Credit Crunch Chic

[Arch]

Well, it's my personal credit crunch, not the worldwide one, but thanks to wearing my current shoes to death, and being reminded yesterday in the rain that they have holes in the soles, I'm now sporting a pair of shoes with gaffer tape patches on the soles.

How mean can you get, if you really try?

Apart from home cobbling, I'm using each teabag twice, and exploring the Basics range at Sainsburys (mostly perfectly good, in fact I reckon some of it is normal stuff rebadged as a loss leader)

 

[Greedo]

I've said on here before you can tell a lot about a man by the state of his shoes.

You my dear are not crowning yourself in glory

 

[Arch]

I've said on here before you can tell a lot about a man by the state of his shoes.

You my dear are not crowning yourself in glory

I'm not a man, either...

 

[Mr Pig]

you can tell a lot about a man by the state of his shoes.

I would say that you can tell a lot about a man who judges other men by their shoes ;0)

 

[Arch]

Anyway, in the last couple of months, it's been down to new shoes vs eating, so I went for food.

Luckily, I'm now in the position to be able to head out to the Designer Outlet at the weekend (I'll check, but last time it was cheaper than anywhere in town) and see what I can pick up...

 

[Greedo]

Might of known you would have stuck your oar in again!

I would say that you can tell a lot about a man who judges other men by their shoes ;0)

 

[Arch]

I would say that you can tell a lot about a man who judges other men by their shoes ;0)

Like, he probably has a crick in his neck from looking at people's feet all the time?

 

[Noodley]

....and exploring the Basics range at Sainsburys (mostly perfectly good, in fact I reckon some of it is normal stuff rebadged as a loss leader)

I have visions of you in plus 4s, hiking boots, wooly hat with a bobble and a rucksac, climbing through Sainsbury's with a selection of flags which you stick into every new found item.

 

[Greedo]

I know. That's why I said my dear!!!

I'm not a man, either...

 

[Aint Skeered]

My Dad informs anyone and everyone, that he used to have to wear cut down wellies to school.
Alternativly just take your cleats off when your not on the bike.

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Shame on you Arch for using gaffer tape to repair your shoes. You should have used a p****ure patch

 

[Dayvo]

Might of known you would have stuck your oar in again!

You weren't the only one, Greedo!

 

[Night Train]

I'm now sporting a pair of shoes with gaffer tape patches on the soles.

I have an old car inner tube you can stick on as a sole of you want. Also have an old car tyre if you wanted something with a tread on it.


I have had boots with gaffa tape on and also had to 'stitch' the sole back onto the uppers of a few pairs of boots using a wire coat hanger a while back. Quite a few of my working boots have knots in the laces where I have just tied them back together when they broke rather then replace them.

Maybe that explains my need to have a huge collection of spare new pairs of boots for that 'just in case' moment.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I'm now sporting a pair of shoes with gaffer tape patches on the soles.

Could be the start of something - next you'll be wheeling around everything you own in a shopping trolly, shouting at strangers and sleeping under a railway arch in a cardboard box!!

 

[Wigsie]

Just wear some flip flops and pretend your being optimistic about the weather changes...