Shoes failure
By topffer
@topffer (42156)
France
June 17, 2016 12:47pm CST
First mistake : I bought a pair of summer canvas shoes 3 days ago while it was raining
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Second mistake : I went outdoors this evening when a thunderstorm was threatening with my nice new canvas shoes. To reach my goal faster, I decided to cross a public park near my home.
It started to rain cats and dogs. I accelerated and found a new river and a new cascade at the bottom of the park
... third mistake : I should have not forgotten Newton's laws
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I feared to not be able to touch bottom, and I had to come back home wet like a sewer rat
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Do you think that I can exchange my wet canvas shoes for hip waders, or should I consider to buy a kayak 
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Have you seen the sun recently ?
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Second mistake : I went outdoors this evening when a thunderstorm was threatening with my nice new canvas shoes. To reach my goal faster, I decided to cross a public park near my home.
It started to rain cats and dogs. I accelerated and found a new river and a new cascade at the bottom of the park... third mistake : I should have not forgotten Newton's laws.
I feared to not be able to touch bottom, and I had to come back home wet like a sewer rat.
Do you think that I can exchange my wet canvas shoes for hip waders, or should I consider to buy a kayak ?
Have you seen the sun recently ?26 people like this
32 responses
. I hope that they will not shrink too much.
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jun 16
They way you described the weather, I wasn't sure if you were talking about your home (France, I presume), or my city in Florida! It's been raining cats and dogs here for the past two days, and it looks like today is going to be more of the same! By the way, I think I ruined my new canvas shoes also, when I got caught in the rain a couple of days ago!
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@topffer (42156)
• France
19 Jun 16
It is somewhere comforting to see that I am not the only one under the rain
. This is the worst month of June that I remember : usually it is sunny and we have drought, but this year we have seen the sun only 4 days, including a bit today, and we have floods and hay.
. This is the worst month of June that I remember : usually it is sunny and we have drought, but this year we have seen the sun only 4 days, including a bit today, and we have floods and hay.1 person likes this
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jun 16
@topffer At this time of year, we usually get rain every day, mostly in the afternoons. We went an entire week with no rain at all, and then the past two days it has been raining non-stop. Very unusual for it to be that way. So far, today seems pretty nice, so maybe we'll finally be back to our normal summer weather patterns.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
19 Jun 16
@moffittjc I wish you so. A rainy summer would not be funny at all, especially in an area like yours where many people are going for vacations.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
19 Jun 16
Hahah! Lucky you din't make anymore than three mistakes..
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@topffer (42156)
• France
20 Jun 16
@epiffanie It is true that we learn a lot by experience. And I will remember the lesson that I received from the nature
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
20 Jun 16
@topffer Experience is the best teacher anyway and not the things we learn in the classrooms ..
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
Yup, saw the sun just this morning although with the rainy season here in Manila, the sunny days are numbered.
I'll settle for a kayak. It will keep you drier than the hip waders.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@topffer enjoy the summer.
We will be seeing the sun in the morning until lunch time. Rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon. That is the forecast for the remainder of the week.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Jun 16
I would consider buying a kayak. If the French summer and the Danish summer look the same way you will need it 
I am sitting in our enclosed patio while I am writing this. There is heavy rain in the central part of Denmark where I live, but I shouldn't complain, according to news the situation is worse in Copenhagen
I am sitting in our enclosed patio while I am writing this. There is heavy rain in the central part of Denmark where I live, but I shouldn't complain, according to news the situation is worse in Copenhagen 1 person likes this
@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Jun 16
@Porcospino I have been too much optimistic when I bought these shoes. I have also sunglasses in my bag all the year, but it is only because I need a pair of glasses to drive, according to my driving license, and I have always two pairs in my bag, normal and tinted.
Wow, I did not knew for Copenhagen. I hope that you will not have floods this year. Paris was not far to have a major flood 2 weeks ago, but the Seine stopped to rise at a relatively safe level, and the water damaged only basements and a few streets near the river in Paris.
