bare feet

[dellzeqq]

...and if you don't - what's stopping you?

Time was when young people strolled around town with no shoes and socks on. In a remarkably short space of time the skin on one's soles thickened up, and, provided you avoided glass and dog poo (much more in evidence then than now) all was well.

I've never quite got out of the habit. From time to time I'll wander out to put out the garbage, or call in the cat with my pinkies naked to the world. If somebody comes home late in a taxi I'll go out and meet them, sans shoes and socks. I'll take my shoes and socks off in the park, or by the seaside, and not worry about putting them on again if I'm going across the road for an ice cream.

How about you? Does you take your tootsies out for an airing, or are you one of those sad souls who believes that feet have no place in public life?

 

[spire]

Put a sock in it Dell...

...this is another lame thread that should be in Cafe.

 

[661-Pete]

It was a sure sign that you were a Real Man[sup][TM][/sup], that you could walk the entire width of Brighton's shingle beach in bare feet, en route to your dip in the freezing briny.

I used to do it.

Not everyone can.

You could pick out the wimps: they'd don flipflops and leave them at the water's edge. I'm not telling whether it was fun to nick the flipflops and restore them to the pile of clothes at the top of the beach ....

 

[guitarpete247]

When I was a student in Sunderland (many years ago) I went to Roker for a beach party. After imbibing many beers I walked home with then girlfriend barefoot from Roker beach, over Wearmouth Bridge to Thornhill Park (about 3 miles). I haven't walked barefoot that far since but do go out to bin or to wave bye to GF's son, partner and granddaughters sans foot wear. I spent all my time in house barefoot only putting shoes on to go out. Can't, and never could, drive or cycle barefoot.

 

[Lizban]

I picked up this in NZ, walking through town bare foot at coastal towns is the norm.

In the summer would drive to Supermarket and do shopping and not even think of putting shoes on.

 

[telesonic99]

By some cruel accident of nature the middle toe on my right foot is almost the same size as the second toe next to it, as if it's making a claim on deputy-toeship ready to step in if anything was to happen to the Big one. It sticks out like a sore thumb and I really don't think it fair to inflict this hideousness on the public and indeed catching a butcher's of it myself tends to ruin my day. In fact, although I'm not an actual Hobbit I'd probably still give the reigning Middle-Earth Foot of the Year champion some stiff competition.

 

[Crackle]

Put a sock in it Dell...

...this is another lame thread that should be in Cafe.

It's a good thread that should be in Cafe, the lame threads, obesity, climate change, immigrants etc..... stay in P&L. Go on start a thread in Cafe Spire, I challenge you. I suspect you can't do lighthearted.

 

[numbnuts]

I'm bare foot all the time at home and round the garden the skin is not skin anymore it's like leather

 

[spire]

It's a good thread that should be in Cafe, the lame threads, obesity, climate change, immigrants etc..... stay in P&L. Go on start a thread in Cafe Spire, I challenge you. I suspect you can't do lighthearted.

Yes, in fairness, it's not a bad thread, but it is in the wrong place.

And yes, I agree obesity, climate change and immigrants have been done to death. I have not started such topics recently and only reluctantly got sucked into Cookie's recent obesity thread.

Lastly, why the accusation of a lack of light-heartedness just because I don't visit Cafe? Is it compulsory?

 

[sgw]

I often go barefoot...

but I agree with Spire.

 

[slugonabike]

I always used to potter around barefoot, indoors and out. Since then I've knackered my feet and not supposed to go barefoot at all - I still do though but rarely on hard surfaces.

 

[dellzeqq]

I often go barefoot...

but I agree with Spire.

which is always a mistake. It's not about the subject matter. It's about the response. There's a different kind of consideration in P+L. Sometimes.

 

[sgw]

which is always a mistake. It's not about the subject matter. It's about the response. There's a different kind of consideration in P+L. Sometimes.

I did realise the dangerous ground I was treading on.

OUCH! wheres me slippers.

 

[Crackle]

Yes, in fairness, it's not a bad thread, but it is in the wrong place.

And yes, I agree obesity, climate change and immigrants have been done to death. I have not started such topics recently and only reluctantly got sucked into Cookie's recent obesity thread.

Lastly, why the accusation of a lack of light-heartedness just because I don't visit Cafe? Is it compulsory?

Compulsory, no, enjoyable; often. Anyway it was more a suspicion than an accusation. Consider going to the Cafe as the online version of taking your socks off: Maybe.

 

[Norm]

I frequently do it.

I used to sail lots from a shingle beach in my teens and I just couldn't be bothered with shoes back then, so I'd launch and recover over the shingle. It smarted for the first few trips of the season but seldom after that.

I never did find anything as good at removing oil from the sole of the foot as Mum's carpet.