Gnash Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Looking through my wardrobe earlier, I realised I have ridiculous number of pairs of shoes. Not counting pairs that I haven't worn for roughly a year, I have 14 pairs, I need all of them for various reasons. 2 pairs of casual shoes, one of which has holes in the sole but I wear on dry days because I'm a skinflint and want to get the full use out of them. 2 pairs of smart work shoes, one of which are comfortable but leaky so again I only wear on dry days. 2 pairs of slip on shoes for wearing in the summer - I need two because one of them is on the verge of falling apart and I don't want to be caught without a pair should we get a heatwave next summer. 1 pair of black boots I wear when it's snowy. 1 pair of hiking boots. 2 pairs of cycling shoes, one for summer road riding, one older pair for winter / off road. 1 pair of old trainers I wear on my turbo trainer. 1 pair of running trainers. 2 pairs of old shoes I wear for doing work around the house. This doesn't even include a new pair of running trainers I haven't worn yet, 3 pairs of football boots as I haven't played for more than a year, my trusty slippers (who can walk around their home without slippers on?), plus 2 or 3 old emergency pairs of shoes up in the loft. Any other Imelda Marcos copycats out there? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 The fact that I now know that a complete stranger wears black boots during snowy weather has made my weekend complete. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 @Monster 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I have one pair of casual shoes for wearing with trousers and a shirt. One pair of black shoes for wearing with a suit, and four pairs of trainers. Two pairs are normal looking trainers, but are from Foot Solutions, designed to take the two bespoke NHS insoles I need for an ongoing foot problem, one pair is for the gym, and the final pair are a white lightweight pair of Skechers for wearing with shorts on holiday. That is far from excessive, in anyone’s book, surely! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: The fact that I now know that a complete stranger wears black boots during snowy weather has made my weekend complete. It's a Sunday afternoon thread on the GN forum. Surely you weren't expecting better? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 It's a Sunday afternoon thread on the GN forum. Surely you weren't expecting better?Gnasher, every time you post, I expect a missive worthy of the Gettysburg Address or Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon.Get it done !![emoji41] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 41 minutes ago, Gnash said: Looking through my wardrobe earlier, I realised I have ridiculous number of pairs of shoes. Not counting pairs that I haven't worn for roughly a year, I have 14 pairs, I need all of them for various reasons. 2 pairs of casual shoes, one of which has holes in the sole but I wear on dry days because I'm a skinflint and want to get the full use out of them. 2 pairs of smart work shoes, one of which are comfortable but leaky so again I only wear on dry days. 2 pairs of slip on shoes for wearing in the summer - I need two because one of them is on the verge of falling apart and I don't want to be caught without a pair should we get a heatwave next summer. 1 pair of black boots I wear when it's snowy. 1 pair of hiking boots. 2 pairs of cycling shoes, one for summer road riding, one older pair for winter / off road. 1 pair of old trainers I wear on my turbo trainer. 1 pair of running trainers. 2 pairs of old shoes I wear for doing work around the house. This doesn't even include a new pair of running trainers I haven't worn yet, 3 pairs of football boots as I haven't played for more than a year, my trusty slippers (who can walk around their home without slippers on?), plus 2 or 3 old emergency pairs of shoes up in the loft. Any other Imelda Marcos copycats out there? ^^^tramp. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Gnash said: Looking through my wardrobe earlier, I realised I have ridiculous number of pairs of shoes. Not counting pairs that I haven't worn for roughly a year, I have 14 pairs, I need all of them for various reasons. 2 pairs of casual shoes, one of which has holes in the sole but I wear on dry days because I'm a skinflint and want to get the full use out of them. 2 pairs of smart work shoes, one of which are comfortable but leaky so again I only wear on dry days. 2 pairs of slip on shoes for wearing in the summer - I need two because one of them is on the verge of falling apart and I don't want to be caught without a pair should we get a heatwave next summer. 1 pair of black boots I wear when it's snowy. 1 pair of hiking boots. 2 pairs of cycling shoes, one for summer road riding, one older pair for winter / off road. 1 pair of old trainers I wear on my turbo trainer. 1 pair of running trainers. 2 pairs of old shoes I wear for doing work around the house. This doesn't even include a new pair of running trainers I haven't worn yet, 3 pairs of football boots as I haven't played for more than a year, my trusty slippers (who can walk around their home without slippers on?), plus 2 or 3 old emergency pairs of shoes up in the loft. Any other Imelda Marcos copycats out there? Sports casual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaDundee Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Shoedn't of bothered opening this thread. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverton End Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 @Shandon Par 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, Silverton End said: @Shandon Par His dug will have more shoes than the OP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 @Gnash these are all but one pair of my DMs, plus 10 pair of Mrs Mathematics’ DMs. There’s over 100 pairs of footwear in my house. There’s just the two of us, each egging the other on. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Not enough hours in the day for me to address this issue fully. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, mathematics said: @Gnash these are all but one pair of my DMs, plus 10 pair of Mrs Mathematics’ DMs. There’s over 100 pairs of footwear in my house. There’s just the two of us, each egging the other on. ^^^trip hazard. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Florentine_Pogen Posted December 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 15, 2019 [mention=2770]Gnash[/mention] these are all but one pair of my DMs, plus 10 pair of Mrs Mathematics’ DMs. There’s over 100 pairs of footwear in my house. There’s just the two of us, each egging the other on. Holocaust Museum. 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, mathematics said: @Gnash these are all but one pair of my DMs, plus 10 pair of Mrs Mathematics’ DMs. There’s over 100 pairs of footwear in my house. There’s just the two of us, each egging the other on. That's some collection you have, Big Shughie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Like the alky who stashes bottles away, I’ve got various shoes stashed in cars, at work, in a box in the garden, in gym bags, hidden under clothes in most of my drawers. I do generally adopt a one pair out, one pair in policy though so they are all in fairy good order. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Looking through my wardrobe earlier, I realised I have ridiculous number of pairs of shoes. I have 14 pairs, I need all of them for various reasons.^^^ Exactly this. Wife used to nip my heid all the time about my footwear taking up all the cupboard floor until it was pointed out she has even more shoes than me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 57 minutes ago, mathematics said: @Gnash these are all but one pair of my DMs, plus 10 pair of Mrs Mathematics’ DMs. There’s over 100 pairs of footwear in my house. There’s just the two of us, each egging the other on. If you took that photo specifically for this thread then you’re a weirdo. If you took it for any other reason then you’re probably still a weirdo. In the last year I have been persuaded by my wife to wear Sketchers. They are brilliant. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Went through a stage of collecting trainers and ended up with about 20 pairs. Got this down to about 15 now plus a couple of pairs of hiking boots and dress shoes. What possessed me to buy about ten pairs of Adidas originals I will never know? About eight of them are identical and feel like wearing primary school gutties. Bought a pair of these while pissed but ended up selling them for £50 profit. Wore them once and felt ridiculous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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