catfan 14,793 Posted August 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 1 hour ago, benjamin1945 said: ....like all my clothes to hug me....must be sumat freudian... No Ben, buy the correct size to start with ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,206 Posted August 16, 2017 Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 Shoes...Pants.....T shirts.............must all 'hug' Mick............don't like owt Baggy............feel nice and secure being Hugged...........ready for all that comes my way.........to me if it hugs it fits.............anyway when i ponce about in me pants and T shirt........shows off my physique....bit old and worn........... Jill..........you may be right...... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,325 Posted August 17, 2017 Report Share Posted August 17, 2017 Difficult to ponce about in a liberty bodice, I suppose. Detracts slightly from Ben's gravitas! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Right off for a stroll, looks like rain? 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 For most days I wear outdoorsy style stuff, Mountain Equipment trousers, and Salomon shoes, with the quick lace system as I am a lazy. I do have some pairs of shoes which I bull to military standards. Main pair are Loakes and another military style oxblood shoes. Had them many years. Oddly enough I tend to wear them on my visits to London (gets you into some cocktail bars of renown). I do tend to dress like Henry Blofeld though. Even my mrs found the Fuscia jacket a little much. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I hope you don't dress like he was attired at the Test Match today. He made Michael Portillo look like a shrinking violet. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mercurydancer 1,104 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Erm. Oh my. Well actually yes. I did, but not as quietly in the terms of jackets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 My sons boots are always polished to perfection says thats the first thing he learnt when joining up. His first instructor used to say if your boots don't shine nor do you. On leave he lives in trainers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,640 Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 I always keep my boots well polished,even used to polish my workboots every day when working in the quarry,dirty wet job but plenty of polish on me boots kept them waterproof as well as comfortable Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,734 Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Like tools, I was brought up to think I should buy good quality shoes. Mum always took us to Luke's Shoe Shop in Carey Road just by the Adelphi Cinema in Bulwell. As I recall the Children's 'department' was laid out with train murals on the walls. They had one of those machines where you could stick your feet in and look through a viewer to see how your feet fit into them. Some people thought they were dangerous. Radiation and X-Rays etc. I really don't know. It's worth a bit of research. Anyway, we mostly ended up with Clarke's shoes and they were decent quality. These days I still tend to go to Clarke's shops or suppliers because they do wide fittings, which I need, though the quality of their stock is more variable these days. I polish all of my leather shoes. I agree it is a very satisfying thing to do as well as preserving shoes. I always had a bit of a dispute with Mrs Col about the girl's school shoes. I ended up polishing them.. but I always thought the girls should learn how to do it themselves. It's a basic skill. I also like to keep trainers, walking boots etc., clean. Incidentally I bought a pair of Merrell walking boots some years ago. They were very light and supremely comfortable but they only lasted about 18 months despite being kept clean and treated with waterproofing. I now have a pair of Lowa 'all terrain' boots for the heavy duty stuff, and a pair of moderately priced Karrimore walking shoes for Summer or less demanding walks. If I can't get my knee sorted soon they may as well all be on eBay... Little story. Some years ago I was doing Youth Work on top of my Careers day job.. A young lad in the youth club came from pretty poor circumstances and a single parent home. He was a lovely , polite and well behaved lad. One night I complemented him on a new pair of shoes. He said he liked them too but would probably get a telling off from his Mum because he had 'ruined them' playing football. I suggested they just needed cleaning and polishing.. whereupon he gave me a puzzled look. It turned out he had no idea how to clean shoes and there was no shoe cleaning 'kit' at home. I agreed to show him the next night. Next night I called him into the office.. 'for a word'.. thus securing privacy. I was able to give him a spare polishing brush and show him how to use one end for black and the other for brown shoes. An old cheap clothes brush stood in for a 'buffing' brush and a yellow duster for a final polish was no problem. The young lad was very happy with the result, and I like to think he took his newly acquired skill home with him. Col 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,332 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 With Dad being ex army he always used to polish his shoes to a military shine and regularly brought home his pit boots for an application of dubbin. I am not so fastidious, a brush with the polish, a shine with a brush and a quick buff with a soft cloth will do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,640 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I use a good quality waterproofer followed by a good quality polish,keeps me boots nice and supple which makes for comfortable footwear Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Military discipline is best displayed by marching through piles of horse manure while wearing your smartest shoes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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