. I have also sunglasses in my bag all the year, but it is only because I need a pair of glasses to drive, according to my driving license, and I have always two pairs in my bag, normal and tinted.
Wow, I did not knew for Copenhagen. I hope that you will not have floods this year. Paris was not far to have a major flood 2 weeks ago, but the Seine stopped to rise at a relatively safe level, and the water damaged only basements and a few streets near the river in Paris.
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
19 Jun 16
we have sunshine yesterday but the cloud is back again today - I ruined my firstt ever canvas shoes through going out in bad weather in them
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
19 Jun 16
@topffer hopefully the skies will clear for most of the second half of the year
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
17 Jun 16
The sun is out today for the first time in quite awhile. I bought an inexpensive pair of canvas shoes. The quality was poor to say the least. They lasted me all of eleven days. I did write a negative review online about them back then.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Jun 16
These shoes are also not expensive, and I will not complain if they shrink. I would not have expected such a shower, but it is all my fault to have taken them to go outdoors when the sky was black. The only complaint is that they sold them to me as "comfort" shoes, and that they are not comfortable at all when your feet are wet because you had to cross a river with them.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
17 Jun 16
@topffer They probably meant that you should only wear them in the comfort of your own home.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Jun 16
@koopharper It is true that you rarely see a river inside a home, but I would not wear a pair of shoes with laces at home, only carpet slippers.
, but I would not wear a pair of shoes with laces at home, only carpet slippers.1 person likes this
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
18 Jun 16
OH dear poor you. I hope they are not ruined. It is a lovely cascade down the steps. Be careful it could be made a permanent feature as it looks so pretty!
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
18 Jun 16
@topffer It has been quite bad in France I noticed that there were massive thunder storms over Paris last nigh. Hopefully not deluged too much,
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@mypointsju (583)
• Westland, Michigan
17 Jun 16
This is of course my opinion only. Even if it was the same day that I brought a product, if it was my fault, than no I would never return the item. I return items if they are not working, but if it is my own fault, ummm I just learn from that experience. Most people explain that, don't worry the store will get the money from the manufacture, but I just refuse to do that.
I have a sister-inlaw that abuses return policy's. Lets just say she bought a computer and 6 months later it is no longer under warranty and the store will not allow a return and maybe somehow she broke it or maybe it just failed. She will go buy the exact same make and model and then return the old computer and she of course keeps the new one. Of course the above was an example: but I have seen her do it with coffee makers, lawn mowers, etc.
My opinion is you treat this as a learning experience.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
17 Jun 16
Lol, I was joking : we have had a horrible winter and spring with rain every week and several floods, and it is indeed not the fault of the shoes seller. They are drying now in my bathroom. I hope that we will have a better summer.
I buy a lot of small things on Ebay, and I have returned an item only once, because the electronic broke down after less than a week, and it was not my fault. For computers, your SIL should buy better computers instead of tricking the seller to obtain the same computer that will break down after six months : I buy only laptops in pro range, I keep them 5 years until they become obsolete, and I never managed to kill one.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Jun 16
You might look into kayaks. You never know what kind of storm will come next.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Jun 16
@topffer .....Yes, those quick rain storms can come in torrents and not last long.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
18 Jun 16
Living at the top of a hill I also think that the kayak is the best option. It is the worst month of June that I have ever seen in France, and I read that we had more rain today in a few minutes than during a month : I have chosen the bad moment to go outdoors
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. It is the worst month of June that I have ever seen in France, and I read that we had more rain today in a few minutes than during a month : I have chosen the bad moment to go outdoors.1 person likes this
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
29 Jun 16
I was in the same boat too.
I had an episode with rain and shoes too a few days back...'barefooted in the park"
The sun is bright and HOT .Would like the rain to come again.
I had an episode with rain and shoes too a few days back...'barefooted in the park"
The sun is bright and HOT .Would like the rain to come again.1 person likes this
