I don't think that's it a great idea to walk miles and miles in brand new shoes. Unless it's really wet and slushy, sneakers will be ok with extra-warm socks, or 2 pair of socks.
If you have time to break in a pair of shoes, go to REI or the Walk Shop and get some decent water-resistant hiking boots. And then wear them everyday for the next 2 weeks so that they're really comfortable before you go. I live in the Bay Area but grew up in Wisconsin. If your feet are cold and wet, you will be miserable, no matter how warmly dressed you are up top. As for gloves, go to LandsEnd.com and get some fleece gloves. They are light weight and will fit easily in your coat pocket when you don't need to wear them. And you can wear them in winter time here, too. I sure needed my gloves this morning! Ann On 1/9/09, Pollak, Melissa F. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Bogus? > > Who actually owns waterproof footwear? Other than boots? > > If it does snow, P Gage will have to invest in some boots once he's here -- > provided he still insists on standing on the Mall in inclement weather. But > I wouldn't spend the money -- unless it really does snow (more than a few > flakes). > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Klaatu > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:29 AM > To: TVorNotTV > Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Way OT: California Question > > > The layers advice is sound. The sneakers advice is bogus: Forget sneakers. > Your footwear must be WATERPROOF. > > On Jan 9, 2:05 am, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm sure this is a dumb question. In my defense, while I was born in > > Ann Arbor, I have lived almost all of my life in California. My wife > > is from Hawaii. > > > > I am taking my family to DC for the inauguration. We don't have > > tickets, so we will be standing in the mall with a million other > > people, probably for many hours. We have been told to wear long > > underwear and gloves. I mean, we have been told: "Seriously, I'm not > > kidding. You must wear long underwear and gloves". OK. We have worn > > those before, on the 5 or 6 times we took the kids skiing in Tahoe. I > > think I know what long underwear is. But do they really mean gloves > > like what we used to go skiing? The ones I had were kind of bulky, and > > I don't look forward to having to use them all day (and I don't want > > to look like an idiot, dressed for the arctic unnecessarily). On > > amazon I see 5 or 10 different kinds of gloves. I kind of like these > > classy looking leather driving ones - but maybe they are not really > > meant for cold/rain? I don't see anything that says "perfect for cold > > ass winter weather in an urban environment". > > > > While I am at it - what kind of shoes should we wear? I almost always > > wear sneakers. When we go skiing I wear big old clodhoppers - but I > > find those rather uncomfortable. Would it be stupid to walk around in > > the cold or snow in sneakers, or will those work fine if I have heavy > > socks? > > > > One more thing: How does intelligent human life manage to survive in > > climates where it gets so cold that you actually have to think twice > > about the kind of clothes you are going to wear? People are telling me > > that if we make the wrong clothing choices we could die; I think that > > is God's way of suggesting that people don't belong there. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
