Great review, thanks for sending it along. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lenny McHugh" <[email protected]> To: "handyman-blind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 10:13 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] my review - SLIP RESISTANT OVERSHOES | SHOE ATTACHMENTS | SHOES | JORDAN DAVID SLIP RESISTANT FOOTWEAR
> For those of you in snow country! > Up until today I have been a proponent of the yaktrax for walking on ice. > The major problems that I found with them is that you can not safely walk > into a store with a tile like floor. The springs can cause a fall. Also it > is not recommended to wear them on dry pavement, because they wear out > quickly. That is a major problem for me. Although most people clean the > sidewalks there is always a few that do not. So I wear them for the just > in > case situation. > A fear of some of the other types that use spikes, could really hurt Toga, > my guide dog, if I were to accidentally step on her paw. > > I came across these slip resistant overshoes. Talking to the distributor, > I > expressed my concerns with using a guide dog. He felt that there would not > be an issue and arranged for the manufacturer to send me a pair to > evaluate. > Well today I needed a few things from the hardware store over a mile away > and we were having a snowstorm. So for a test walk I went. I traversed > many > situations, a few inches of snow, slush,cleared pavement and even some > ice. > I was very impressed with the way that they performed. I even walked on > tile > and laminate flooring with no problems. > To describe them, they are kind of a sandal look. There are 8 studs that > stick out about 1/16 inch. There are also several rubber cleats without > studs which keep you from sliding on a tile floor. > When I first received the sample pair, I was quite impressed. I called a > friend who is the chief of police to tell him about them for the force. He > laughed and told me that they acquired them last year and have no > problems. > He can walk across the icy parking lot into the marble floor and not fall. > After a year of use they show little wear. > My opinion is that they are the next best thing to dry sidewalks. > Here is a link that has more information if you are interested. > http://slipresistant.net/ > > --- > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > with many resources for the blind. > http://www.lennymchugh.com > Lenny > Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use BCC line when > addressing. > Help stop identity theft. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [email protected]! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
