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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jun 18, 2020 18:52:46 GMT -5
I'm seriously considering buying a pair of these shoes right here you can seriously, really-truly click on with this very link for the work day. Reason being, I'm at my wits end (and pain threshold) wearing the shoes I've been wearing for the past umpteen years. My feet actually feel fine, but my knees are screaming at me by the end of any given work day. So, I'm willing to go in the drastically opposite direction of shoe theory I've been working with and try out the barefoot feel to see if it might correct some things that are making the work day really grueling for me.
Has anyone else suffered similar problems, or have their own shoe recommendations? If so, get in here and tell me, because I'm itching to pull the trigger on these as a last resort.
So, a respected running shoes place not far from the house has similar shoes. I'm going to try to find a chance to drop in when they're not too terribly busy. So still interested in anyone's shoe theories, but may have this thing solved soon. Just really hesitant to order shoes through the post.
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Post by Deeky on Jun 18, 2020 19:00:16 GMT -5
I've bought plenty of shoes online, never had a problem. What size are your feet?
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Post by Deeky on Jun 18, 2020 19:05:31 GMT -5
Their website says "You have more nerve endings in your soles than anywhere but your fingertips and lips" which I think is bullshit if my butthole is any indicator.
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Post by Lemmy Caution on Jun 18, 2020 19:49:27 GMT -5
Their website says "You have more nerve endings in your soles than anywhere but your fingertips and lips" which I think is bullshit if my butthole is any indicator. There's a difference between the number of nerve endings and the way your brain interprets the information, though. It's possible you have a happy butthole without needing as *much* sensory stimulus...
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jun 19, 2020 23:50:40 GMT -5
I've bought plenty of shoes online, never had a problem. What size are your feet?
111/2-12's typically. Fella at the running store set me up with some Topo brand shoes. I wore `em all day puttering around here. Absolutely in love with them thus far. That's not the same as wearing them eight straight trudging around on concrete floors at work, but they felt great and I am really hopeful these shoes will help alleviate some of the pains I've been dealing with. They grip the floor way better than the Sketchers I've been wearing.
And I have never bought shoes through the mail before.
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Post by Billy A. Anderson on Jun 20, 2020 0:56:44 GMT -5
Forry Ackerman reportedly had a fondness for wearing Hawaiian shirts.
Does that really tell you or me, or anyone else, anything about whether Forry Was Right Wing, or Left Wing, or No Wing?
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jun 20, 2020 1:25:59 GMT -5
Forry Ackerman reportedly had a fondness for wearing Hawaiian shirts. Does that really tell you or me, or anyone else, anything about whether Forry Was Right Wing, or Left Wing, or No Wing?
Nah. A taste for the tacky perhaps, but I think this whole "Boogaloo" thing is a much more recent thing.
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Post by Deeky on Jun 20, 2020 1:38:13 GMT -5
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Jun 20, 2020 4:52:19 GMT -5
Forry Ackerman reportedly had a fondness for wearing Hawaiian shirts. Does that really tell you or me, or anyone else, anything about whether Forry Was Right Wing, or Left Wing, or No Wing?
Nah. A taste for the tacky perhaps, but I think this whole "Boogaloo" thing is a much more recent thing.
It is. It's the screaming infant of political movements, in every sense.
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Jun 20, 2020 4:53:32 GMT -5
Also fun fact: Hawaii is a blue state.
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Post by Portrait in Flesh on Jun 20, 2020 12:26:35 GMT -5
Their website says "You have more nerve endings in your soles than anywhere but your fingertips and lips" which I think is bullshit if my butthole is any indicator. There's a difference between the number of nerve endings and the way your brain interprets the information, though. It's possible you have a happy butthole without needing as *much* sensory stimulus... Although my podiatrist says I have "princess feet" (seriously), and although my feet were not bound when I was a child (notwithstanding the three times over the years that I've been asked if I'm of Chinese descent...unless my mom's been hiding some info from me...), I've managed to developed darling little neuromas in the balls of my footsies. Meaning shin kicking is a bit more problematic lately. I may just have to stick to ankle biting.
