Sure! If it will help keep someone safe. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 6:59 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] my review - SLIP RESISTANT OVERSHOES | SHOE ATTACHMENTS | SHOES | JORDAN DAVID SLIP RESISTANT FOOTWEAR
Thanks, Lenny. Would you mind if I posted your review on an O&M list? Gary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 10:14 PM To: handyman-blind 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_p age&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 __________ NOD32 4704 (20091220) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
