I'm with you, Sandra. I compromise by wearing sandals outside most of the
year and fashionable ankle-high boots when it's just too wet and cold
outdoors. I keep my footwear in a storage bench near the door so I don't
have to put it on until the very last second. For extremely dressy
occasions I have a pair of ballet-type flats. The nice thing about the
flats and the sandals is that I can unobtrusively slip them off at every
opportunity, so I manage bare-footedness in places like church and
restaurants without being noticed. (I did get caught once, though, but not
until the film was developed and there was photographic evidence of me
barefoot at my oldest stepson's graduation ceremony.) My shoes last for
years and years and years. Very good for the environment, but only an
incidental effect; my real motivation is a lifelong hatred of shoes.
Carol (and Brodie, who doesn't even own shoes)
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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 11:55 AM
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Subject: RE: [ecopath] energy and sustainability
<snip> But for social pressure, I would be barefoot from sometime in
march till early November. Winter here requires some kind of foot
covering. I'm trying to work out something more acceptable to me
than either rubber or leather boots, but waterproofing is fairly
essential. <snip>
sph
Sandra P. Hoffman
