her dad died the Justin brothers wanted to
move the company to Fort Worth. Miss Enid wanted to remain in Nocona
to honor her daddy, so she open Nocona boot co.
Now Justin industries owns both Justin and Nocona and the plant was
moved to El Paso, probably for cheaper labor.
Do to my bad ankle(old football injury) I've had to go to lace up boots,
I feel like some kind of a dude. But I can easily get them on and off.
One last note the urban cowboy craze back in the 70's caused all kinds
of Western wear to increase in price about 35-50%.
One last note, part 2, Gilley was in Alma, Arkansas Thursday night.
That guy is getting pretty long in the tooth.

Sadly, My dancin' days are all in the past now. But back in the day we ran around with 2 other couples and we would burn Pasadena down to the ground 2 or 3 nights a week. I'd sure like to have all that money back but it was worth it to have those memories.

I don't feel like any kind of dude. In my ropers I feel more like a "good ol' boy".

My daughter went to high school with Mickey Gilley's son. I know Mickey well enough to know what a stuck up gas bag he is. And by daughters report his son is a chip off the old block.

Johnny Lee is 10 times the singer and musician and 100 times the good guy. I have had a many a beer with Johnny. Mickey never went around on his break talking to folks like Johnny did. And there at the end of that time he only came by for the last set. Played 3 or 4 songs and left with out a word to anyone.

 

[walkin jack]

Walkin Jack - I thought my feet were getting bigger too as I grew older
and put on weight. But I found out that my problem was I was retaining
fluid and it was swelling my feet. The Doc told me to go on a low sodium
diet. Not more that 1,500 mg of sodium a day. I did, and my feet are
back to normal size now. It had got so bad that I only had one pair of
shoes that I could get on. Now, I can get them all on again.

I have a kidney condition that causes my body to waste electrolytes and salts. Doc says eat all the salt you want to. and I take a potassium/magnesium supplement....Lots and lots of that.

I think my feet are actually getting fat. In any case I must keep up with the salt.