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The joys of playing Scrabble as a kid. And, occasionally, the UK TV Show, QI.

@JudyEv The shorter words are handy, to bridge two longer words. Haven't played it in years.

Is that where you learnt aglet? Playing Scrabble? That's pretty cool. I used to read through all the 'q' and 'z' words in my Scrabble dictionary hoping some of them would pop up when I needed them.

I'm surprised @pgntwo I would think people there would have rain boots

Can't escape them here, otherwise the water gets in...

@rebelann Rain boots, or wellies, tend to keep the sweat in too - becoming almost as wet on the inside as on the outside after a while. Can't beat a good pair of lace-up breathable walking boots... just so long as you don't need new laces.

@pgntwo Oh, wow! I've either been barefoot (child through early twenties) or wearing flip-flops/sandals (early twenties to present) but have never broken any toes. I did break a metatarsal when I was 10. One of our horses stepped on my bare foot. (That was pleasurable, to say the least! Well, it was pleasurable to the rest of my family and the horse... Not so much for me, though... I would still be willing to swear that horse and different members of my family whispered to each other when they saw me walking past them, making fun of me for letting the horse step on my bare foot!) In the house, I still go barefoot. Outside, weather permitting, I wear sandals or flip-flops. For work, I wear a dress shoe and can't wait to kick them off once I am off work again. Edit to add: Your comment about breaking both your little toes brings to mind a conversation I had a long time ago with @just4him. She told me she had trouble wearing shoes because she broke her little toes so much without having them "set" that they stick out 90 degrees from her feet. IDK if she was teasing me or not. Hopefully, she will comment here and let us know.

I was brought up in a country where flip-flops were commonplace. I cannot count the number of times I must have connected with some solid object, as a result both little toes have been "broken" a number of times as they had no protection. These days, I wear normal-looking shoes, but ones with a steel toecap, reínforced shank and non-slip sole. I take no chances. Makes getting through airport security an alarming experience...

@DaddyEvil Not teasing. It happened every time I was pregnant. I would catch my little toe on the coffee table leg. Those poor toes were really a mess, and yes, stick out at about a 90 degree angle. Having shoes on does bring the one on my left in where it belongs. Then a few years ago in another freak accident involving my toes, but not a coffee table, and definitely not pregnant either, I broke the right one again. This time, being the fall to winter time of year, I kept my foot inside a tight pair of shoes. At least it felt tight for that broken toe, and that one is now fixed and not sticking out like the left one still does. I'm sorry a horse stepped on your bare foot. I'm sure that hurt a lot.

It is very rhythmic, I may try that next time I've had coffee too late and cannot get to sleep...

You could say they have us by the short and curlies, but most laces are long and straight...

@pgntwo Yes, they are.

That's quite a good idea, I have seen similar on my child's shoes.

@pgntwo They are brilliant and saves constantly re tying the laces

It's a stitch (or lace?) up, isn't it?

@pgntwo

@ridingbet Nope. Kiwi is a popular shoe care brand, here are the laces they make...

I remember them being cheaper too. Strange.

@pgntwo maybe the shoelaces are branded? like LV or Hermes? hahaha!

Grossly, yes.