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Post by Portrait in Flesh on Jun 20, 2020 12:30:41 GMT -5
I've bought plenty of shoes online, never had a problem. What size are your feet? The last pair of shoes I ordered online turned out to be three sizes too big. Got that situation straightened out...only to learn about a year later that the extra specialized inserts I also ordered were also three sizes too big for me to use. Man, I really miss being able to walk around barefoot.
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Post by Mayzshon on Jun 20, 2020 16:29:58 GMT -5
Forry Ackerman reportedly had a fondness for wearing Hawaiian shirts. Does that really tell you or me, or anyone else, anything about whether Forry Was Right Wing, or Left Wing, or No Wing? Nah. A taste for the tacky perhaps, but I think this whole "Boogaloo" thing is a much more recent thing.
I have fondness for Hawaiian shirts, and these second rate right wing nutzi wannabes trying to co-opt them pisses me off to no end.
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Post by Mayzshon on Jun 20, 2020 16:31:55 GMT -5
There's a difference between the number of nerve endings and the way your brain interprets the information, though. It's possible you have a happy butthole without needing as *much* sensory stimulus... Although my podiatrist says I have "princess feet" (seriously), and although my feet were not bound when I was a child (notwithstanding the three times over the years that I've been asked if I'm of Chinese descent...unless my mom's been hiding some info from me...), I've managed to developed darling little neuromas in the balls of my footsies. Meaning shin kicking is a bit more problematic lately. I may just have to stick to ankle biting. Are you sure it's a neuroma and not an aroma?
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Post by Lemmy Caution on Jun 20, 2020 18:42:18 GMT -5
Nah. A taste for the tacky perhaps, but I think this whole "Boogaloo" thing is a much more recent thing.
I have fondness for Hawaiian shirts, and these second rate right wing nutzi wannabes trying to co-opt them pisses me off to no end. Unfortunately, it's what they do. Remember when the OK sign actually meant "OK"? These cats just take whatever anybody likes and shit on 'em and make them unusable in future. It's exactly what Hitler did to the swastika...
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Jun 20, 2020 19:05:36 GMT -5
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Jun 21, 2020 9:31:54 GMT -5
Kobbers, since knees are the issue here maybe something addressing the knees themselves is the answer. I havd been thinking about these for myself: pin.it/49yssDz
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jun 21, 2020 10:12:43 GMT -5
Kobbers, since knees are the issue here maybe something addressing the knees themselves is the answer. I havd been thinking about these for myself: pin.it/49yssDz
Might be something to look into, if things get progressively worse. However, I am positively thrilled with how the shoes and (by extension) my legs performed yesterday. I suspect a lot has to do with this term the fellow at the store kept referring to as "zero drop". With shoes, it refers to how closely your ankle placement resembles barefoot walking.
Now, all this said, it would not surprise me if I experience some extraneous issues as my legs heal from some of the damage I've done wearing the wrong shoes all these years. All I know is - the way I was going was not working.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Jun 21, 2020 10:55:36 GMT -5
Kobbers, since knees are the issue here maybe something addressing the knees themselves is the answer. I havd been thinking about these for myself: pin.it/49yssDz
Might be something to look into, if things get progressively worse. However, I am positively thrilled with how the shoes and (by extension) my legs performed yesterday. I suspect a lot has to do with this term the fellow at the store kept referring to as "zero drop". With shoes, it refers to how closely your ankle placement resembles barefoot walking.
Now, all this said, it would not surprise me if I experience some extraneous issues as my legs heal from some of the damage I've done wearing the wrong shoes all these years. All I know is - the way I was going was not working.
Which shoes did you go with then?
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Jun 21, 2020 11:47:17 GMT -5
Might be something to look into, if things get progressively worse. However, I am positively thrilled with how the shoes and (by extension) my legs performed yesterday. I suspect a lot has to do with this term the fellow at the store kept referring to as "zero drop". With shoes, it refers to how closely your ankle placement resembles barefoot walking.
Now, all this said, it would not surprise me if I experience some extraneous issues as my legs heal from some of the damage I've done wearing the wrong shoes all these years. All I know is - the way I was going was not working.
Which shoes did you go with then?
I went with some Topo Ultrafly 3's in a size 12.
Incidentally, here's the ad (for Xero Shoes) that hooked me on Yuteoob:
Yeah, the guy looks like a hippie burn-out. His logic is sound, though.
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