Shoe lace tip

On 30 Aug 2006 20:50:43 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

"Frank Reid" wrote in
oups.com:

I'll have wading sandals by this weekend.

I wait with baited breath for the ensuing story!

Will Frank manage to drop his rod tube from a height of 8 feet onto his
unprotected toe?

Well, the shoe repair guy wouldn't/couldn't grind the sole down so I'm
off to find a grinder to handle the job. Cool, more powertools.

Frank "Lefty" Reid



Perhaps you can burn the sole off.

Um, you're talking to Frank, remember?

/daytripper (don't wanna read about his self-immolation, thanks ;-)

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:58:36 -0600, rw
wrote:

Wayne Knight wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
m...

See abpf.



Very nice. But what did y'all catch the tent on?

You'd have to ask Bruce, but I know purple was working for him.

He left his tent unstaked for a moment one morning, to get a precious
cup of coffee I suppose, and it blew out into a slough. It was funny
because Bruce is such a perfectionist about camping. He always had his
**** together (except for a green wading belt, which he eventually found
after much searching).

I, on the other hand ... thank God for Danl. I ended up using his spare
waders, his eyeglasses case, and his Petzl. I even have a Harry Potter
book, in very poor condition, that was supposed to go to him. I lost my
camera for one sickening half hour -- eventually found it in my left
wader leg.

What else? Three broken rods; Danl losing his glasses (twice); Bevin's
and Bruce's Mr. Toad's Wild Ride through the sweeper channel; missing
the takeout, which was the last feasible campsite, and getting towed
back by a couple of natives. It was an epic trip.

Please please please someone in your group start writing up the details!

/daytripper (my vicarious living needs a fix! ;-)

I'll have wading sandals by this weekend.

I wait with baited breath for the ensuing story!

Will Frank manage to drop his rod tube from a height of 8 feet onto his
unprotected toe?

Well, the shoe repair guy wouldn't/couldn't grind the sole down so I'm
off to find a grinder to handle the job. Cool, more powertools.

Frank "Lefty" Reid

Perhaps you can burn the sole off.

Um, you're talking to Frank, remember?

/daytripper (don't wanna read about his self-immolation, thanks ;-)

Hey, I'm Air Force, remember? Us Air Force guys invented that there
Full Immolation Turn.
Then again, I got the machette sharpened up. Could shave the sole with
that. New week wacker's got a brush blade on it. Could try that.
I've access to LOX. Could freeze the bottom of the sole and hit it
with a hammer. Any other ideas?
Frank Reid

Might be cheaper to buy new ones.
http://www.orvis.com/store/product_c...ubcat_id=12022
-tom

"We are sorry but Wading Sandals Felt Sole is no longer available."
Crap.
Frank Reid

Frank Reid wrote:
Might be cheaper to buy new ones.
http://www.orvis.com/store/product_c...ubcat_id=12022
-tom

"We are sorry but Wading Sandals Felt Sole is no longer available."
Crap.

Searched around. This is what I bought.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/pro...andals-For-Men
I got the last size 10's they had.
Frank Reid

"Frank Reid" wrote in
ups.com:

Any other ideas?


Rub the sole in gravy, and dip it in a tank of pirahna. Five cow-
skeletonizing units should do the job nicely.

--
Scott
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"Frank Reid" wrote in message
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Frank Reid wrote:
Might be cheaper to buy new ones.
http://www.orvis.com/store/product_c...ubcat_id=12022
-tom

"We are sorry but Wading Sandals Felt Sole is no longer available."
Crap.

Searched around. This is what I bought.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/pro...andals-For-Men
I got the last size 10's they had.
Frank Reid


That's good Frank,
I mentioned that it might be cheaper to buy new ones when I visited a
cobbler last week to have my Timberline boat shoes resoled. I got two
estimates over $60. I bought new ones for $39.oo at a Shoe Outlet.
-tom

"Dave LaCourse" wrote ...
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:07:29 GMT, "Daniel-San" wrote:

How easily? With 'laces' of this sort, I worry about that 8-inch deep
tar-like muck on some river banks -- will these stay on?

On a recent trip to Labrador I walked down river about a mile and the
tundra type/peat moss trail had lots of little mud holes in it and it
was easier to walk through the stuff than around it. Some of these
holes were over the top of the gravel guards. I had no problems with
the Chotas coming unlaced/untied. Just can't happen. In addition to
their excellent lacing technique, the fact that you can put them on
easily when they are dry is, of course, a plus. And, they are a good
walking shoe.

Dave

Dave, Ken and Wayne,

Thanks for the info. I think a new pair of boots is on the agenda for next
summer, and I'll definitely have a look at these.

Dan

On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 22:52:52 GMT, "Daniel-San"
(Rot13) wrote:

Dave, Ken and Wayne,

Thanks for the info. I think a new pair of boots is on the agenda for next
summer, and I'll definitely have a look at these.

Yes, at times it is good to listen to the old farts, and we three
qualify.

d;o)

In article ,
Dave LaCourse wrote:

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:07:29 GMT, "Daniel-San"
(Rot13) wrote:

How easily? With 'laces' of this sort, I worry about that 8-inch deep
tar-like muck on some river banks -- will these stay on?

On a recent trip to Labrador I walked down river about a mile and the
tundra type/peat moss trail had lots of little mud holes in it and it
was easier to walk through the stuff than around it. Some of these
holes were over the top of the gravel guards. I had no problems with
the Chotas coming unlaced/untied. Just can't happen. In addition to
their excellent lacing technique, the fact that you can put them on
easily when they are dry is, of course, a plus. And, they are a good
walking shoe.

Dave

I do love the Chota's I bought before Montana last year but the first
set of laces lasted about three days in one boot. No clue why. Chota was
happy to replace the laces and the new pair has lasted fine. Great boots