Comments on: Quick Poll http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/12/28/quick-poll-52/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-poll-52 part of the Wood Talk Online community Tue, 22 May 2012 00:28:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Vic http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/12/28/quick-poll-52/comment-page-1/#comment-1757 Vic Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:45:45 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/?p=294#comment-1757 I've got a scar on my big toe from when I was a kid. I was helping my Dad move a sheet of plywood in my bare feet, lost my grip and it came down hard. Now, I'm just more careful. In the winter I usually wear a pair of slip ons out to the shop and in the summer I'm always barefoot. I pay attention, just like when I walk around in the yard (I have three dogs);) I’ve got a scar on my big toe from when I was a kid. I was helping my Dad move a sheet of plywood in my bare feet, lost my grip and it came down hard. Now, I’m just more careful. In the winter I usually wear a pair of slip ons out to the shop and in the summer I’m always barefoot. I pay attention, just like when I walk around in the yard (I have three dogs);)

]]> By: Steve Bloye http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/12/28/quick-poll-52/comment-page-1/#comment-1756 Steve Bloye Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:12:17 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/?p=294#comment-1756 After 36 years of wearing steel toed shoes, I thank them for still having my feet. In 1968 Two crane operators tipped a 22,000 pound die on my right foot. It pushed the steel toe cap down into the wood floor but saved my foot. I broke my big toe. I can still walk. Yes you bet I wear them in the shop. They saved me once and who knows. After 36 years of wearing steel toed shoes, I thank them for still having my feet. In 1968 Two crane operators tipped a 22,000 pound die on my right foot. It pushed the steel toe cap down into the wood floor but saved my foot. I broke my big toe. I can still walk. Yes you bet I wear them in the shop. They saved me once and who knows.

]]> By: John http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/12/28/quick-poll-52/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 John Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:09:37 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/?p=294#comment-1755 Tom, Comfort is by far the most important consideration for me. My legs often hurt after a day on the concret floor. I would be interested in any shoes your readers have found that reduce leg pain. I guess I am looking for a shoe that would be good for someone who works all day on their feet, like a waiter or waitress. John Tom, Comfort is by far the most important consideration for me. My legs often hurt after a day on the concret floor. I would be interested in any shoes your readers have found that reduce leg pain. I guess I am looking for a shoe that would be good for someone who works all day on their feet, like a waiter or waitress.

John

]]> By: Larry http://tomsworkbench.com/2008/12/28/quick-poll-52/comment-page-1/#comment-1752 Larry Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:03:04 +0000 http://tomsworkbench.com/?p=294#comment-1752 Tom - I fully understand the safety issue of wearing the proper foot ware while in the shop - most of my career I had to wear steel toed boots. But having a concrete floor in the shop and a sever case of planter fasciitis - I found that wearing Crocs was a life saver and allowed me to work in the shop for hours without the regular pain that I was experiencing before. For me this is a case of needed comfort instead of safety. I suspect others have to go this way too. Tom – I fully understand the safety issue of wearing the proper foot ware while in the shop – most of my career I had to wear steel toed boots. But having a concrete floor in the shop and a sever case of planter fasciitis – I found that wearing Crocs was a life saver and allowed me to work in the shop for hours without the regular pain that I was experiencing before. For me this is a case of needed comfort instead of safety. I suspect others have to go this way too.

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