[TheForge] [OT] Cats, boots (Was: chickens)

[peter fels]

On Mar 17, 2011, at 12:19 PM, Mike Spencer wrote:

> 
>> I used to have a cat who ranched mice...in the living room. She'd
>> catch them outside and bring them in to play with, then get bored.
> 
> Our tomcat (RIP) was much more of a country Good Ol' Boy.
> 
>    http://home.tallships.ca/mspencer/alien/ice-mousing.html

Splendid word-smithing Mike!!!
> 
> ObSmithing: Trying to build an attachment to an attachment to my
> portapower that I can insert into a new pair of work boots that will
> expand the steel toe caps just a bit so they don't chafe my toes.  May
> not be possible but I'm giving it a go.

Porta-power style clamshells with a 1/2 round button on the top ought to do it...if they don't push the bottom out instead..perhaps a steel sole insert held down with clamps would help.

>  Which brings to mind, BTW,
> the reason I'm doing this....
> 
> Have I asked this here already?  Anybody know of a shoe store, safety
> supply, farmer's coop or overstocked "woorkboots provided" type
> industrial employer who has on hand JB Goodhue #07719 "Oil Rigger"
> works boots in size 12?  Pic here:
> 
>    http://www.treensafety.com/catalog.php?proddetail=0250.100.060
> 
> I've been wearing these boots for decades.  Goodhue has been borged by
> Indeka and has ceased production of #07719.  At my age, a couple of
> pairs would keep me in boots I like for as long as I'll want to wear
> heavy boots.  I've been all over the net with little luck.  But
> somewhere out there is a pile of old new stock with my boots in it.
> 
> (The red laces in the pic are, of course, largely cosmetic but my
> provide a visual cue to remind you where you may have seen these.)
> 
> 
> - Mike
> 
> -- 
> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada       .~. 
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> mspencer at tallships.ca                                     /( )\
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