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TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 251
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 1:20 pm: |     |
It's snowing! So happy I got my boots in the mail yesterday! |
jjkatz
Citizen
Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 529
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 3:06 pm: | |
Don't jump for joy so quickly. Supposed to turn to rain before long, and temps are expected to hit 60 on Thursday.
I am convinced that the snowblower we bought in September is responsible for the mild winter. |
Wendyn
Supporter
Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 1241
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 3:17 pm: | |
No, it is because I rescheduled the construction on my house due to the impending cold weather.
I could have a friggin' new kitchen by now. |
TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 253
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 4:09 pm: | |
:-) Alas - you are right. It turned to little raindrops in NYC. :-(
Well, at least I have cute boots! (Note: They are VERY practical - made sure they were real boots after last year's little fall!) |
jjkatz
Citizen
Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 533
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 10:10 am: | |
Would you mind telling me where you got them? My wife has been looking (in vain) for some good, practical waterproof boots. |
TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 256
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 10:49 am: | |
I bought a pair of Merrell Tundra - they are so purdy! The only thing is that it is tight to get your foot in around the ankle area (that curve) then they fit fine. They are really great ice shoes. After that spill last year that ended up w/ a concussion I wanted something that could really grip ice.
And they are lightweight. - OOh, and again - did I mention cute?
If you froogle them they are sold in nordstroms, bargain outfitters etc.
Usually run about 100 |
phyllis
Citizen
Username: Phyllis
Post Number: 318
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 10:56 am: | |
Marty's shoe outlets have some good all weather boots. |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 2032
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 12:48 pm: | |
Lands End or LLbean. I got slip ons at the end of the season from Lands End for about $30, they are not high boots but they're warm and not too ugly—I even wear them when it rains or it's damp, my husband liked them so much I ordered him a pair too and they're similar to Clark's I got him last year for double the price. Look on the overstock section of Lands' End. |
jjkatz
Citizen
Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 535
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 1:07 pm: | |
Thanks, I'll tell my wife about this thread. |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 1753
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 13, 2005 - 1:32 pm: | |
I got some very warm (insulated) and waterproof slip-on boots at Target last week on clearance. They didn't have a complete range of sizes anymore, but they had one pair left in my size (8) as well as several others and they are great! (I was outside for a great deal of time in the wet/chilly/sloppy mess last weekend, so they got a good testing then.)
My only gripe is that these types of shoes hardly ever come in narrow sizes, although they are sometimes available in Wide widths. I don't understand why the manufacturers won't do narrower women's boots. Women who need wide widths can usually find a Men's (or kids') size that will work, but those of us with narrow feet have no such option.
I went with the inexpensive Target boots precisely because they were inexpensive and I'll just put up with wearing 2 or 3 pairs of thick socks with them, but I hate to spend big bucks on footwear that really doesn't fit. |
TK South Orange
Citizen
Username: Tk_south_orange
Post Number: 276
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 11:41 am: | |
Hey everyone! I got my snow! :-) |
Sgt. Pepper
Citizen
Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 565
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 11:54 am: | |
Sunday may turn out to be a good example of "be careful what you wish for....." |
Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 4760
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, January 20, 2005 - 4:54 pm: | |
Anybody tried Yaktrax? My husband got them for me about a week ago but we haven't had a bad enough storm to try them yet.
Re boots: I highly recommend Neos. They come in a variety of styles (high and low) and fit nicely over one's shoes so you don't have to carry a separate pair to change into when you reach your destination. |
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