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I'm not much of a formal clothes wearing type guy, but when I do, I go all out. Also, when you go from company to company peddling your skills to the highest bidder like I do, it's important to look all professional-like. So when it came time ot replace my 8 or so year old shoes, I got me a reasonably good pair of italian leather shoes. And they're pretty good. They look nice and are comfortable to wear. The only problem I'm having is that the elfs that made the shoes chose to use a near frictionless material for the soles. When wearing them, all I need to move from room to room is a slight push or gentle decline.
I've come to the sad realization that I am no longer young enough to consider this a benefit. So I wonder if those out there more familiar with the fancification and high falootining know what to do to these shoes so that I don't immediately fall over when making turns of greater than 15 degrees. So how about it Hatrack? Whatcha got?
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1. Scuff up the soles a bit when you're walking on concrete.
2. Buy some non-slid attachments that you can affix to the soles. These are often sold in the same stores that sell the shoes.
3. Glue some small patches of sandpaper to the soles just under the balls of the feet and/or near the toes.
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I thought going out on your driveway and scuffing up your new slippy shoes what an inborn trait. Or is it only an inborn trait for girls? Posts: 9871 | Registered: Aug 2001
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I bought a pair of boots recently (like with heels, not snow boots) that have felt on the soles, that's a pain, they get quite gross.
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I used to love slippery sliding shoes for dancing and I had the perfect pair! They were the awesomest!
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Well, KQ, I was thinking about putting diamonds on the soles of my shoes. I've been looking to lose my walking blues.
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Ah, I remember scuffing up new dress shoes as a kid... I used to drive my mother nuts doing it, too!
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I work in Men's Clothing, and I know for a fact you can go to a shoe repair place (most malls have them) and they can put non-slip brackets on them, uaually for a reasonable amount.
They also sell a less desirable but good short term option, sticky scuff pads.
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Or you could let a dog chew them up a bit. They wouldn't last as long then, but it's better than possibly falling and hurting one's self.
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Or you could take a butane torch to the bottom of them. Makes em kind of tacky and warped. And, as we all know, tacky and warped is the way to be.
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Squick, are you a poor boy, empty as a pocket, empty as a pocket with nothin' to lose? Because diamonds may be out of your price range. Unless you can find a rich girl who don't try to hide it.
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I think this thread proves that there must be 50 ways to lose your slick soles. They'd probably feel groovy if you kicked down the cobblestones in them. As it is now, you can't run but, you can walk much faster than this.
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Some people never say those words-- "I need shoes", but like a child, they're longing to be sold.
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