[TheForge] Work Boots and Shoes

Wed May 21 13:18:01 2003

Stephen:  Having you been squeezing the feet of Neats?  A Neat is actually a
young cow/steer (an archaic term).  And the oil is actually an animal
by-product.

                                    Grant Marcoux
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen McGehee" <[email protected]>
To: "The Forge" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 9:44 AM
Subject: [TheForge] Work Boots and Shoes

> I have worn Red Wings for 25 years in the construction industry.  The
> post about having boots last 2 years is pretty amazing as one of my
> boots is 13 years old and the other pair is 9+...   I alternate every
> day generally, slather on neats foot oil once a year, and use shoe trees
> that I have had since the Air Force in '72.  They all would have lasted
> even longer with more oil.   And none of these steps has been followed
> religiously.  My shoe repair guy is amazed at the life I have gotten by
> simple care.   I use an big oval sardine can and a cheap 1-1/2" paint
> brush to apply the oil, let them soak on a newspaper overnight, relace
> and go.  The shoe trees stretch the leather back to the original shape
> while drying, avoiding the toes curling.
>
>  My boots have outlasted several relationships but I'd better be careful
> there...maybe if I had switched between 2 girlfriends every day or so
> and oiled them up occasionally, and, and I better quit this track...
> And then there is the issue of abuse to all those little Neats having
> their feets squeezed to make the oil, probably some animal rights
> activists concerned about their welfare...
> Check out the link below, Dave Mudge has put quite a bit of effort into
> this latest evolution of my web presence.
>  Stephen McGehee
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